Mercedes driver George Russell starts the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position. The youngster duped both Ferraris in qualifying on Saturday (07/30/2022), Max Verstappen had technical problems.
The 24-year-old Briton made a spectacular comeback at the last second in front of the gates of Budapest and pushed Carlos Sainz into second place in the Ferrari. Charles Leclerc, who finished second in the World Championship, took third place in the second Ferrari. World champion Max Verstappen only finished tenth due to technical problems. For Russell it was the first pole of his career.
Vettel far behind
Mick Schumacher drove his Haas racing car to position 15. It was even worse for Sebastian Vettel, who only managed 18th place in the Aston Martin. Before the 13th of 22 races of the season on Sunday (3 p.m. / live ticker at sportschau.de), Verstappen leads in the overall World Championship standings with 63 points ahead of Leclerc.