Formula 1 record world champion Lewis Hamilton (England) has secured pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
In qualifying at the Hungaroring, the Mercedes driver set the clear best time in 1: 15.419 minutes and was more than four-tenths faster than the Dutch championship leader Max Verstappen in the Red Bull, who only finished third.
Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas (Finland) secured second place on the grid.
For Hamilton it was the eighth pole position on the Hungaroring, on Sunday (3 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker on Formula 1 and on Sky) he could set the sole record for success on one track with his ninth win in Hungary.
The Englishman will start from pole for the 101st time, for the first time since the beginning of May in Spain.
Former world champion Sebastian Vettel, who drives the weekend with a helmet in rainbow colors as a sign of tolerance, qualified for Q3 and ended up in tenth place.
The Heppenheimer in the Aston Martin was better than his Canadian teammate Lance Stroll (12th).
After a crash shortly before the end of the third free practice session, Mick Schumacher missed qualifying. The mechanics of the Haas team could not replace the damaged gearbox in time, Schumacher has to start the eleventh race of the season from the back of the field. The 22-year-old was in control of his racing car in high-speed corner 11 and hit the tire wall with a side weight of 31 g. "I am okay. I'm very sorry, ”said the rookie on the pit radio.