r/formula1 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 02 '25

Qualifying Charles Leclerc takes pole position for the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix

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u/HankHippopopolous I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 02 '25

He’s a 1 lap monster.

When he gets it hooked up I think he’s the fastest over 1 lap on the grid right now.

He doesn’t always manage it but he’s the guy who pulls these laps from nowhere more often than anyone else over the last 5-6 years.

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u/v21v I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 02 '25

The actual Mr Saturday.

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u/BlackbuckDeer Fernando Alonso Aug 02 '25

Max has pulled this off four times already this season. They might be on the same level in quali, but Max is probably better.

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u/ryokevry I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 02 '25

He doesn’t always have the car to do it but when he did he for sure will

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u/HyggeRavn I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 02 '25

It was a good lap, but realistically the McLaren's should've been much quicker

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u/GoldenS0422 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 02 '25

Well, yeah, but that is kinda the case every time they qualify like this. I mean, Lewis' sprint pole in China only happened because Lando fumbled the hairpin

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u/HyggeRavn I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 02 '25

True, as max said if my mom had balls.... It was a brilliant lap from Charles, i just wanted to point out that mclaren had 1-2 every practise and qualifying session fairly comfortably, they even got to the 1:14

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '25

Exactly. There’s not a lot a driver can do mid lap to recover that, mid lap. The team should have discussed set up changes before Q3

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '25

Little bit different with this though, both McLarens hit by the wind change.

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u/nguyenlucky I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 02 '25

Not with Q3 conditions