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    28 July 2012| last updated at 09:33PM

    Hamilton takes pole for Hungarian Grand Prix



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    BUDAPEST - Britain’s Lewis Hamilton powered his McLaren to the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday to secure pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix, the 11th race of the 20-leg Formula One world championship.

       The 27-year-old will start Sunday’s race ahead of France’s Lotus-Renault  river Romain Grosjean, with two-time defending world champion Sebastian Vettel  of Germany third in a Red Bull.
       It is the third pole this season for Hamilton, the 2008 world champion,  after Australia and Malaysia.
       The Briton clocked a fastest lap of 1min 20.953sec with Grosjean timing  1:21.366 and Vettel 1:21.416. - AFP
      

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