Norris takes pole in Hungary to end Mercedes streak, Hamilton second pending enquiry

[p]It was the first time this season, at the ‌11th round, that leaders Mercedes had not secured pole position for a Grand Prix.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hamilton-lewis/tI5Vpe1h/"]Hamilton[/a] joined [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/norris-lando/WSVABbVF/"]‌Norris[/a] on the provisional front row, subject to a stewards' enquiry, ‌after the seven-time world champion missed out by a mere 0.012 of a ‌second on what would have been his first pole since Hungary ‌three years ago.[/p][p][b]"Very happy to be back on top,"[/b] said Norris, last year's winner in Hungary who now has a strong chance of repeating the feat at a ‌circuit where overtaking can be tricky.[/p][p][b]"It's been tight the ⁠whole weekend, but we seemed quick ‌from the first laps we did, and we brought a few upgrades.[/b][/p][p][b]"I’m in ​the best position for the start. But these guys (Ferrari) get good starts and have been fast all season."[/b][/p][embed guid="163eca76-26c8-4ae5-89f4-266ec6273024" url="https://x.com/McLarenF1/status/2081036271342776695" social-type="twitter" /][p]Ferrari's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leclerc-charles/KlCOSRub/"]Charles Leclerc[/a] qualified in third place with Mercedes's Formula 1 leader [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/antonelli-andrea-kimi/ptGu0mT1/"]Kimi Antonelli[/a], winner of six of 10 rounds and 45 points ⁠clear of closest rival Hamilton, ​completing Sunday's second row.[/p][h2]Hamilton under investigation for possible impeding[/h2][p]Hamilton, chasing a record-stretching 10th pole in Hungary, was fastest after the first runs but the pole got away at the end and he also faced an investigation for possible impeding.[/p][p][b]"My mind is just elsewhere ‌this second because once I finished my lap I don't know if I got in the way of someone. So I'm trying to just run that through my mind because I wasn't aware anyone was coming,"[/b] he said.[/p][p]McLaren's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/piastri-oscar/MqKAIeUf/"]Oscar Piastri[/a] qualified fifth, alongside Red Bull's four-time world champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/verstappen-max/UV3mgeXB/"]Max Verstappen[/a], with the Australian possibly blocked by Hamilton.[/p][p][b]"It was just Lewis not looking in his mirrors," [/b]Piastri said.[/p][embed guid="c88396b1-49dc-4441-a421-6318dd45c653" url="https://x.com/F1/status/2081034360841519196" social-type="twitter" /][p]Verstappen spun at the end, forcing Antonelli and teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/russell-george/xxF56RaN/"]George Russell[/a] to slow. The Briton qualified seventh for ‌Mercedes, another blow to his chances of closing the gap to Antonelli ​in the last race before the August break, with Red Bull's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hadjar-isack/8SAk38Ui/"]Isack[/a] ‌Hadjar eighth.[/p][p]Rookie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindblad-arvid/bgk1rl5a/"]Arvid Lindblad[/a] qualified ninth for Racing Bulls with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hulkenberg-nico/GfW4SMu7/"]Nico Hulkenberg[/a] 10th for Audi.[/p][p]Struggling Aston Martin made a minor breakthrough with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alonso-fernando/rVRhR90U/"]Fernando Alonso[/a], four days short of his 45th birthday, making the second phase of qualifying for the first time this season in the ⁠team's upgraded chassis.[/p][p]The Spaniard will ⁠start 16th with teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stroll-lance/I3p9zz4s/"]Lance ‌Stroll[/a] 20th but at least ahead of both Cadillacs.[/p]