Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Hungarian Grand Prix from Budapest. Race start 13.00 BST.

So it’s almost as you were at the front but Webber has had a great start up to seventh on P11 on the medium rubber! Maldonado is down to 12th from 8th.

And they’re away this time with the race distance reduced by one lap. Great start from Hamilton and Grosjean keeps his second place.

Michael Schumacher has stopped on the grid and is being pushed off so there will be another formation lap. Schumacher will have to try and start from the pit lane.

Webber starting on the medium compound tyre, all of the top ten on softs.

The grid is clear and the cars are off on their parade lap. Not long to go now folks. Track temperature is a blistering 45 degrees.

Romain Grosjean: “It feels very good. I like to be on the front row, it’s better than P20. Normally our race pace is very good.”

It is Fernando Alonso’s 31st birthday today and the early news is that there could be a rain shower an hour into the race. That could give the birthday boy a chance. Only clear blue skies and sun at the moment though!

It is a baking hot day in Budapest and Red Bull aerodynamic genius Adrian Newey thinks the heat will play a part. “Lewis has been quick all weekend so he’s going to be quite troublesome. It’s very hot today so tyre degradation is going to be a factor.”

Mark Webber: “We’ve put ourselves on the back foot but we’re looking to be strong in the race with the strategy that we have.”

Lewis Hamilton starts on pole position ahead of Romain Grosjean, Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button with championship leader Fernando Alonso back in sixth on the grid.