English Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), seven-time Formula One world champion, It will be out first this Sunday in the Hungarian Grand Prix, the eleventh of the Formula One World Cup, which is held at the Hungaroring, the circuit on the outskirts of Budapest; where the spanish Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), will start eighth.
Hamilton, 38, raised 104 his own all-time record for pole positions in F1 by dominating qualifying, in whose third and decisive round (Q3) he covered the 4,381 meters of the Hungarian track -with the mandatory soft compound tire on this occasion- in one minute, 16 seconds and 609 thousandths, only three less than the Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), outstanding leader of the World Championship and who is clearly aiming for a third title in a row; who will come out with him from the first row.
From the second the two McLaren drivers will do it: the English Lando Norris, who finished third the main timed, and the Australian Oscar Piastri; confirming the progress of the Woking team.
Hamilton surprises Verstappen and takes pole in Hungary
The Asturian double world champion, back on the track where he celebrated the first of his 32 victories almost twenty years ago and who told Efe after qualifying that -despite the fact that he does not like the change in rules with the tires- “he is not upset, because “this year is a gift everything that is happening“; will start eighth; while ‘Checo’ -second in the World Cup, with a 19-point advantage over Fernando- will do so from ninth place.
If the McLarens confirmed their progression, the big surprise in qualifying was given by the Alfa Romeos: the Chinese Guanyu Zhou will start fifth, from the third row, in which he will be accompanied by the Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari); and the Finn Valtteri Bottas will start seventh, from the fourth row, next to Alonso. ‘Checo’ will start from fifth, completed by the German Nico Hülkenberg (Haas).
The other Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), fifth in the championship, who had been eliminated in the second round (Q2) He will start eleventh this Sunday, in a race scheduled for 70 laps to complete a 306.6-kilometre route.
Hungarian GP schedule
Sunday July 23
2023-07-23 06:30:33
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