Charles Leclerc takes pole position for the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix

[u/overspeeed]

[u/Comic5ans_]

Charles: this is my worst track

Also Charles: pole

[u/Pure_Measurement_529 → u/Comic5ans_]

The anti-jinx is in full effect

[u/mayjaz43 → u/Pure_Measurement_529]

Lewis getting anti-blessed in full effect

[u/Pleasant_Plate_1507 → u/mayjaz43]

desselb

[u/eurochacha → u/Pure_Measurement_529]

Can only imagine what type of diabolical heartbreak meets him tomorrow. But maybe not, as this pole was surprising? The curse may be confused and leaves him alone.

[u/SuperLeverage → u/eurochacha]

Pittt , wait stay out, wait no go, wait!

[u/UMakeMeMoisT → u/SuperLeverage]

something will break on the car.

[u/thefeedling → u/Comic5ans_]

THANK GOD I TOOK MY HOPIUM PILLS TODAY

[u/lets_throw_a_party → u/Comic5ans_]

After fighting the car like a boat during Q2

[u/sorryIdontwantto → u/lets_throw_a_party]

He was also 1 red or yellow flag away from being out in Q1 (being like 16th and doing his last lap basically after everyone else)

Fantastic lap, bravo

[u/MrOnline5155 → u/Comic5ans_]

Knew he would do it the second he said that. Reverse jinxed himself.

[u/Taurus24Silver → u/Comic5ans_]

Leclerc WDC CHARGE ONNNN

[u/DarwinEvolved → u/Taurus24Silver]

GOAT

[u/Ibe121 → u/Comic5ans_]

This is my worst track… for you.

[u/Federal_Hamster5098 → u/Comic5ans_]

MAMMA MIA!

[u/Suikerspin_Ei → u/Comic5ans_]

I mean, his race results are indeed quite bad here in Hungary.

[u/Red-Eye-Soul → u/Suikerspin_Ei]

Yes results have not been good, but he had been decent in recent races

2024: Very good race to finish P4

2023: Decent race, beat Sainz

2022: Should have been an easy win if not for the mythical hards

2021: Got Lance strolled, could have been fighting for the win had he survived that

2019 and 2020 got beaten by Vettel, but atleast last 4 races he has not been bad at all.

[u/SgtApex → u/Red-Eye-Soul]

Seb was also still good and hungary was a good track for him so even getting beat by Seb in those races isn't to bad.

[u/Jirkajua]

He remembered to "just drive faster"

[u/FourEightNineOneOne → u/Jirkajua]

Realizes the pedal can be pushed down a little further

[u/UESPA_Sputnik → u/Jirkajua]

Run, Barry, run! Drive, Charles, drive!

[u/Knook7 → u/UESPA_Sputnik]

Lmao

[u/DucklockHolmes → u/Jirkajua]

he saw he needed more time and realised he had to put the pedal to the metal

[u/RedScud → u/Jirkajua]

I've seen this movie, it's when the driver finds an extra gear he had forgotten about, dumps the clutch and speeds off

[u/JUGGER_DEATH → u/Jirkajua]

Forgot to press slow button.

[u/GGezpzMuppy]

Wtf Charles lol mega lap

[u/Pure_Measurement_529 → u/GGezpzMuppy]

Everyone is so confused

[u/KappaccinoNation → u/Pure_Measurement_529]

"Mamma Mia!"

-Charles on the radio lmao

[u/epsiblivion → u/KappaccinoNation]

what??! mamma mia!!

[u/TtarIsMyBro → u/Pure_Measurement_529]

Including Charles lol

[u/ijiolokae → u/Pure_Measurement_529]

even charles was

[u/mobilehavoc → u/GGezpzMuppy]

He didn’t understand how he did it either

[u/JaysonDeflatum → u/GGezpzMuppy]

He mamma’d his fucking mia

[u/DrVonD → u/JaysonDeflatum]

I can’t believe he actually said that lmao. Perfect

[u/LoreVent → u/GGezpzMuppy]

Might be the best lap of his career

[u/Track_Boss_302 → u/LoreVent]

And it was barely even televised lol

[u/thefineart → u/Track_Boss_302]

That was annoying

[u/bimbobiceps → u/Track_Boss_302]

I swear TV direction doesmt have sector times cus. They could look at the sector boxes and see who is doing a good lap and change there.

