Toto Wolff hails ‘champion in the making’ George Russell after Hungarian pole

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff hailed George Russell as a champion of the future after he delivered a spellbinding lap to claim his first pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Russell, the 24-year-old from Norfolk, tore up the sport’s form book – edging out Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz by just 0.044 seconds – to become only the fifth British driver this century to take top spot in qualifying.

Russell joins compatriots’ David Coulthard, Jenson Button, his current team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris.

THAT'S POLE BABY!! WE DID IT!!Unbelievable job from the whole team to take us from our toughest Friday to our best Saturday together so far. YES TEAM!!