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TOP 10 (HALFWAY INTO Q3)👀

Lewis Hamilton goes quickest early on in Q3 with a 1:13.613

Final runs coming up as the tension levels increase 🍿#hungariangp</a> 🇭🇺 #f1</a> pic.twitter.com/R8Zu3mbS1u</a></p>— Formula 1 (@F1) July 18, 2020</a></blockquote> </p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1595080679,”date_formatted”:”18th July 2020″,”time_formatted”:”2:57 pm”},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”306368″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12133053″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-306368″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

FOUR MINUTES TO GO</strong></p>n</p>n

Ferrari, everyone’s favourite mid-table team, currently 2 seconds off Hamilton’s pace.</p>n</p>n

Take nothing away from Merc, but this is painful viewing.</p></p>n”,”raw”:”

FOUR MINUTES TO GO</strong></p>

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Ferrari, everyone’s favourite mid-table team, currently 2 seconds off Hamilton’s pace.</p>

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Take nothing away from Merc, but this is painful viewing.</p>

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HAMILTON TAKES PROVISIONAL POLE</strong></p>n</p>n

Crikey. Hamilton crossed the line a whole 1.058sec quicker than Stroll, who was second-quickest but has now been bumped down to third. Bottas is second.</p>n”,”raw”:”

HAMILTON TAKES PROVISIONAL POLE</strong></p>

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Crikey. Hamilton crossed the line a whole 1.058sec quicker than Stroll, who was second-quickest but has now been bumped down to third. Bottas is second.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1595080374,”date_formatted”:”18th July 2020″,”time_formatted”:”2:52 pm”},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”306366″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12133053″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-306366″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

TOP 10 SHOOT OUT IS GO</strong></p>n</p>n

Here we go…can ANYONE challenge the Mercedes duo for pole?</p>n</p>n

I’m going to make a prediction and say.</p>n</p>n

No.</p>n”,”raw”:”

TOP 10 SHOOT OUT IS GO</strong></p>

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Here we go…can ANYONE challenge the Mercedes duo for pole?</p>

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I’m going to make a prediction and say.</p>

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No.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1595080144,”date_formatted”:”18th July 2020″,”time_formatted”:”2:49 pm”},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”306364″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12133053″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-306364″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

ALBON IS OUT IN Q2</strong></p>n</p>n

That is a big blow for the London-born Thai racer. He was not comfortable with the car and was released into traffic. </p>n</p>n

He’s not happy, neither will Red Bull with that result. He was only 13th quickest and starts BEHIND George Russell.</p>n</p>n

Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon are also out in Q2.</p></p>n”,”raw”:”

ALBON IS OUT IN Q2</strong></p>

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That is a big blow for the London-born Thai racer. He was not comfortable with the car and was released into traffic. </p>

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He’s not happy, neither will Red Bull with that result. He was only 13th quickest and starts BEHIND George Russell.</p>

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Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon are also out in Q2.</p>

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BIG CASUALTY FROM Q2?</strong></p>n</p>n

Alex Albon and Charles Leclerc could be in trouble here.</p>n</p>n

30 seconds on the clock and in the bottom 5.</p>n”,”raw”:”

BIG CASUALTY FROM Q2?</strong></p>

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Alex Albon and Charles Leclerc could be in trouble here.</p>

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30 seconds on the clock and in the bottom 5.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1595079598,”date_formatted”:”18th July 2020″,”time_formatted”:”2:39 pm”},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”306353″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12133053″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-306353″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

NEW TRACK RECORD</strong></p>n</p>n

Lewis Hamilton sets a new track record for the Hungaroring.</p>n</p>n

Using the medium tyre. That is a quite something, considering his nearest rivals were on softs and could not even get close.</p>n”,”raw”:”

NEW TRACK RECORD</strong></p>

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Lewis Hamilton sets a new track record for the Hungaroring.</p>

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Using the medium tyre. That is a quite something, considering his nearest rivals were on softs and could not even get close.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1595079212,”date_formatted”:”18th July 2020″,”time_formatted”:”2:33 pm”},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”306351″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12133053″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-306351″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

THE TYRE GAMBLE</strong></p>n</p>n

Q2 and the decision is what tyre you go on, for this is the one you could end up starting on for Sunday’s race.</p>n</p>n

The teams further down the grid pick the softest tyre, the one with the red band. It’s quicker, sticker but less durable. Ideal for a flying lap.</p>n</p>n

The ones at the top, are going for mediums, yellow band. They are marginally slower but more durable.</p></p>n”,”raw”:”

THE TYRE GAMBLE</strong></p>

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Q2 and the decision is what tyre you go on, for this is the one you could end up starting on for Sunday’s race.</p>

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The teams further down the grid pick the softest tyre, the one with the red band. It’s quicker, sticker but less durable. Ideal for a flying lap.</p>

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The ones at the top, are going for mediums, yellow band. They are marginally slower but more durable.</p>

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Q2 IS GO</strong></p>n</p>n

And the first car out is the Williams of George Russell. The Brit cannot get enough at the moment.</p>n</p>n

Under contract with Williams until the end of 2021 but is on loan from Mercedes.</p>n”,”raw”:”

Q2 IS GO</strong></p>

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And the first car out is the Williams of George Russell. The Brit cannot get enough at the moment.</p>