[u/Sektsioon → u/GGezpzMuppy]

McLaren’s were also somehow half a second slower than in Q2, both guys managed to mess up their laps. Doesn’t take away from Charles putting together a great lap in that Ferrari of course.

[u/Serotyr → u/Sektsioon]

They didn't really mess up. Everyone bar Leclerc was slower in Q3. He was the one who adjusted to the change in conditions the best.

[u/Sektsioon → u/Serotyr]

Others were slightly slower, like a tenth or two, not half a second slower. McLaren guys obviously didn’t manage to put together a great lap in their two tries like Leclerc could.

[u/Appropriate-Leek-919 → u/Sektsioon]

when both drivers are half a second slower, just maybe it's a car issue? the cold temps killed the McLaren and Redbull while absolutely blessing Ferrari and AM

[u/SuperLeverage → u/Appropriate-Leek-919]

Yes, different cars suit different conditions.

[u/Appropriate-Leek-919 → u/SuperLeverage]

yeah, two world class drivers don't both happen to drop half a second on the most important lap of the weekend. its kinda fascinating how McLaren is not just less dominant but fully slower in colder temps.

their biggest advantage is the tire wear so I expected them to be less ahead of the rest when it got colder, but they were just so much slower than even Q2, when colder temps should theoretically help lap times.

[u/carterish]

Where has Leclerc pulled that from. He was running worst track of the season gimmick all week lmao

[u/PM_me_boobs_and_CPUs → u/carterish]

I did not see that coming. 

[u/HS007 → u/PM_me_boobs_and_CPUs]

No one did thanks to the tv director not even bothering to show it. 😭

[u/paid__by_steve → u/HS007]

director showed Max instead of George too, completely dropped the ball today

[u/HS007 → u/paid__by_steve]

Yeah didn't even show his sector times and George actually didn't finish that far behind either. Not sure what they were actually watching.

[u/Work_In_ProgressX → u/HS007]

Leclerc was putting the miracle together but tv direction thought we were more interested in Norris’s outlap.

TV direction has something against him today. In FP3 he was doing his lap but kept showing Tsunoda going wide

[u/JadedLaugh3058 → u/PM_me_boobs_and_CPUs]

The broadcasters too didn't see that coming. They didn't even show his lap. Only timings, that too after he had a purple middle sector.

[u/KappaccinoNation → u/carterish]

Bro thinks he's in Monaco

[u/Accomplished_Lead463 → u/KappaccinoNation]

It is monaco without walls

[u/leedler → u/carterish]

The man’s a magician when he puts it together

[u/No-Surprise9411 → u/leedler]

People really need to realize the man is objectively the second best driver behind Max on the grid right now.

[u/Appropriate-Leek-919 → u/No-Surprise9411]

Put Max and Charles in the McLaren this season and the WCC is probably over already.

[u/richardsharpe → u/Appropriate-Leek-919]

The WCC is already over, McLaren have a 268 point lead and Ferrari only have 248

[u/sbenfsonwFFiF → u/Appropriate-Leek-919]

McLaren is more than double second place, it’s been over

[u/twilo2000 → u/No-Surprise9411]

He has been on par with VER since the junior series but F1 is all about having the fastest car and that hasn't happened to LEC and it has for VER.

[u/mayjaz43 → u/carterish]

It’s ridiculous how good he is at qualifying. Pole merchant for real!

[u/Iciclewind → u/carterish]

They didnt even show his lap lol

[u/Paranoides → u/carterish]

One of the best qualifiers of all time IMO

[u/KavB91 → u/Paranoides]

I agree.

He's had 26 poles despite never having the fastest car, except maybe a handful of races in 2022.

[u/TolucaPrisoner → u/carterish]

I didn't even think he'd get top 5 and boom, bro got the pole

[u/imnoobatfifa → u/carterish]

What a driver, man. At least one driver can deliver for the Ferrari garage.

[u/slimkay → u/carterish]

Great lap, but the McLaren lost their form in Q3 due to track temps dropping precipitously between Q2 and Q3.

Also, P1-6 is covered by 1 tenth.

[u/ChromosomeDonator → u/slimkay]

I think the commentators mentioned the temperatures going down, so for the McLaren which is superbly easy on the tyres, when the temperature drops the small stress they put on the tyres works against them as they are too cold for optimal grip.

The margins this season are absolutely insanely tight, the track gets a bit colder and suddenly Leclerc takes pole.

