Half a second. This is how much time championship leader Lewis Hamilton had in hand to secure his 47th career pole over Mercedes team-mate and title rival Nico Rosberg. Having swept all sessions at Budapest so far, the Briton will try to make it a perfect weekend on Sunday by clinching his fifth Hungarian Grand Prix win.

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