NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace hails Lewis Hamilton as he triumphs over Max Verstappen to secure Hungarian GP pole position

Bubba Wallace joined many fans worldwide in celebrating Lewis Hamilton’s Hungarian GP pole.

NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace hails Lewis Hamilton as he triumphs over Max Verstappen to secure Hungarian GP pole position

Max Verstappen (Credits: @Max33Verstappen/Twitter), Lewis Hamilton (Credits: @F1/Twitter), and Bubba Wallace (Credits: @BubbaWallace/Twitter)

NASCAR Cup Series’ only black athlete Bubba Wallace has expressed his happiness as he joins F1 fans in congratulating Lewis Hamilton for winning the Hungarian GP pole. The seven times F1 world champion out-ran his rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull in a thrilling last push lap battle to secure his maiden pole of 2023 and first one since 2021 Saudi Arabian GP.

Bubba Wallace took it to Twitter to congratulate Hamilton on securing his 104th career pole and making a new pole record, breaking the previous one he held. Wallace tweeted, “GET IN THERE!!!!!!!!” as a reply to a poster shared on Twitter via the official handle of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team.

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Lewis Hamilton won the pole in a last lap shoot out against the reigning world champion Max Verstappen who has won eight of the ten races so far this season. The duo was separated by just 0.003 seconds. Verstappen finished the push lap first, and Hamilton finished behind him with the slightest margin.

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Wallace used the words from the conversation between Hamilton and his engineer Bono after securing the pole. Both used the “Get in there” multiple times while expressing their delight over the team radio after securing their first pole of 2023. Last year his teammate  George Russell secured the pole on the same track.

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Bubba Wallace has previously expressed his desire to see Lewis Hamilton racing for his team

Bubba Wallace, Lewis Hamilton, and Michael Jordan
Bubba Wallace, Lewis Hamilton, and Michael Jordan

Wallace, who races in the Cup series for NBA legend Michael Jordan and JGR’s Denny Hamlin, owned when previously asked about a driver he wants to see running his team’s part-time entry to the series, had a one-word answer, “Lewis.” His teammate Tyler Reddick also joined Wallace giving the same answer.

Hamilton, during his last visit to the USA for the Miami GP, had confirmed that he is interested in exploring NASCAR and IndyCar. If he genially wants to do it, Michael Jordan’s team will be the best choice. The move can create a never seen fuzz that NASCAR, the driver, and the 23XI team can benefit from. A Jordan-Hamilton collaboration can make headlines around the globe.

Hamilton’s former McLaren teammate and 2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button, is enjoying his time in NASCAR. Button will make his third NASCAR Cup Series start next month in the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway with RWR. He also has driven NASCAR’s 24 Hours of Lemans entry Garage 56 in the iconic event and the recently concluded Goodwood Festival of Speed.

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