Briton George Russell achieved his first career pole position this Saturday as he was fastest in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old also took Mercedes’ first pole position of the season, confirming recent dominance.
Russell drove his best lap in 1:17.377 minutes, stealing first place on the grid that seemed to be heading towards Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr., who was only 44 thousandths behind. Charles Leclerc starts third thanks to a lap that leaves him 0.190 seconds behind the fastest, with McLaren’s Lando Norris finishing second with 0.392 seconds.
The surprises didn’t end there and moved on to the next places: Esteban Ocon ahead of Fernando Alonso (they came out from 5th and 6th) and soon followed by Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas on the fourth row of the starting grid. between former colleagues. Closing the first five ranks was another reunion of former teammates between Daniel Ricciardo (9th) and Max Verstappen, who from 10th was the big loser of the day.
In conclusion, speaking of another loser, Sergio Perez, a friend of Red Bull, will come out only from 11th place.
The Hungarian Grand Prix will take place on Sunday at 14:00.
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Source: CM Jornal
