Charles Leclerc has stepped up to defend his Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton following a disappointing Hungarian Grand Prix performance. The seven-time world champion was eliminated in Q2 on Saturday and finished 12th on Sunday,

Charles Leclerc was left distinctly flabbergasted by his own run to a "most surprising" Formula 1 pole at the Hungarian Grand Prix, having claimed that qualifying had felt "horrible" until he'd managed to reach Q3.

Charles Leclerc has backed team-mate Lewis Hamilton to bounce back from his miserable Hungarian Grand Prix. The weekend promised so much for the Scuderia, but even the pole-sitter was forced to settle for a P4 finish.

“What?!” Leclerc replied to his race engineer, Bryan Bozzi, after being told the result. He laughed to himself afterwards: “Mamma mia. My God!” The bemusement initially hidden by Leclerc’s helmet remained etched on his face after he hopped out of his car and celebrated with his team.

Suffering a wretched weekend at the Hungaroring, Charles Leclerc is convinced it was a one-off for Lewis Hamilton.

Charles Leclerc has snatched a surprise first pole position of the year for Ferrari at the Hungarian Grand Prix. He beat both McLarens.

Fuming at Ferrari during the Hungarian Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc may have backtracked to blame the chassis for his late-race issue, but Martin Brundle believes it was a ride-height problem. Leclerc claimed a surprise pole position at the Hungaroring,

Charles Leclerc will be chasing Ferrari’s first win in Formula 1 this year after taking a surprise pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix ahead of title contenders Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc failed to capitalize on a shocking pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Through his career, the Hungaroring has not been Leclerc's best track - he tends to have issues with extracting pace,