Motor racing-Norris takes Hungary pole to end Mercedes's streak

Formula One F1 - Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary - July 25, 2026 McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates after qualifying in pole position REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

BUDAPEST, July ⁠25 (Reuters) - Formula One ⁠champion Lando Norris ‌put McLaren on pole position for the Hungarian ​Grand Prix on ⁠Saturday to ⁠end a Mercedes streak of ⁠10 ‌in a row.

It was ⁠the first time this ​season ‌that leaders Mercedes had ⁠not ​secured pole position for a Sunday ⁠Grand Prix.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton ​joined Norris on the front row after ⁠the seven-time world champion missed out on a first pole ​since 2023 ⁠by a mere ​0.012 of ‌a second.

(Reporting by ​Alan Baldwin, editing by Clare Fallon)