Lando Norris took his first grand prix pole position of the year in Hungary but is cautious about whether he can follow it up with his first victory as world champion. "You can't just rely on one good qualifying, so I need a good race tomorrow," Norris said. Still, team principal Andrea Stella, while expressing his satisfaction that the upgrades had enabled them to engage in a fight for pole they did not expect, said Norris' pole was an "overachievement". Lewis Hamilton was fastest after the first runs in the final part of qualifying but did not improve on his final lap. Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur said the team took responsibility for that because they did not warn Hamilton in time.