The Hungarian Grand Prix is live on 5 Live and BBC Sport websiteMercedes motorist George Russell shocked himself and Formula 1 with a mind-blowing first pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Briton pipped the Ferrari motorists Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, while champion leader Max Verstappen was 10th with engine issues. McLaren’s Lando Norris was 4th, ahead of the Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso Russell’s team-mate Lewis Hamilton was seventh, 0.765 seconds slower. Hamilton’s DRS surpassing help stoppedworking on his last run. Before that, he hadactually been less than 0.2secs off Russell on their veryfirst runs in the last session. Vettel to retire from F1How to follow Hungarian GP on the BBCFull certifying resultsChequered Flag podcast: George Russell specialHow did Russell do that?Russell’s initially profession pole came in the most amazing design, as the 24-year-old beat Sainz by 0.044secs. Leclerc was 0.146secs slower than his team-mate in 3rd. And it was all the more excellent for coming out of the blue. Mercedes hadactually been method off the speed on Friday, and were likewise havingahardtime in Saturday’s damp last practice session. The weekend started with the statement Sebastian Vettel will leave at the end of th
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