Autosport Podcast: Hamilton’s Styrian GP qualifying lap “not from this world” – F1

Lewis Hamilton’s pole place lap for the Styrian Grand Prix gave a different timely reminder of his damp-weather prowess on a working day System 1 wanted tolerance with the appalling weather.

Soon after the ultimate follow session at the Pink Bull Ring was washed out, there have been pretty serious fears that qualifying on Saturday afternoon could possibly also tumble by the wayside as the forecasted storm shipped torrential rain.

But after a 45-moment hold off from its scheduled get started time, qualifying acquired underway in complicated problems with drivers reporting very poor visibility and aquaplaning.

With Mercedes workforce-mate Valtteri Bottas hampered by a brake dilemma, Hamilton blitzed to pole by 1.2 seconds from Crimson Bull’s Max Verstappen, which he later on said reminded him of his well known acquire in in the same way wet 2008 British GP.

In the hottest edition of the Autosport podcast, Grand Prix editor Alex Kalinauckas is joined by F1 reporter Luke Smith to explore Hamilton’s 89th occupation pole, George Russell’s stirring generate to the 12th swiftest time for Williams and one more tough working day for Ferrari.