Hungarian Grand prix: 8 things you need to know from qualifying

It will be an all-Ferrari front row for the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday morning after Sebastian Vettel sealed pole ahead of his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen.

Valtteri Bottas won the Mercedes intra-team battle and takes third position ahead of Lewis Hamilton.

Here's how it finished in Saturday qualifying - and all the things you need to know ahead of the race:

Nico Hulkenberg will start 12th as he takes a five-place grid penalty for changing his gearbox

Nico Hulkenberg will start 12th as he takes a five-place grid penalty for changing his gearbox

1. Supersub PDR avoids last place

At 11am on Saturday morning, Paul Di Resta was preparing for his weekend's work as a pundit and commentator on Sky F1.

Just 30 minutes later he was told he would be driving in qualifying at 1pm.

The Williams reserve driver was called up to replace an ill Felipe Massa just 90 minutes before the qualifying session began.

Despite having been Williams reserve pilot for the last 18 months, De Resta had NEVER driven the 2017 car before his very first run in the Q1 session.

Not only that, he had done NO running at the Hungaroring this weekend, and has not driven in an F1 race weekend since he was a Force India driver in 2013.

His first lap was some five seconds off the pace, but as he got used to it he picked up the speed and eventually finished the session in 19th, ahead of Sauber's Marcus Ericsson and incredibly just 0.7seconds off his team-mate Lance Stroll.

A superb effort given the complete lack of preparation.

2. Vettel leads a Ferrari front row lock out

Ferrari had a shocking race at Silverstone two weeks ago when their grand prix was ruined in the last few laps as both cars suffered punctures.

They needed to hit back here in Hungary - and that they did on Saturday in commanding style as Sebastian Vettel led Kimi Raikkonen in sealing a front row lock out for the red cars - smashing the Hungaroring lap record in the process.

With Vettel just one point ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the title race, the German has given himself the best chance of heading into the summer break with an extended lead in the championship.

3. Was Ferrari's pace thanks to Antonio Giovinazzi's late night?

Ferrari were certainly hoping to hit back in the pace stakes this weekend after being outperformed by Mercedes at Silverstone a fortnight ago.

But after the Friday practice sessions the Scuderia top brass were not happy with the pace of the car. Step forward junior driver Antonio Giovinazzi who, after completing his free practice running for Haas, then hot-footed it straight to the Ferrari base at Fiorano where he embarked on a lengthy simulator session that carried on well into the night as the team searched for ways of extracting more speed from the car on Saturday.

Whatever he did, it worked - and Maurizio Arrivabene is never letting him out of that simulator.

4. Hamilton misses out on Schumi's pole record

Lewis Hamilton is always quick at the Hungaroring - he has five wins at this track already - so he would have been reasonably confident of matching Michael Schumacher's record of 68 pole positions, especially since Mercedes had hoped to make a step forward in understanding their car.

But the three-time world champion never looked comfortable in the car, complaining about the balance of the tyres throughout the qualifying session.

He also aborted his first run in Q3 after going off the track at turn four. It left him just one shot to take pole with a late lap, but again he was not happy with the tyre balance and he was left in fourth place - outqualified not only by title rival Vettel, but also Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas.

Hamilton will have to wait until Spa for his next shot at the record.

5. red Bull flatter to deceive

The Hungaroring is a tight and twisty track that is not especially power-unit dependant, so it was expected to suit the Red Bulls.

And so it seemed after Daniel Ricciardo topped the time sheets in both FP1 and FP2, giving their fans hope they could really take the fight for pole to the Mercs and the Ferraris.

Alas they ended up fifth and sixth, unable to really get in amongst the leaders.

And if they couldn't do it here, don't bet on them getting much closer to the top cars anywhere else this season.

5. Both McLarens make it to Q3

Both McLarens made it to Q3.

Just read that sentence again. It is not one you have been able to read at any other point this season given their terrible, terrible struggles at the back of the grid.

It was an incredible effort that shows just how good the chassis actually is, when it's not completely dependent on the power unit.

It's a timely boost for the team who are still hoping to retain Fernando Alonso for next season, but need to show they are making progress towards the pointy end if they are to have any hope of doing that.

6. Force India slip up

If it was an unusually good day for McLaren, it was an uncharacteristic off day for Force India.

Usually a good bet for Q3 and double points finishes, neither Esteban Ocon nor Sergio Perez could get the Pink Panthers into the top ten - the first time neither got into Q3 since Bahrain back in April.

Still, on Sunday don't bet against the McLarens breaking down, and the Force Indias climbing the into the points.

7. Palmer set to change his driver number to '11'

Not really. But he might as well do. He might as well get it tattooed on his arm. The Renault driver is rapidly making 11th his very own position.

He's finished there three times this season already, just missing out on points each time.

Then last time out at Silverstone he qualified in 11th - though his race was over before the end of the formation lap when his car conked out.

It's not great for the most under pressure driver in F1 - especially since he was almost a second slower than Nico Hulkenberg in the other car.

Team boss Cyril Abiteboul keeps insisting the team is right behind Jolyon, but it remains to be seen how long that lasts - especially with Robert Kubica set to drive the 2017 car in next week's test...

8. No one for the Brazil nuts to support

With Felipe Massa forced to pull out from the race because of illness, this race will be the first Grand Prix to feature no Brazilian drivers since Imola 1982.

It seems incredible for the country of Ayrton Senna, Nelson Piquet, Emmerson Fittipaldi and Rubens Barrichello - and it could be much bigger problem next season if Massa retires (again).

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