George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W13. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary,
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W13. Formula 1 World Championship,…

How George Russell earned his maiden F1 pole position at Hungarian Grand Prix

George Russell took his first F1 pole position after a wet day at the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix...

30 Jul 2022
13:01

Latifi goes fastest for Williams, 0.6s faster than Leclerc.

13:01

Latifi has gone double purple.

13:01

Leclerc is now on top again for Ferrari.

13:00

Chequered flag out - Verstappen goes fastest.

12:59

Verstappen on course to go fastest.

12:57

FP3 is back underway...

12:55

The session will restart at four minutes to 1pm.

12:51

Red flag - Vettel is off at Turn 10.

12:49

Alonso goes second in the Alpine, 0.2s off Leclerc.

12:49

Verstappen moves up to ninth on the inters.

12:47

Russell goes straight off at Turn 12. 

12:45

Leclerc has an impressive 360 spin on the exit of Turn 3.

12:44

Alonso moves into sixth on the inters after setting a purple first sector.

12:42
12:41

Top 10 with 20 minutes to go: Leclerc, Vettel, Sainz, Norris, Magnussen, Albon, Schumacher, Zhou, Stroll and Alonso.

12:39

George Russell: "No grip. Struggling, struggling a lot."

Russell pits for the wets after not liking the inters.

12:38
12:36
12:33

Vettel slots into second, while Magnussen goes fourth.

12:30

Ted Kravitz says it hasn't rained for about three minutes which is reflected in the number of cars on track.

12:28

Schumacher moves into third.

12:27

Current top 10: Leclerc, Sainz, Vettel, Stroll, Alonso, Ricciardo, Tsunoda, Norris, Albon and Bottas.

12:24
12:23

Bottas improves to 10th in the Alfa Romeo, a tenth ahead of Zhou.

12:21

Only Bottas and Latifi are out on track as the rain gets heavier.