The major issue that cost Hamilton a shot at pole position

The major issue that cost Hamilton a shot at pole position

 

 

 
Hamilton qualified seventh for Sunday’s race at the Hungaroring after he was forced to abandon his final lap due to an issue with his rear wing.His DRS failed to open meaning he lost crucial lap time in the first sector of the lap.Click to subscribeNever miss a video from Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get the latest reviews, interviews and moreF1 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix – Full Qualifying resultsOn the other side of the garage, George Russell claimed a shock pole position, leaving Hamilton even more frustrated about what was possible without the issue.Mercedes boss Toto Wolff apologised to Hamilton after qualifying over team radio: “Sorry for the f***-up with the DRS.”Speaking afterwards, Hamilton vowed to support Russell’s efforts on race day.“I just had my DRS not working, otherwise huge congratulations to George, it’s an amazing feeling to get the first pole position, and it is huge for the team, we don’t know where the pace all of a sudden came from, it came from nowhere, that’s a huge positive. “I’ll do what I can tomorrow to support him, he should be able to win from that position at this track, and I’ll try and work my way up.”Related Articles Verstappen: ‘Mercedes need to do me a favour’ after engine issue Russell claims first F1 pole in Hungary, Verstappen only 10th Hamilton believes he could have challenged for pole position without his DRS failure.“For sure, for sure. It’s definitely… frustrating to finally after all the struggles that we had not be able to fight for the front row and do it but they’ll be other times.“I don’t know where our race pace is gonna be now because yesterday we were slow in both, but maybe all of a sudden we found something, if we have great, and if that’s for both of us hopefully we can attack tomorrow.”‘Bittersweet’ for WolffWolff conceded that it was “bittersweet” for Mercedes after squandering potentially their first front-row lockout since Saudi Arabia last year.Related Articles F1 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix – Full Qualifying results Michael Schumacher family buys land in Spain as “winter residence”“In these moments you want to cry of joy for the pole position but equally you know the car was good for him to be there as well so very, very bittersweet.” 

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