The Dutchman was unable to set a representat💟ive lap at the end of the session at the Hungaroring after a 🐠power unit issue halted his progress.

With Verstappen out of the picture, Ferrari were still unable to capitalise as George 168澳洲5最新开奖结果🐟:Russell claimed a shock pole position ahead of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc. 

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V꧟erstappen has a 63-point lead over Leclerc with one race before the summer break, thus the Red Bull driver could afford a lacklustre result or two. 

“I was surprised to see it,” Verstappen said of Russell’s maiden pole. “They😼 were 💧close but I didn’t expect them to make that jump in Q3, but it was nice for me as well.

“Well, they need to me a favour tomorrow. That’s more i🐻mportant.”

After a tricky Frid♐ay where Ferrari dominated the time🌼sheets, Verstappen was surprised by the performance of the RB18 in Hungary.

Explaining the power unit issue, Verstappen said: “I just had no power exiting the pit lane on that final run. The engine was running but there was no release, and that, of 🃏course, is painful.

“I was definitely surprised. All the guys and girls here and back at the facꦯtory analysed a lot last night because we were not happy at all. But we made some really positive changes and the car was a lot better to drive for me. 

“We looked very competitive, in Q2 ♋and even on a used tyre set we were always there and very quick. I was looking forward to Q3 and then the first lap didn’t go to plan, but then I knew the pace of the c෴ar was there. Unfortunately, we couldn’t show.”

Red Bull team principal Chr🐲istian Horner thinks Verstappen would have been ‘fourth at worst’.

“Look, I don’t know, on the🌄oretical I thi🦩nk Max was at least fourth and the track was improving,” Horner added. 

“I think we could have had a shot at the very least, the front row today. At least it happened today, not tomor🐓row. We will race hard fꦐrom there and give it everything.”

It was a frustrating dayꩵ for Sergio Perez, who was knocked out in Q2, settling for 11th on the grid.

“Very frustrating to lose Checo in Q2, he got a little bit of traffic in Turn 2 and then actually, Max felt a lot more comfortable with the balance of the car today and I think we were in with a shot of the pole today, Horner explained. “A lock-up on the first run 🍒into Turn 2 put us on the back foot but still, we felt con♚fident that we could have a crack at it. 

“Unfortunately, a power unit-related issue on his out-lap that we were trying to reset sensors and so on to try a🐈nd cure it and clear it, but unfortunately it wasn’t to be. No representative time from Max in Q3 so 10th/11th on the grid, it’s going to be a busy race tomorrow. Congrats to George Russell on his first pole, a pretty tidy lap.”