(Reuters) – Britain’s George Russell took the first pole position of his Formula One career with the fastest lap for Mercedes in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday.
The 24-year-old will have Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz alongside on the front row for Sunday’s race.
Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen qualified only 10th after a loss of power in the final phase with Ferrari title rival Charles Leclerc, 63 points adrift, qualifying in third place.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
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