George Russell won his first career Formula One pole with a fast final qualifying lap at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday.
It gave Mercedes its first pole of the season on the same day F1 champion and points leader Max Verstappen lost power and qualified a season-worst 10th.
The Mercedes pace was even more surprising given what Russell called a “disastrous” second practice on Friday when Mercedes was about one second behind Leclerc’s leading time. Leclerc — who leads F1 with seven poles this season — crashed while leading the French GP last Sunday to hand Verstappen a win that gave the Dutchman a 63-point lead over Leclerc in the standings.
Russell, who replaced Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes this year, caught the eye driving for struggling backmarker Williams last year with an incredible performance in the wet to qualify second for the Belgian GP.
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