NORRIS PLAY'S IT SAFE AS LECLERC CLAIMS POLE

LANDO NORRIS was ‘Hungary’ for pole in Budapest but admitted he was not prepared to risk his Formula One title bid to get it.

- DANIEL MOXON

The elements played their part in qualifying yesterday as a rain shower surprised everyone before the wind changed direction completely at the end. That caused panic as almost everyone went slower with their final laps.

And it hit McLaren hard, opening the door for Charles Leclerc to snatch pole from the title rivals in orange.