It's a tale of two Ferraris as Charles Leclerc grabbed an unexpected pole position ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix and Lewis Hamilton failed to advance out of Q2, putting up the 12th-best lap of the session.
Leclerc's final qualifying time was 0.026 seconds faster than Oscar Piastri in the lead McLaren; the Ferrari driver was faster than the McLaren in turns six and seven, making up the most time. Leclerc also had amazing straight line speed on the closing straight to close out his shocking qualifying victory.
Lando Norris will start on the second row, qualifying behind his teammate. George Russell in the first Mercedes will complete the second row.
The Aston Martins are off to the best start of an F1 weekend this year, as Fernando Alonso qualified fifth with Lance Stroll just behind in sixth.
Rookie Gabriel Bortoleto continues a great qualifying run, pushing the Sauber to seventh ahead of Max Verstappen in eighth.
The Red Bull of Verstappen was on its final qualifying lap ahead of Leclerc's pole-winning lap.
Liam Lawson and Issac Hadjar in the Racing Bulls wrapped up the top ten ahead of Oliver Bearman.
On the other side of the Ferrari garage, Lewis Hamilton is feeling 'useless'.
"I'm just useless," Hamilton told F1TV. "I drove terribly. It is what it is."
This is the third qualifying in a row, including Spa's sprint qualifying, that Hamilton failed to advance to Q3. Last week in Spa, he was out in the first round on Friday and Saturday.
Hamilton is having his hardest season since he joined the grid in 2008, as he adjusts to the Ferrari, which has been underperforming expectations.
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