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Hamilton surprised by ‘big, big gap' to Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton hadn't paid much attention to how far adrift of his pole time Red Bull were in Hungary, but was surprised when he was informed. It was a sensational new lap record of a 1:13.447 that gave the Briton his 90th career pole, 0.1s clear of team-mate Valtteri Bottas. And after that the gap was almost a second back to the Racing Points as Lance Stroll and Sergio Perez locked out the second row. But by far the biggest surprise were Red Bull. This time last year Max Verstappen claimed pole, before finishing P2 in the race after losing out in a battle with Hamilton who went on to win the race. This time around Verstappen qualified P7, 1.4s slower than Hamilton, so it's no surprise...
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