Formula One world championship leader Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday amid thunder, lightning, and plumes of spray. Valtteri Bottas made it a Mercedes front row lockout for Sunday’s race when conditions are expected to brighten up, with title rival Sebastian Vettel only fourth and behind Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen. Hamilton now has 77 career poles, and five this season, but Saturday’s qualifying went against the odds with the opportunity emerging as the heavens opened. “It’s great for the team to have a one-two. We couldn’t have expected this,” said the 33-year-old, who leads Vettel by 17 points after 11 races in the battle of four times world champions.
