George Russell became the latest driver to reach the pole in the F1 series.
George Russell himself at first did not want to believe what he had done.
George Russell stunned everyone by completely unexpectedly hitting pole position. F1 can be watched on Elisa Viihde Viaplay and v sport channels.
of George Russell The pole position is the biggest surprise this season. It seems strange to say, after all, a British driver drives a Mercedes.
However, this year’s Silver Arrow is only a shadow of its former glory. The first place in the qualifying sessions of the Hungarian GP was a mega bang, because based on Friday’s practice, Mersu was in even more trouble than usual.
Hungaroring maestro Lewis Hamilton seventh place gives a truer picture of the performance of the W13 car. So we can only take our hats off to Russell’s performance.
At the same time, the 24-year-old Russell became the driver who reached the 105th pole in F1 history. This list has grown by three names this season. Before Russell, they already grabbed their first poles Sergio Perez in Saudi Arabia and Carlos Sainz in Great Britain.
Three new pole vaulters in the same season is very rare. The last time it happened was in the 2008 season, when Robert Kubica, Heikki Kovalainen and Sebastian Vettel drove to first place on Saturday.
The next season on the list is 1994, when Michael Schumacher, Jean Alesi and Rubens Barrichello reached this. And to confirm the statistical strangeness, the last time this happened was the season of 1980. There were new polemen Nelson Piquet, Didier Pironi and Bruno Giacomelli.
Maybe the next time the F1 series will get three new pole drivers during the same season, i.e. 2036?