Last update on. From the section Formula 1The BBC Sport website will have radio and text commentary for the Hungarian Grand Prix.Lewis Hamilton defeated Valtteri Bottas in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. This was a Mercedes one-two ahead Red Bull's Max Vertappen.Bottas was defeated by the seven-time champion by 0.33 seconds. This time was set on their first runs, as neither Mercedes driver improved their lap times.Bottas was 0.106secs ahead of Verstappen, but he did manage to improve his last run.Verstappen will race on the soft compound, while Mercedes has chosen the preferred medium compound.Hamilton was booed in the grandstands by a large Dutch contingent as he completed his interview following the session.Hamilton stated that he has never felt so good with the booing. Hamilton said, "It just fuels me so it doesn't bother me.""It was an incredible qualifying lap that last one. This weekend was amazing. Everyone worked together to make the car better. It was amazing to see everyone come together."The soft tire is worth about five metres from the line going into Turn One. It is amazing to see them on the soft. It was great to have a front row lockout for our team for the first time in a long while.Verstappen starts the race eight point ahead of Hamilton in championship. Verstappen said that they were a little behind throughout the weekend and this was evident again in qualifying. We are not where we wanted, but we are still third and will do our best.Hamilton was booed by Verstappen's supporters as he was being interviewed.Bottas attacks booing fansBottas' second place on the grid gives Mercedes an important tactical advantage over Red Bull, and he condemned Hamilton's supporters who booed him.The Finn stated, "I don’t believe it’s fair.""We are here as athletes for the sport we love. People should be concerned about Lewis's amazing lap at the finish. We don't like to hear such things.Hamilton stated: "People have a legal right. It's a sport. It's competition and sport. People can be wild. It's not something I take to heart. To be on the front, I have to do something right."Verstappen said that it was not true, but drivers shouldn't be disturbed. While it isn't nice, it shouldn't affect any of us.Tyre choice raises eyebrowsVerstappen was surprised by Red Bull's choice of tyres, as the medium offers better speed and endurance for a race stint.Although the soft provides better grip, Hamilton's chances of catching Hamilton on the first lap are diminished if he starts third behind Mercedes and Mercedes.Verstappen stated that the team decided to run the soft tire for Verstappen's final qualifying run. He had no choice but finish his lap on the soft tires because his time on medium tyres earlier was too short and he ran the risk of being knocked out midfield cars using the soft.He said, "My lap time on medium would have been really close to the edge for top 10, so that's why I decided to finish the lap.""They talked about it, and decided to go on the soft. It would have been safe to continue. It took 0.03 seconds. It's what it is. Tomorrow will be the day.Hamilton dismisses gamesmanship accusationsSergio Perez, Verstappen's fellow teammate, was fourth after he failed to make it in time to begin the final lap.After the Red Bulls drivers, led by Bottas in Mercedes, had completed a slow out lap, the Red Bulls took their final runs.Verstappen was able to finish his last lap, but Perez behind him didn't."What happened?" He asked his team. His engineer replied, "A little bit of gamesmanship."Hamilton, however, dismissed claims that Mercedes did it intentionally.He said, "It's silly." "Everyone was moving slowly. Are you not observing everyone else? Everyone was doing a slow lap. Are you sure I could have done it faster and more closely to Valtteri's pace? It was the same as any other lap."I was not playing any tactics. I don't need tactics. I know what I am doing in my car. I can go fast enough.Sainz crashed during the second qualifying partPierre Gasly, who finished fifth for Alpha Tauri, was a surprise winner, just behind McLaren's Lando Norris, and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.The top 10 were completed by the Alpines of Esteban Olon and Fernando Alonso, and Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel.Carlos Sainz, Leclerc's partner in the team, will start 15th after crashing at a corner during the second part.George Russell was unable to qualify his Williams for the second part of qualifying this season. He finished 17th.
