Lewis Hamilton ran a spectacular lap to take pole at the Hungaroring ahead of the Hungarian GP tomorrow. He was the only driver to drop below the 1:21 mark, facing no serious threat from his competitors. Sharing the front row will be Lotus' Romain Grosjean. Full results below:
Lewis Hamilton
Romain Grosjean
Sebastian Vettel
Jenson Button
Kimi Raikkonen
Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
Pastor Maldonado
Bruno Senna
Nico Hulkenberg
Mark Webber
Paul di Resta
Nico Rosberg
Sergio Perez
Kamui Kobayashi
Jean Eric Vergne
Michael Schumacher
Daniel Ricciardo
Heikki Kovalainen
Vitaly Petrov
Charles Pic
Timo Glock
Pedro de la Rosa
Narain Karthikeyan
The real action of the session centered around Q2 when the Mercedes cars and Mark Webber were knocked out. The session was incredibly tight, with 1st to 14th separated by only 8ths of a second. From 2nd to 14th, the field was separated by only 4 tenths. That was how dominant Hamilton was, leading the field by around four tenths in each of the final two sessions.
In the midst of qualifying, Red Bull again found itself the subject of intense technical scrutiny, something about adjustable front ride height done by hand rather than tool. The rules clearly state that a tool must be used and that no changes may be made in parc ferme. Theoretically, if a tool is not needed, drivers or other team members could make adjustments without the FIA knowing. Red Bull has denied that it has made any adjustments and says that while it is possible to make adjustments by hand, a tool is always used. We'll see what the FIA thinks of that argument come Sunday.
With rain in the forecast, we should be on for an interesting race!



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