Hamilton says Sepang effort was his best lap of 2026 after front-row start
Lewis Hamilton said he was elated to secure his second front-row start of a trying 2026 season at Sepang. The Ferrari driver described his qualifying effort as his best lap of the year after taking second, 0.298s behind Max Verstappen.
Hamilton said he was elated after claiming his second front-row start of the 2026 season, which he described as a trying year so far. He also called the qualifying effort his best lap of the season.
At Sepang, Hamilton put his Ferrari second on the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia with a 1m35.428s lap. That left him 0.298s behind polesitter Max Verstappen, while Verstappen's Red Bull team-mate Isack Hadjar qualified third.
According to Motorsport.com, the result came as a surprise to Hamilton.
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