McLaren's Lando Norris has taken his first grand prix pole position of the season in Hungary, but it was not an easy ride to the top spot. The young Briton edged out seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton by just 0.012 seconds with the very last lap of the session.
Hamilton had been fastest on the first runs, but neither he nor his teammate Charles Leclerc could improve on their final attempts. Norris pulled out pole, following a previous win in the sprint in Miami, in a chaotic end to the session caused by a spin at the final corner by Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
The four-time champion's error affected Mercedes drivers Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, who were forced to slow down. The Italian will start third due to Hamilton's penalty, while Russell is seventh.
Verstappen had managed to get going again before Norris came around as the last driver on track to clinch pole in the upgraded McLaren. Piastri moves up to fourth.
_Based on reporting by BBC Sport. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c4gv02vyzv4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss_
