"The pole is a miracle" / Formula 1 SPEEDWEEK

Formula 1

By Vanessa Georgoulas – 28.07.2018 18:30

Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton took advantage of the climate chaos to qualify for the Hungarian Grand Prix poles. The four-time champion and world championship leader confessed, "We did not expect that."

How much can a downpour be done again in the Formula 1 Championship in qualifying at the Hungaroring. In the morning, Ferrari star, Sebastian Vettel, set the tone on a dry track, championship leader Lewis Hamilton had to settle for more than half a second and fourth fastest lap. The final training of the placards was swept – in the end, Hamilton had a lead of 1: 35.658 and Vettel finished with more than five tenths late in fourth place. "We could not count on that," admitted the polesetter after work.

"It's great for the team to fill the front row.The sky was open and we fought with pikes just as long," he said. quadruple champion, who has not had an easy time in his money arrow. "In these changing conditions it was very, very difficult, you have to be perfect. My engineers were so passionate and it's just fantastic that it was enough for the first two grid positions. "

" It's a miracle that my turn was good enough for the Pole. I had no idea that the conditions would be so. And I felt that today I made the difference. I knew that in the last lap, I had to do something special to get going. I could not be happier after this positive shock, "said the British enthusiast.

"In the race, the Ferraris were faster," admitted Hamilton, "It will be a very competitive race in which it will be crucial to protect the tires. We need to focus on that and try to get a good start – that's what Ferrari will do. They have recently made very, very strong launches and will do their best to get it right.