"Only Lewis Hamilton can do that" - Nico Rosberg praises former F1 rival's 'perfect' Hungarian GP qualifying lap

Nico Rosberg has heaped praise on former F1 title rival Lewis Hamilton, describing his pole position lap at the Hungarian Grand Prix as “perfection”. 

Hamilton ended a qualifying drought stretching back to the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as he pipped Red Bull’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen to a 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:record-breaking p�🐭�ole at the Hungaroring in a thrilling Q3 showdown. 

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An extraordinary effort from the seven-time world champion saw🃏 him snatch pole away from Verstappen by🐽 just 0.003s with his very final lap of the session. 

🌳"He gave it everything he had,” Rosberg, who edged Hamilton to the 20🎉16 title after a fierce battle, told Sky F1. 

“𓆉I witnessed these special moments and these days he used to have. Today was one of those. 

"That lap there is like perfection, it's art. Only Lewis Hamilton can do that on such days. No one could have even gone a hundredth quicker. How awe♐some, super.”

Pole sitter Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 celebrates in qualifying parc ferme. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12,
Pole sitter Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 celebrates in qualifying parc ferme. Formula…

Fellow Sky F1 pundit Danica Patrick added: "What's really special is to execute at such a high level so consistently and stওill be able to squeak a little more out of it.”

Hamilton described taking his 104th F1 career pole as feeling “like the first tꦰime”. 

“It’s been a crazy year and a half, I’ve lost my voice from shouting so much in the car. It's amazing, that feeling. I feel so grateful ꧟to be up here because we’ve worked so hard, we’ve been pushing so hard over this time to get a pole it feels like the first time. 

🅠“I didn’t expect us coming today to be fighting for pole. When I went into th🐓at last run I gave it absolutely everything, there was nothing left in it.”

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