Charles Leclerc has snatched a surprise first pole position of the year for Ferrari at the Hungarian Grand Prix

The bemusement initially hidden by Leclerc’s helmet remained etched on his face after he hopped out of his car and celebrated with his Ferrari teammates. “Today, I don’t understand anything in Formula One!” he said in parc ferme, explaining how it’d been a struggle to advance through qualifying, let alone be in the mix at the front.

Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday with McLaren’s Formula One leader Oscar Piastri alongside on the front row.