BUDAPEST: Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday with a blistering lap more than half a second faster than downcast Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg. The two title rivals will line up together on the front row on Sunday, with Ferrari’s four times champion Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull’s Australian 2014 race winner Daniel Ricciardo behind them on the second row. The pole was Hamilton’s ninth in 10 races this season, the 47th of his career and left the Briton perfectly placed for a fifth career win at the Hungaroring. [caption id=“attachment_2328050” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Mercedes’ home hero Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium. AFP Photos.[/caption] Hamilton leads Rosberg by 17 points before a race that marks the halfway point of the season. “I’m incredibly happy with the weekend, I can’t remember having a performance as good as this,” said Hamilton, who has now been on pole five times in Hungary and went fastest in all three practice sessions. “I’m liking the weather, loving the city. I love the track, it feels a bit like an old go-kart circuit that we used to race on many years ago.” Rosberg, who has won three times to Hamilton’s five victories this season, was on pole in Hungary last year but had no response to his team mate this time on a hot and hazy afternoon. “I don’t have an explanation,” he said. “I just didn’t find the pace. It’s been a bit up and down all weekend, I’m definitely not happy with how it went today.” Behind the top four, Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen qualified fifth with fellow-Finn Valtteri Bottas lining up sixth for Williams. Red Bull’s Russian Daniil Kvyat and Brazilian Felipe Massa, for Williams, share the fourth row. McLaren, a team with an impressive record in Hungary, endured another tough afternoon with Fernando Alonso pushing his broken down car back to the pitlane likely to be one of the year’s enduring images. The second phase of qualifying was red-flagged to allow marshals to help the sweating Spaniard get the McLaren off the track. Alonso will line up in 15th place with team mate Jenson Button alongside in 16th. Both drivers took their first grand prix win in Hungary but even a point will be a bonus this time around. Reuters
Hungarian GP as it happened: Ferrari's Vettel wins race, Bianchi family in Hungary for tribute
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday with a blistering lap more than half a second faster than downcast Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg.
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SEBASTIAN VETTEL WINS THE #HungarianGP.
— BBCF1 (@bbcf1) July 26, 2015
Daniil Kvyat in 2nd & Daniel Ricciardo 3rd.http://t.co/xtyUJuQUfS #bbcf1 pic.twitter.com/FiYrr2TG8L
And it's P8 for @nico_rosberg too - come on boys, fight to the end! #F1 #HungarianGP... http://t.co/EwJhKdPWkK
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 26, 2015
Heartbreak for Nico Rosberg on lap 65 of 69 at the #HungarianGP.
— BBCF1 (@bbcf1) July 26, 2015
Watch live: http://t.co/xtyUJuQUfS #bbcf1 pic.twitter.com/ilNKz0of1J
A promising race now comes to an end for Kimi Raikkonen and the ferrari team.
#Kimi7's car retired #HungarianGP #redseason pic.twitter.com/RaNiWDSrvu
— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 26, 2015
Well you don't see that every day.
— BBCF1 (@bbcf1) July 26, 2015
Safety car guides the drivers through the pit-lane to avoid debris. #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/tKD616rZEB
Ferrari to Raikkonen: “The situation with the MGU-K is we don’t have it. The car will still run, but we have lost a lot of performance”
Uh-oh this does not sound good for the Finn.
Safety car on track
The top ten: 1. Vettel 2. Raikkonen 3. Rosberg 4. Hamilton 5. Ricciardo 6. Bottas 7. Verstappen 8. Kvyat 9. Sainz 10. Button!
LAP 25/69: TOP TEN (ALL STOPPED ONCE)
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 26, 2015
1 VET
2 RAI
3 ROS
4 RIC
5 HAM
6 BOT
7 HUL
8 KVY
9 VES
10 ALO#HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/nh6cjBdskE
Look away Lewis...
— BBCF1 (@bbcf1) July 26, 2015
Watch Hamilton's horrible start in the #HungarianGP:http://t.co/8GY93uEFQp #bbcf1 pic.twitter.com/MWiTDC5y7C
Maldonaldo has picked up a five-second penalty for that collision with Pérez.
Last time Ferrari scored a one-two? 2010 German Grand Prix #fernandoisfasterthanyou
— Luke Smith (@LukeSmithF1) July 26, 2015
"I lost some part - maybe on the front wing," Raikkonen tells Ferrari. Looks like the camera mount #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/0YjeL8De5Z
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 26, 2015
First stop of the day for the Hulk - a set of soft tyres goes on and he's back on his way! #FeelTheForce #HungarianGP
— Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) July 26, 2015
FASTEST LAPS (After 11 laps) Hamilton is suddenly flying after getting past Massa #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/kD3Gd4aI7l
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 26, 2015
FASTEST LAPS (After 11 laps) Hamilton is suddenly flying after getting past Massa #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/kD3Gd4aI7l
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 26, 2015
Lewis Hamilton is meanwhile on a roll. Overtakes Massa and now Sergio Perez. He looks like a man on a mission!
The moment Massa and Hamilton went wheel to wheel. #F1 Updates: http://t.co/YrQ6R9TeUA pic.twitter.com/lftBuHjd1d
— Sarakshi Rai (@Sarakshi) July 26, 2015
Uh oh Hulkenberg loses momentum.
Unfortunately, Nico can't keep RIC behind as the Aussie puts in a move in turn 1. P6 for the Hulk. #FeelTheForce #HungarianGP
— Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) July 26, 2015
The Ferrari garage seemed to like that start a lot...http://t.co/xtyUJuQUfS #bbcf1 #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/z70X5GcAst
— BBCF1 (@bbcf1) July 26, 2015
Lap 8: Another driver who had a great start was Nico Hülkenberg! The Force India driver jumped six spots to fifth, behind Williams’ Valtteri Bottas. Way to go!!
Nico, in P5, is following Bottas. Checo, in P8, tracks Ricciardo and has Massa behind him. #FeelTheForce #HungarianGP
— Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) July 26, 2015
WHAT A START!
— BBCF1 (@bbcf1) July 26, 2015
Vettel leads from Raikkonen.
Live: http://t.co/xtyUJuQUfS #bbcf1 pic.twitter.com/Zcn4cTA3WW
It's @nico_rosberg P3, @LewisHamilton way down in P10 after the first lap!! #F1 #HungarianGP... http://t.co/EwJhKdPWkK
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 26, 2015

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