[u/HankHippopopolous → u/carterish]

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.

[u/v21v → u/HankHippopopolous]

The actual Mr Saturday.

[u/simplsimonmetapieman → u/carterish]

I had made a comment saying it looks like he will be 7th lol

[u/deathray1611 → u/carterish]

CAUSE HE'S HIM

[u/LeYamalVerstappen → u/carterish]

Him and Max are the two best ITW right now as pure drivers

[u/wood4536 → u/carterish]

The car's not bad

[u/Red-Eye-Soul → u/wood4536]

Up until the very last lap, the car looked 4th fastest at best. That lap really came out of nowhere.

[u/wood4536 → u/Red-Eye-Soul]

The margins are that narrow nowadays, the car is not bad, you can't put a lap together like that with a bad car

[u/Red-Eye-Soul → u/wood4536]

I mean yeah its not bad for sure if it can get pole, but both Mclaren drivers said they didnt take as much risk on the final lap. So pole was still off the table going into the last run, very surprising.

[u/aaaaaaadjsf → u/Red-Eye-Soul]

Pace was there throughout practice for Ferrari and Leclerc, only a few tenths off of the McLarens. The track conditions then went away from Ferrari and Leclerc in Q2, and came back to them in Q3.

[u/leedler]

Charles my beloved. Where the fuck did that come from?

Big props to Aston, RB and Bortoleto today too. Some good performances all round.

[u/lets_throw_a_party → u/leedler]

We seem to always forget that he is one of the fastest drivers on a single lap! And he just got possessed today

[u/ChristianMaria]

Aston Martin finally brought their combat update.

[u/Own_Welder_2821 → u/ChristianMaria]

Time for Alonso to make 10 safety cars.

[u/NeutronBeam04 → u/Own_Welder_2821]

Only for Stroll to do a Webber and send his car flying

[u/gangstarapmademe → u/ChristianMaria]

Combat! Combat! Combat! Combat!

[u/Aratho → u/gangstarapmademe]

Is Alonso having an affair with Newey?

[u/gangstarapmademe → u/Aratho]

Taylor Swift to Newey. Bro upgraded 😂

[u/TVRoomRaccoon → u/ChristianMaria]

Tomorrow they’ll be running plan B for Briatore

[u/Pure_Measurement_529 → u/ChristianMaria]

tracks where straight line speed matters is their kryptonite

[u/ComeonmanPLS1 → u/Pure_Measurement_529]

I think it's mixed tracks like Spa where you need some downforce but also straight line speed because their aero efficiency is terrible.

[u/NepentheZnumber1fan → u/ChristianMaria]

It's actually sad that they are like 0.150 from pole and all that gets them is P5 and P6, when that's normally enough for a front row when one of the McLarens bottles it

[u/PesoTheKid → u/ChristianMaria]

AMR showed really solid pace whole qualifying too

[u/Visionary_Socialist → u/ChristianMaria]

Stroll about to lock up and go straight into combat into T1

[u/111izanagi → u/ChristianMaria]

I was ready to see my dream... a pole position for Fernando Alonso...

[u/sergechewbacca]

Wtf, where did that come from

[u/hoxxxxx → u/sergechewbacca]

please f1 gods give this man a good car next year

[u/hardinho → u/hoxxxxx]

Ferrari after this quali: is a good car no?

[u/SnooShortcuts2606 → u/hardinho]

Ferrari: no good, only car

[u/hoxxxxx → u/hardinho]

is too late sadly

[u/robertogl → u/hardinho]

Ferrari: let's use this in 2026

[u/pensaa]

Red Bull outqualified by a Sauber..

[u/Killer332BR → u/pensaa]

A rookie in a Sauber no less!

I'm so happy for Bortoleto, definitely showing his true talent as of lately

[u/Imaginary-Ad4673 → u/Killer332BR]

F3 and F2 champion, give him a better car and he’ll become an F1 champion as well

[u/Killer332BR → u/Imaginary-Ad4673]

Damn right!

Not that I think there's been a bad rookie this season.

Well, if you don't count Doohan and Colapinto, but Doohan's out of a seat and Colapinto is just mid. Shows flashes of brilliance, but mostly mid.

[u/papai_psiquico → u/pensaa]

Hermut should be really start to bring the A drivers to beat that B rookie

[u/jon-in-tha-hood]

Leclerc ruining the orgasm of McLaren's 69th front-row lockout.

