Lando Norris said he is expecting to secure a second-ever Formula 1 victory after claiming his third career pole at the Hungaroring on Saturday. (More Motorsport News)
Norris edged out team-mate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull's✅ Max Verstappen as McLaren claimed their first lock-out in qualifying since the British Grand Prix in 2012.
The McLaren pair have the opportunity to reach 10 or more podiums for the first time since 2012 (13), with Norris also presented the chance to equa🔯l Denny Hulme as the eighth driver with the most podiums in the h🍌istory of the British team.
Norris beat Piastri to pole position by 0.022 seconds with Verstap💜pen 0.046secs behind ﷽in a session that featured two red flags and changing weather conditions.
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton will have to achieve a record 200th podium from fifth place, while Ferarri duo Carlos 𓆏Sainz and Charles Leclerc will start fourth and sixth respectively.
“🌠I am very very happy, not an easy qualifying, different conditions, always ending up onꦍ top, it’s the best part of it all," Norris said.
“I’m happy especially for 𒊎the team, a one-two is even better to see so congrats to the team.
“We are in the best position for whওatever the conditions throw at us, I’m looking forward to it. Two cars on the front row, we can control i♐t from there so as long as we stay where we are, we will be happy.
“I’m expecting to [do well], if I don’t it’s not been a good day. The car is doing well, I f💮eel like I’m driving well so it’s obvious what the aim is for tomorrow."
Aston Martin ﷺduo Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll finished seventh and eighth respectively, with RB's Daniel Ricciardo finishing a place beh🧸ind.
Yuki Tsunoda completed the top 10, but sustained a heavy crash in thღe final qualifying session, with the Italian﷽ team facing a race to get their car ready for Sunday's race.
Verstappen's Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez endured another difficult time out o🌄n track, crashing out in the first qualifying session and will start 16th on the grid.
George Russell will a✃lso start towards the back of the grid after he and the Mercedes team were unable to recover from a poor wet-dry session.
Top 10
1. Lando Norris (McLaren)
2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
4. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
6. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
7. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
8. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
9. Daniel Ricciardo (RB)
10. Yuki Tsunoda (RB)
