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
12:19

20 minutes into FP3 - no times from Verstappen, Perez and Hamilton.

12:18
12:18

It looks like the rain has got heavier.

12:17

Leclerc reports: "I don‘t know if it‘s worth to go out again. I mean yes I can go quite a bit quicker but on the other hand I am not sure we want."

 

12:15

Vettel goes third; Stroll fourth for Aston Martin.

12:13

Alonso moves up to third on the intermediates.

12:12

Current order: Leclerc, Sainz, Ricciardo, Norris, Schumacher, Stroll, Zhou, Ocon, Magnussen and Gasly.

12:11
12:11

Leclerc tells Ferrari 'inters could be a good option'.

12:09

Alonso braves it out there on inters.

12:07

Leclerc, Sainz, Norris, Ricciardo and Zhou are on track.

12:06

Leclerc nearly spins out on the approach to the chicane. 

12:05

Sainz follows his teammate out on track. 

Rain is expected to worsen in the next 10 minutes. 

12:03

Leclerc takes to the track on the full wets. 

12:01
Weather update
12:01

No cars out on track.

12:00

Final practice is now underway... no mad rush to get on track.

11:55
11:52

The rain has eased slightly so it looks like FP3 might start on time.

Whether there's any track action, is another story.

11:47

No surprise - there's a 100 per cent chance of rain.

11:36
11:36
11:35
11:30
11:22

Heavy rain is now falling... 

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