Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel denies Lewis Hamilton a record-equalling pole in Hungary

ByReuters

Updated 29/07/2017 at 13:24 GMT

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.

Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - Grand Prix of Great Britain 2017

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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.

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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.

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