Lewis Hamilton put himself in the best possible position to claim a hat-trick of consecutive wins after securing pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Brit sealed a sensational one-two for McLaren with a fantastic lap to line up alongside the Finn Heikki Kovalainen.
Hamilton continued his brilliant pace from the practice sessions to grab his 10th career pole position as the Woking outfit enjoyed a clear advantage over their Ferrari rivals.
Indeed the Italian team never appeared likely to spoil the serene progress from Hamilton, and Felipe Massa will start in third. Another lacklustre performance from world champion Kimi Raikkonen left him facing another difficult race in sixth.
To fully understand just how confident Lewis Hamilton was, one must admire the fact that he set just one flying in the first two qualifying sessions, such was the young Brit's confidence in his pace. He then had a good enough time for pole position after just one lap in Q3, but set one more lap for insurance.
Kovalainen moved to within three 10ths of a second of his teammate, and Ron Dennis has assured the fans that Heikki has every chance of winning the race, insisting that there have never been team orders and never will be.
BMW Sauber will once again be led by Robert Kubica, who managed to secure fourth on the grid with a solid final lap in Q3. Unfortunately, his teammate Nick Heidfeld will start in a disappointing 15th position after been blocked by the Toro Rosso of Sebastien Bourdais.
The German, needing to find more pace to be sure of his place in Q2, felt he was impeded by the Frenchman as he came around the final corner. This distracted him, forced him onto the gravel, and hindered any chance of making the next session.
The usually unflappable German was visibly frustrated by what he saw as an injustice and gesticulated with his hand wildly as he crossed the line. His anger continued to surge when he found that other drivers had improved their times and made the next session, meaning he missed the Q1 cut for the first time since this scheme was introduced.
Bourdais did eventually qualify in 14th place, but the FIA decided that he deed impede Heidfeld and handed him a five place grid penalty. As a result, he will now start in 19th.
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