{"id":15398,"date":"2023-07-23T20:51:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T15:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/?p=15398"},"modified":"2023-07-23T20:51:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T15:51:27","slug":"f1-hamilton-takes-hungarian-gp-pole-zhou-jumps-to-5th-in-qualifying-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/2023\/07\/23\/f1-hamilton-takes-hungarian-gp-pole-zhou-jumps-to-5th-in-qualifying-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"F1: Hamilton takes Hungarian GP pole; Zhou jumps to 5th in qualifying thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>F1: Hamilton takes Hungarian GP pole; Zhou jumps to 5<sup>th<\/sup> in qualifying thriller \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton said it felt like a first beating Max Verstappen by the blink of an eye to take a record-extending 104<sup>th<\/sup> pole position of his Formula One career at the Hungarian Grand prix on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old Briton was just 0.003s faster than Red Bull&#8217;s championship leader for what was also a record ninth pole at the Hungarian \u2013 the most by any driver in the history of the sport at one circuit.<\/p>\n<p>It was Hamilton\u2019s first pole position since Saudi Arabia in December 20121 and ended his run of 33 races without starting from the top slot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a crazy year and a half, so I\u2019ve lost my voice from shouting so much,\u201d said Hamilton, hoarse after giving his emotions full volume in the cockpit on his slowing down lap.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel so grateful to be up here because the team have worked so hard. We&#8217;ve been pushing so hard over this time to finally get a pole and it just feels like the first time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McLaren\u2019s Lando Norris qualified third with Australian rookie teammate Oscar Piastre alongside and Alfa Romeo\u2019s Chinese racer Zhou Guanyu fifth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15400\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15400\" src=\"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Formula-One-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"Formula One\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Formula-One-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Formula-One.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Formula One<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It feels good, very good, to be lining up on the grid in fifth place tomorrow. I felt comfortable from the first lap onwards, but still, I did not really expect to even finish Q1 in P1,&#8221; said Zhou.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Overall, I would say this track layout suits our car well, which gives us great motivation ahead of tomorrow&#8217;s race. The team did an amazing job,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Hungarian Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One calendar until at least 2032 after a five-year extension was announced in Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Formula One said in a statement the contract extension from 2027 came after the announcement of significant refurbishment of the Hungarian circuit, including a new pit building and main grandstand.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary has been part of the world championship since 1986 with its circuit some 20km outside Budapest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source(s) &amp; Courtesy: CGTN<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>F1: Hamilton takes Hungarian GP pole; Zhou jumps to 5th in qualifying thriller \u00a0 &nbsp; Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton said it felt like a first beating Max Verstappen by the blink of an eye to take a record-extending 104th pole position of his Formula One career at the Hungarian Grand prix on Sunday. 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