From the dazzling appeal of the Silverstone, the oldest track on the calendar, Formula 1 is all set for the technical, twisty and upbeat challenge presented by the Hungaroring, a legendary circuit that first hosted an F1 race back in 1986.
What's new at the Hungaroring?
And the pole shootout, it must be confessed, could not possibly have been a more closely contested one than what eventually panned out. Interestingly, to add a new dash of excitement to the grilling qualifying regimen, F1 dabbled with a new template to qualify; which was that all drivers participating in the Q1 would be on the hards.
This would be followed by them moving onto the mediums during Q2 before finally launching their pole position bids on the softs, the fastest compounds available.
Rebirth of a legend!
To make the most of this new format albeit with much distinction was none other than the legendary veteran of the sport. He was three one-thousandths of a second faster than Max Verstappen, the mighty Red Bull man in second.
Moreover, he was eighty-five thousandths of a second faster than Lando Norris, the McLaren youngster in third and all of this during the nail-biting stage of the qualifying battle for round twelve of the ongoing world championship season.
Lewis Hamilton delivered an astonishing, inspiring and stunning drive in Q3 to take pole position for the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix. In so doing, the man who was last on the pole at Jeddah back in 2021, claimed his 104th career pole and his ninth here at the ballsy Hungaroring.
Whom should you place your best bet on?
Anyone who’d like to bet elsewhere but not on Sir Lewis Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, might be dabbling with rabid uncertainty. It’s probably not a wise idea. It couldn’t get any more enthralling however for those who believe in the unwavering focus and the faultless consistency of a true great of our time.
Having stayed away from any pole position grab whatsoever in all of 2022, what a comeback, it ought to be said, is for an all-time legend! In all, Lewis Hamilton’s incredible effort during the final dying moments of Q3 saw him establish a flier of a lap going at 1:16:609.
For someone who perhaps still doesn't have the fastest car on the grid and yet managed to put together a cracker of a performance, will anyone find it easy to usurp the king of Hungaroring? And a king he certainly is, having won here on 8 previous occasions and having just bagged a ninth career pole at the famous venue.
SportsTiger pro tip
However, make no mistake- Hamilton will be pursued by two of the best and most authoritative drivers out there with Verstappen in second and Norris in third all set to battle with a battle-hardened veteran of F1.
It's Formula 1 after all; it's Lewis Hamilton on pole after all. And for now, he seems the closest one in contention to bag a win. But then, what also matters in this sport is to never say never; who knows what may happen for Sunday will be a completely different day.
For now, Get in there, Lewis!
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