Norris snatches Hungarian GP pole from Hamilton

Lando Norris snatched Hungarian Grand Prix pole position from Lewis Hamilton in a thrilling finale to qualifying in Budapest.

Ferrari's Hamilton appeared to be on course to claim his first Grand Prix pole since the same event three years ago when he was a tenth clear of Norris after the first runs in Q3, but the McLaren driver found improvement as his rivals struggled on the second run to edge 12 thousandths of a second clear of his compatriot.

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli, who leads Hamilton by 45 points at the top of the Drivers' Championship, had to settle for fourth behind the other Ferrari of Charles Leclerc.

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Norris' team-mate Oscar Piastri was fifth, finishing ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who spun at the final corner on his final flying lap.

George Russell's struggles continued as he took seventh, and concerningly had his Mercedes brake down on track on his in-lap at the end of the session.

Both Hamilton and Antonelli are at risk of grid penalties as they face post-session investigations. Hamilton potentially impeded Piastri, while Antonelli may not have sufficiently slowed as he approached yellow flags warning him of Verstappen's spin.

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Sky Sports F1's Hungarian GP schedule

Sunday July 26
7.35am: F3 Feature Race
9.05am: Porsche Supercup
10.20am: F2 Feature Race
12.30pm: Hungarian GP build-up: Grand Prix Sunday*
2pm: THE HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX*
4pm: Hungarian GP reaction: Chequered Flag*
5pm: Ted's Notebook*

*Also on Sky Sports Main Event

Formula 1 is in Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix with Sunday's race at 2pm and build-up from 12.30pm, live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event. Stream Sky Sports with NOW - no contract, cancel anytime