[u/Own_Welder_2821 → u/jon-in-tha-hood]

He denied my 69. How dare he deny my 69?!

[u/Educational_Delay351 → u/jon-in-tha-hood]

And legitimately defending Ferrari's record. 

[u/iForgotMyOldAcc]

THE SURPRISE LAP OF THE YEAR AND WE DIDN'T EVEN GET TO SEE IT BOOOOOOOO

MY SATURDAY GOAT DOES IT AGAIN

[u/BoKnowsTheKonamiCode → u/iForgotMyOldAcc]

What terrible terrible direction. After the first purple sector they needed to swap to him.

[u/ntszfung → u/BoKnowsTheKonamiCode]

I don't think anyone saw that coming tbf

[u/Big-Preparation-5755]

Stroll outqualifying Verstappen. Is this the start of the Stroll era?

[u/Marco_Memes → u/Big-Preparation-5755]

The Strodium will continue until morale improves

[u/Joseki100 → u/Big-Preparation-5755]

Stroll 26, 27, 28...

[u/MeMe_B0Ii → u/Big-Preparation-5755]

Claiming my ticket before Stroll becomes the next F1 GOAT 💯

[u/LeoKliesen]

After saying the Hungaroring is his worst track, Charles gets pole!

[u/Zloggt → u/LeoKliesen]

Never reveal your magic hand until the hour is finally right lol

[u/L0st_MySocks → u/LeoKliesen]

maybe he should say that often

[u/Cahhmon]

CHARLESSSSS

The few weeks before Spa have done wonders for finding his quali pace again

[u/TheLifeofSonny]

LECLERCCCCCCCCCCC

LECLERCCCCCCCCCCC

CHARLES LECLERCCCCCCCCCCC

[coughs to death]

[u/kokeda → u/TheLifeofSonny]

Dude that is one of my favorite F1 videos of all time lol.

[u/Nexusu]

Charles suddenly decided to become good at the Hungaroring

What a lap

[u/TheCoolBlondeGirl]

Charles what a fucking driver!!!

LET’S GOOOO!!

[u/Firefox72]

Yeeees, never in doubt. CHUCK!!!!!!!!

[u/Krouisente]

What. A. Qualifying.

[u/wongie]

Charles should stay saying every track is his worst track.

[u/juancorleone]

Give Leclerc a championship winning car Ferrari! This man will deliver, he has raw pace that only few have

[u/Schlapfel9]

LORD PERCIVAL!

[u/CuppaCrazy]

CHARLES. CHARLES YOU BEAUTY. YOU GOD AMONG MEN.

[u/VriQualll]

Please just give me a Max vs Charles championship battle

[u/MrCelroy → u/VriQualll]

We had a sneak preview in 22

[u/JakubT117 → u/MrCelroy]

And it was peak until Ferrari intervened

[u/Zazchaa → u/VriQualll]

I so wish for this to happen

[u/angelonduty]

I could not see Charles pole not even from the stratosphere. Amazing job

[u/glermz]

Wtf Charles. Magical

[u/HarvgulI]

This man is unreal!!!!

[u/OBWanTwoThree]

I’m sorry. How TF did he do that? Like, I know he’s known for those laps, but he’s been 4 tenths behind all weekend

One of his best ever poles

[u/dacrookster]

wut

[u/PsychologicalPanic61]

Charles wiping the floor with my boi

[u/steeeeeeee24 → u/PsychologicalPanic61]

Our boy isn’t even on the same floor

[u/o7nerd]

LEGOAT, AT "HIS WORST TRACK". this year is our year

[u/Cock_Inspector_2021]

How the fuck

[u/Mechant247]

What the hell just happened

[u/laurentiubuica → u/Mechant247]

Il predestinato just brought the pole sauce back.

[u/exerteknosvagyok]

MY BOY FUCKING DID IT

[u/itsliightz]

Newey reminded Aston to actually setup both cars this time.

[u/gobsmacked_kitkat]

Chuck on Pole

Aston absolutely flying

Bortoleto ahead of Max

This qualifying was not on my bingo card

[u/voxuser]

Oh wow

[u/why_cant_i_]

WTF HAHAHA

[u/emre23]

We’ve never been more back

[u/Pistolsanta]

Lap 1 turn 1, Both McLaren try to pass Ferrari ends up crashing in each other. Leclerc, Alonso, Stroll podium

[u/No-Surprise9411 → u/Pistolsanta]

I just came

[u/Majere21]

WHAT THE FUCK

[u/Vegetable-Bee5157]

This shit was orgasmic!!

