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Lewis Hamilton boosted his chances of claiming a third successive race victory by capturing pole in Hungary.
The McLaren driver clocked one minute 20.899 seconds to secure his fourth pole of the season as team-mate Heikki Kovalainen joined him on the front row.
Felipe Massa led Ferrari's challenge and will start in third while team-mate Kimi Raikkonen could only manage sixth.
Massa lines up alongside BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica with Toyota's Timo Glock sharing fourth row with Raikkonen.
Renault's Fernando Alonso claimed seventh spot ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber with Jarno Trulli for Toyota and Renault's Nelson Piquet completing the top 10.
After dominating the practice sessions at the Hungaroring, Hamilton's pole had an air of inevitability about it.
The only variable under clear skies in Budapest were the steaming track conditions which affected tyre grip and graining as they rose to 42C.
But Hamilton opted for the harder tyres and effortlessly converted his practice pace into the 10th pole of his career.
"We made the right choice [of tyres] in the end," said Hamilton. "We had planned to use the soft tyre for the third part of qualifying but it was the safer option to use the hard.
"The pace of the car is great and I've still got a little bit of time in the bag.
"It's a great day to have me and Heikki one-two - it's about time we did that for the team."
Kovalainen, who this week was confirmed as a McLaren driver for 2009, continued his improving form to join Hamilton on the second row.
The Finn said: "We've been improving our package all weekend so it was just a matter of nailing it in qualifying.
"It should be an interesting race as we should see the circuit evolving towards the end of the race."
Hamilton and Kovalainen's one-two in Hungary is in contrast to the building tensions in the McLaren camp this time last season.
Hamilton's former team-mate Alonso had taken pole only to be demoted after being found guilty of deliberating holding up Hamilton in the pits.
McLaren team boss Ron Dennis wryly reflected on the dramatic events of 2007 but was determined to turn his attention to this weekend when he insists he will allow his drivers to race each other.
"There was a lot of unpleasant activity here last year, all of it unpleasant," Dennis said.
"But I'm focused on this year and it's good for us to be on the front row. Heikki isn't there to support, he's here to win the race.
"They can fight here as long as they don't get egg on their faces and emerge from the first corner in first and second."
(BBC)
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