Motor racing - Vettel denies Hamilton a record-equalling pole

 

Formula One - F1 - Hungarian Grand Prix Practice - Budapest, Hungary - July 28, 2017 Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel (L) celebrates getting pole alongside Kimi Raikkonen (R) REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

 

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Ferrari's Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel took pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday and denied his Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton a record-equalling career 68th.

 

The German's Finnish team mate Kimi Raikkonen sealed the Ferrari front-row lockout.

 

Hamilton, one point behind the German in the standings and a five-times winner in Hungary, will start from a disappointing fourth place on the grid and alongside his Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas.

 

Hamilton had been hoping to match Michael Schumacher's all-time pole record and had set the fastest lap of the second phase of qualifying.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-07-30

Someone needs to give creepy Verstappen a punch on the nose.