The seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton took the leading position in front of the Valtteri Bottas team, which handed over the front row Mercedes Lockout in the Saturday qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix Formula.
British brave 4.3 kilometers horneloring in one minute, 15.419 seconds, 0.315 seconds faster than bottly.
Most importantly, it is 0.421 seconds faster than the Red Bull title Max Verstappen rival in third place.
Hamilton brought pole in Hungary! He took his 101 career pole, and he would line beside the Mate Botas team in …
https://t.co/KTSNZV2Tut- Formula 1 (@ F1) 1627740691000 “I think this is an extraordinary team work From everyone this weekend, “Hamilton said, after chatting with the 101st career pole and first in six races.
Yesss boy !! This is a pillar for Lewis Hamilton in Budapest! ? And it is the front row of Mercedes !!! https://t.co/yanmiamapk- Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team (@ MercedesAmGF1) 1627740575000 “It’s amazing to see everyone gather, soothing and pushing forward,” The Briton, shooting a sign of the 100th win and recording nine in circuit on Sunday, added.
Verstappen, who led Hamilton with eight points in the overall standings, was disappointed to miss the fifth consecutive coup.
“Obviously, throughout the weekend we have been rather left behind and it shows again in the qualification,” said the 23-year-old, whose competition with Hamilton stepped over equipment after a collision with the Mercedes driver made him out of the last race in England.
“However, we are still there and we will see what we can,” said The Dutchman, who will start a Sunday race on a sturdy soft tire but less durable compared to Hamilton Medium.
The one-hour session was stopped briefly in the second phase when Ferrari Carlos Sainz spinned to obstacles in the last corner.
The Spaniard, the fourth in the opening section of the qualification at a strong weekend for the Maranello-based squad, will start 15th.
Mick Schumacher did not take part in the qualification with his Haas team who could not repair his car on time after a German accident in the last training on Saturday.
He was also hit with a five-place grid penalty for unscheduled gearboxes after Haas was forced to replace it because the damage was maintained in the incident.