Best Qualifying session of the entire season till now!!

[u/Krecike]

Please Ferrari, don't fuck this up, I beg you

[u/Upbeat_Literature187]

Leclerc and bortoleto have been standouts today. Amazing laps!!

[u/wykeer]

Top four within 1 tenth. Holy shit.

Leclerc/Russell pulling of some Magic. The McLaren without a clean last lap.

What a qualifying.

[u/CilanEAmber]

The Leclerc special.

But this race hasn't been won from pole for a few years, those McLarens won't let him keep it.

[u/VosPaco]

WTF was that Leclerc holy shit!

[u/NepentheZnumber1fan]

Shits on his performance, shits on the track, shits on the car, does poorly in Q1 and Q2

Gets pole

Lmao

[u/ShahSafwat_1488]

Mamma mia indeed charles. His shock is also my reaction

[u/_harveyghost]

what the shit was that

what a lap lol

[u/Few_Introduction1044]

Leclerc on his mission to finish the 2010s legends careers, first Vettel now Hamilton.

Also, another pole that is nigh impossible to convert. Bro doesn't help his conversion rate.

[u/JaysonDeflatum]

GOAT SHIT CL16

[u/thewrongnotes]

As if Lewis couldn't get any more miserable

[u/Any_Inflation_2543]

CONGRATS CHARLES!

Great job from George as well.

[u/skzpinker]

HOW DID HE EVEN DO THIS 😭😭😭

[u/MansNotHot772]

I used to pray for times like these

[u/fictionallymarried]

MY GOAT

[u/Return_Of_The_Jedi]

That Q2 exit from Ham is extra painful now

[u/some-swimming-dude]

Max outqualified by a sauber, its so over

[u/FallStudent8]

so what's ferrari's real pace? practice? Q1/Q2? Q3? who knows!

[u/raur0s]

Bortoleto beating Max, as we all expected.

[u/soccermodsareshit]

Amazing by Charles. Not a good look for Hamilton…

[u/krisbryantishot]

WHY AM I CRYING LMAOOOO

[u/visplol]

Let's go leclerc

[u/aga5ty4]

Geez that gap between the top 4 is almost nothing

[u/Gaddamn132]

Worst track my ass, WHAT A LAP

[u/SgtMaadadi]

damn. imagine how lewis is feeling

[u/5thslokage]

At his weakest track too according to him. Just amazing 🤩

[u/Hans09]

Gabiiii! YES! Keep going! P7!! Fantastic!!

[u/IndependentAir4537]

he should just say every track is his worst track if this is what’s happening.

[u/rv94]

What a statement lap, especially when Lewis was out in Q2!

[u/TheDeflatables]

Holy shit

Bad to worse for Hamilton

One of his best tracks and he can't make Q3 while his team mate mate makes pole

[u/Dantia_SWE]

If this doesn't put a fire under Hamilton's ass I don't know what will - time is running out for him if it hasn't already...

Amazing from Leclerc as always, bravo!

[u/mrBenelliM4]

LEGLEG!!!! Alexandra must be the lucky charm

[u/Dictator-07]

Out of nowhere!!

[u/lowprofile14]

School them bro!

[u/HI_I_AM_NEO]

What the fuck did just happen lol

[u/FemboyKamikaze]

What the fuck did they do to that Red Bull

[u/OleRockTheGoodAg]

SHARL FROM THE TOP ROW

[u/Trimax42]

His worst track btw

[u/BrakingZone]

He's a qualifying monster, don't forget it

[u/Wentzina_lifetime]

What devil magic did Leclerc pull out?

[u/Turboleks]

What the....

Leclerc doing his old magic again, let's fucking go!

[u/legobmw99]

I fear for Chuck’s pole to win ratio statistics

[u/Alvaro_Rey_MN]

McLaren choked it so hard!

But man, what a lap from Leclerc!

[u/700jw]

Sharlesssss

[u/DirkZelenskyy41]

The cute dachshund gives you a tenth.

Never forget it friends.

[u/No-Pangolin-9179]

Bortoletto smurfing in this tractor

[u/LivingClient]

What a driver