Lewis Hamilton claimed his first pole position in 595 days with a brilliant qualifying lap for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
Hamilton crossed the line at the Hungaroring just 0.003 seconds ahead of Red Bull rival Max Verstappen to take his first pole since the penultimate round of the 2021 season in Saudi Arabia.
Hamilton’s lap was greeted with raucous cheers from the crowd, bringing to an end a run of five straight poles for Verstappen.
Lando Norris qualified an impressive third for McLaren. POLE POSITION FOR LEWIS IN BUDAPEST!! pic.twitter.com/DN9ru73Btv — Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 22, 2023 Hamilton only finished 16th on Friday, describing his machine as “at its worst”.
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