While Charles Leclerc surprised everyone with his pole position almost out of nowhere, the surprise was duller on the other side of the garage. Lewis Hamilton, for the third consecutive time – counting the Sprint of Belgium – failed the Q3. A painful observation, when we witness the difficulties of the seven-time world champion behind the wheel of his SF-25, that he manages neither to tame nor to understand.
The qualifications of the Hungarian Grand Prix presented themselves well for Scuderia at first, which is why Leclerc pole was so unexpected. Tenth in Q1, Hamilton somehow tried to survive in Q2. While his teammate was just able to qualify for the third phase of the session, the Briton failed in 12th place, saved from a position by the deleted time of Kimi Antonelli.
The team has no problem, the car is in pole, so we should probably change the pilot.
When he learned his elimination, Hamilton expressed these words on the radio: “Each time, every time …” Questioned by Sky Sports about what he was referring to, he answered in a very brief way: “Oh, it’s me, every time. Yeah, useless, completely useless.”
When he was asked if he had answers to his questions and if the team worked to try to help him best, the Ferrari driver immediately added by cheap his words, visibly annoyed and still under the adrenaline: “The team has no problem, the car is in pole, so we should probably change the pilot.”
While the Hungaroring circuit is like a second silverstone for Hamilton, since he holds the record for the greatest number of victories with eight success, the Briton said that “Not once this weekend” He had had the feeling of being able to aim for a better result.
He still admitted that the qualifications had been “Incredible for the team”the Leclerc pole being a surprise after McLaren dominated all the sessions to the Q3, witness “Big progress” For Ferrari.
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