Lewis Hamilton took pole position in a captivating wet qualifying session for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The rain allowed Mercedes to overturn the frame book after Ferrari seemed set for pole in the dry.
Hamilton headed partner Valtteri Bottas by 0.260 seconds, while title equal Sebastian Vettel could oversee just fourth, behind Ferrari colleague Kimi Raikkonen.
Hamilton drives Vettel by 17 focuses in the title heading into the race.
Ferrari ruled the before training sessions, as the Mercedes drivers battled with an absence of back hold in hot, dry conditions, with both turning at the chicane in definite practice.
Be that as it may, a rain storm before qualifying splashed the track and Hamilton could exploit and what could be a pivotal pole on a track where overwhelming is famously troublesome.
Hamilton stated: “The Ferraris have been snappier all end of the week and we were simply endeavoring to be near them, yet the sky opened.
“It is so precarious out there. It was dry for a piece of the lap and after that wet. It is extremely hard to land in the corner and recognize what hold you have. At that point toward the end you were simply searching for a grippy line.
“It is about give and take, each corner, I was up, I was down, I was up, I was down. It was a passionate rollercoaster.
“We will do our best [in the race] to fill in as a group and keep the red folks behind us.”Renault’s Carlos Sainz delivered a solid execution in the wet, qualifying fifth in the wake of being second quickest in the second session.
He was in front of another incredible drive by Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly, who beat Max Verstappen of the Red Bull senior group by 0.4secs.
Brendon Hartley made it two Toro Rossos in the best 10, in front of the Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean.
Be that as it may, there was more agony for Force India a day after it was affirmed the group had entered organization, with their drivers Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez dispensed with in the principal section of qualifying.