Formula 1: Hamilton Extends F1 Record, Seals Hungarian Grand Prix Pole

• Formula 1 resumed this week in Hungary after taking a week's break
• Lewis Hamilton secured pole at the Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying
• The British driver has extended his Formula 1 record with this pole position

Lewis Hamilton brought the Mercedes garage to rapturous applause after securing pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix qualifiers.

Hamilton pipped Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Lando Norris to seal his first pole position since Saudi Arabia in 2021.

As reported by F1.com, the seven-time world champion ended his 33-race barren run by claiming a record-increasing 104th pole of his career and his record ninth at the Hungaroring circuit – the most in the history of Formula 1.

Hamilton on securing pole position

The Mercedes driver speaking to Sky Sports after securing pole could not hide his excitement.

Hamilton said:

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"I didn’t expect this, for us to be fighting for pole position here this weekend,"

"But hats off to the team. They’ve done a fantastic job"

Hamilton who was visibly emotional, had described his car as being "at its worst" on Friday.

Hamilton was back on the front of the grid for the first time since the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in 2021

In a thrilling conclusion to their contest, the Brit narrowly edged out Max Verstappen by a mere 0.003 seconds.

Hamilton's teammate George Russell, who was on pole last year, failed to make it out of the first qualifying session, blaming heavy traffic for his elimination.

The Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying featured the introduction of F1's new Alternative Tyre Allocation system.

This introduction saw teams run the first qualifying session using only hard compound, Q2 was done with only mediums and softs for the final top 10 shoot-out.

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Hamilton advised against joining Ferrari

Sports Brief in a previous report stated that British Formula 1 driver, Lewis Hamilton has been warned against making a possible switch to Italian Formula 1 constructor Ferrari.

According to Formula 1 analyst, Peter Windsor, a move to the Maranello would plunge the driver’s career into chaos.

Hamilton’s future at Mercedes has been up in the air with rumours that the driver is unhappy, as reported by Sports Illustrated.

With just five months left to go on his existing deal, many teams on the grid have been linked with the seven-time champion.