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Under contract with Williams until the end of 2021 but is on loan from Mercedes.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1595078783,”date_formatted”:”18th July 2020″,”time_formatted”:”2:26 pm”},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”306346″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12133053″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-306346″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

LONG TIME COMING</strong></p>n</p>n

Italy 2018 was the last time both Williams cars made it in to Q2.</p>n</p>n

Back then, both drivers Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin, scored points.</p>n”,”raw”:”

LONG TIME COMING</strong></p>

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Italy 2018 was the last time both Williams cars made it in to Q2.</p>

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Back then, both drivers Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin, scored points.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1595078672,”date_formatted”:”18th July 2020″,”time_formatted”:”2:24 pm”},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”306345″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12133053″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-306345 term-hungariangp term-wearewilliams”,”content”:{“rendered”:”

DELIGHT FROM WILLIAMS</strong></p>n</p>n

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YES TEAM!!! </p>n

Both cars through to Q2! That’s what we like to see 👏👏hungariangp</span></a> 🇭🇺 | wearewilliams</span></a> 💙 pic.twitter.com/pzC9VBEDtt</a></p>n

— WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) July 18, 2020</a></p></blockquote>n”,”raw”:”

DELIGHT FROM WILLIAMS</strong></p>

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YES TEAM!!!

Both cars through to Q2! That’s what we like to see 👏👏#hungariangp</a> 🇭🇺 | #wearewilliams</a> 💙 pic.twitter.com/pzC9VBEDtt</a></p>— WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) July 18, 2020</a></blockquote> </p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1595078556,”date_formatted”:”18th July 2020″,”time_formatted”:”2:22 pm”},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”306344″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12133053″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-306344″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

FLAG IS OUT</strong></p>n</p>n

Booted out are Raikkonen, Giovinazzi, Grosjean, Kyvat and Magnussen.</p>n</p>n

Both Williams are through. What an effort from that team. Sensational.</p>n”,”raw”:”

FLAG IS OUT</strong></p>

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Booted out are Raikkonen, Giovinazzi, Grosjean, Kyvat and Magnussen.</p>

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Both Williams are through. What an effort from that team. Sensational.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1595078410,”date_formatted”:”18th July 2020″,”time_formatted”:”2:20 pm”},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}}]},”pageMeta”:{“activeCarouselIndex”:0,”articleId”:12133053,”articleMountId”:”main-content”,”section”:{“slug”:”sport”,”id”:321,”sectionName”:”sport/motorsport”,”type”:”UNKNOWN”,”theme”:”theme-sport”},”spotId”:”sp_5v3VPY0c”,”pushlyKey”:”KtL4100XTLLEgUtYDKtO1stRdc1XNxnLUb5i”,”commentsAllowed”:true,”pageType”:”article”,”isSection”:false,”pageTags”:[“F1″,”Sport Live Blogs”],”renderedArticleId”:12133053,”sharingEnabled”:true,”socialHeadline”:”F1 Hungarian Grand Prix LIVE: Hamilton eyes second-straight win, Verstappen LATEST, coronavirus fears”,”socialSharingServices”:[“twitter”,”facebook”],”urlAbsolute”:”https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/12133053/f1-hungarian-grand-prix-live-hamilton-bottas-racing-point/”,”cssManifest”:{“adsDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/adsDesktop.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”adsMobile.css”:”/assets/client/adsMobile.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”article.css”:”/assets/client/article.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”articleSocial.css”:”/assets/client/articleSocial.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”boxout.css”:”/assets/client/boxout.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”brightcoveDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveDesktop.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”brightcoveMobile.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveMobile.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”comments.css”:”/assets/client/comments.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”core.css”:”/assets/client/core.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”coreMobile.css”:”/assets/client/coreMobile.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”customiser.css”:”/assets/client/customiser.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”liveblog.css”:”/assets/client/liveblog.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”oembed.css”:”/assets/client/oembed.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”opta.css”:”/assets/client/opta.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”page-404.css”:”/assets/client/page-404.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”pagination.css”:”/assets/client/pagination.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”rails.css”:”/assets/client/rails.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”,”section.css”:”/assets/client/section.5b294c87896f0fc2c437.1.css”},”cssBundles”:[{“src”:”article.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”articleSocial.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”liveblog.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”adsDesktop.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”comments.css”,”lazy”:true}],”siteContext”:{“site”:”sun”,”lang”:”en-gb”,”articleDateFormat”:”D MMM YYYY,H:mm”,”timezone”:”Europe/London”,”sourcepoint”:{“enabled”:true,”accountId”:”259″,”siteId”:”5048″,”mmsDomain”:”https://cmp.thesun.co.uk”,”privacyManagerId”:”5d9f9b096ea62d2769efe589″},”isProd”:true},”site”:”sun”,”isProd”:true},”siteLinks”:{“help”:”https://help.thesun.co.uk”,”login”:”https://login.thesun.co.uk”,”profile”:”https://home.thesun.co.uk”},”articleTeaser”:[{“content”:{“kicker”:”MARBELLOUS”,”headline”:”Joshua meets Fury in Marbella as fans urge heavyweight stars to meet in ring”,”lead”:”BRIT boxers are set to go toe-to-toe in a heavyweight unification clash next year but came face-to-face in sunny Marbella on Saturday – with Fury rolling down the window of his Range Rover for a chat. 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