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Remember when Bubba Wallace posted a story of himself laying on a sofa in racing overalls and watching the Azerbaijan GP? Wallace was supporting Lewis Hamilton then and he still is supporting his F1 Hero as he issues a 3-word message after the 7X Champion overcomes adversity in Hungary. What was the message that Bubba Wallace had for Lewis Hamilton?

After 20 months of drought without a pole position, Lewis Hamilton finally grabbed one at the Hungarian GP qualifying. After an enthralling Q1 and Q2 that saw huge names getting out, Q3 was the best shot for Hamilton in a Mercedes that looked fiery on the softest compound of tires throughout the weekend. Lewis Hamilton was the last to leave the garage and went for a mega lap to grab the pole by just 0.003 of a second.

Across the globe, Hamilton fans are elated as they celebrate the well-fought pole. One of them is the NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace. For those who don’t know, Bubba Wallace is a huge Lewis Hamilton fan and has posted multiple stories and social media posts over the years showing his support. As Hamilton took the pole in Hungary, Wallace again issued a three-word message for his F1. He quote tweeted Mercedes’ Tweet of Hamilton pole with the Caption “GET IN THERE!!!!!!!!”

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Lewis Hamilton and his Engineer have this thing where whenever Hamilton gets the pole or wins the race, he comes on the radio and says “Get in there Lewis”. While it was all flowers and sunshine for Lewis Hamilton, the other side of the Mercedes garage wasn’t that happy.

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Disappointment for George Russell at the Hungarian GP qualifying 

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F1 introduced new tire rules for the qualifying session in Hungary where all the teams and drivers will be using the same compound of tire for the 3 quali sessions. Hards for Q1, Mediums for Q2, and Softs for Q3. As mentioned earlier, Mercedes was super quick on the soft compound but not so much on the other two. However, coming toward the end of Q1 both Hamilton and Russell were in the elimination zone and needed improvement.

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While Hamilton made it, the traffic jam in sector 3 to start a lap cost George Russell his chance at improving as he lost time throughout the lap. The Briton was furious at his team who could’ve let him out earlier in a gap but Mercedes decided to put their bets on track evolution and paid the price.

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What do you think? Will Lewis Hamilton be able to keep Max Verstappen behind and win the race tomorrow?

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