Lewis Hamilton's Stunning Pole Lap | 2018 Singapore Grand Prix

[@landonorris6]

“And suddenly I realised that I was no longer driving the car consciously, I was driving it by a kind of instinct, only I was in a different dimension” - ayrton senna

[@Arlon_mah]

I love that

[@sk-yd5ge]

That’s a cool way of saying “my mind was on autopilot”

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Met Gala Come Singapore

[@landonorris6]

@@NazriB excuse me?

[@nesto9889]

Flow state

[@jasonnewman1118]

Love him or hate him, this was actually a stunning lap. Literally perfection. Drivers always say that you can never get a perfect lap but you get close to it. And this really was that lap. I'm still stunned as to how he got it. If this was the RB then I wouldnt be this hyped over it cause the mercs are never really strong in Singapore. This was a high downforce circuit suiting the RB. Even max was 3 tenths away from Lewis's pole lap and Max is one of the best drivers on the grid. Really stunning lap this one. Magical, stardust lap.

[@shivamnath7703]

@@thindon6661 the fact that this was not even pefect is even scarier

[@andygamer12]

What's funny about this comment it's that is so well stated and so true no haters have replied to it!

[@san-joshuabarrett]

@@andygamer12 Facts 😂😂😂 they quiet af 😂😂😂

[@21jackpot4]

And how many poles max got on singapore?... This was on 2018 and rb way slower than merc and ferri

[@justsaying9884]

@@21jackpot4 On this track, merc was 3rd favourite, this is Singapore.

[@dink7458]

It’s tradition to come back to this every once in a while

[@Adriennnnnn]

nostalgia.

[@MrFormulaOne2011]

literally me rn

[@suh_79]

and get your mind blown every single time

[@jho_y]

ikk, im 16 and i started watching in 2018. this will forever be my favorite era of f1 that i've watched live

[@courtneymcgowan9561]

Gotta come back every Singapore GP

[@kevinfleming]

And that’s it, you’ve just watched one of the best qualifying laps in history

[@YouriKlijn]

Yeah this one is insane, 100% on the limit. I'm not a Hamilton fan but this is pure fire 🔥

[@footballnerd277]

He came what, 0.3 seconds ahead of Verstappen in a car that was far quicker. In my opinion it wasn't even the best qualifying lap of this qualifying session. I honestly came to this video expecting him to have finished about 2 seconds ahead of the pack. Considering he was driving the greatest car of all time, and it was supposedly the greatest lap of all time. But nah, 0.3 seconds ahead of a 20 year old who was driving a tractor....

[@Dose600]

@@footballnerd277 go watch the whole quali session merc was not the best car on the day

[@vxsaqi4108]

@@footballnerd277 the red bulls and Ferrari were quicker the whole weekend, Lewis was almost knocked out of q1 and was far off in q2 he got that q3 lap from no where

[@venero7840]

With HARD🥶

[@TheRacingMonkey]

I‘m a hardcore Ferrari fan...but the lap Hamilton just pulled off was magical

[@lilhinkles]

wow

[@vikinggaming452]

Fancy Fan

[@0xOrganix]

i feel sorry for your momma

[@jumpozz6134]

The Racing Monkey yeah i ´m agree with you man, but thé karma is faster than all the drivers in the world and hit Lewis !!! AHAHAHAHAHHH !!!

[@Chezzo]

you are so right.

[@IsMaski]

Lewis just achieved 100 Career Pole Positions and this in my book is the Greatest Lap he ever did in Formula 1. What a perfection of a lap this is. Lewis Hamilton is by far The Greatest of this Era and One of The Greatest of All Time. Absolute legend of the sport..

[@Cabmax78]

There is another great lap Lewis did. Canada 2010

[@FresHunter_]

he is not one of the greatest of all time HE IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for people that think I am Mercedes fan I am a Mclaren fan)

[@madhavisingh9046]

@@FresHunter_ I respect Lewis a lot, but there's no way you can say that. There are just too many variables.

[@dierenmp7228]

@@madhavisingh9046 I understand what your saying but the same goes for when people say that Schumacher is the greatest of all time. So would you say that there isn’t ONE true goat ?

[@bencebanfi9057]

nah if he weren't in that Merci, he wouldn't win any title, but this is a known fact

[@TheRacingMonkey]

Pole lap after the Quali highlights 👌🏼

[@ibrahimemir439]

Finally

[@shadowfan982]

The know how to do things finally

[@Turigemo]

Why is it so important? I actually didn't like to wait so much for the pole lap...

[@rikulai]

@@Turigemo if people can't watch the quali it's nice to watch the highlights without knowing who is on pole

[@xinswot]

it is very good

[@hughfranklin4002]

Lewis is one of the greatest driver to have stepped into a F1 car, if not the best.

[@declanbutler9259]

@@mastodonrage666 well obviously you don't know much when you say that! Pagan

[@declanbutler9259]

@@mastodonrage666 🤣🤣🤣

[@elenaavramidou2182]

Well.. he will never be the greatest of all time but he indeed belongs in the top 10 all time

[@declanbutler9259]

@@elenaavramidou2182 well surely if he eclipses all the records and wins the most titles is it the greatest of all time ? You clearly don't know what your on about!

[@elenaavramidou2182]

@@declanbutler9259 bruh don't talk to me about f1 I've been watching for many years to understand a lot more things

[@judeharper145]

4 years later and I'm still thinking about this lap.

[@dianamaioru497]

Same here- it’s the best lap in F1 history imo! Goated 🐐👑

[@Rocketracoon809]

@@dianamaioru497 Senna Monaco 1988. No explanation needed, to pull off a 55 second gap to your teammate in one lap, and then a shocking quali lap

[@DEFKNIGHT]

Me too!

[@dianamaioru497]

@@Rocketracoon809 Nah. 2018 Singapore is better.

[@Rocketracoon809]

@@dianamaioru497 Tell me where Lewis pulled a 55 second gap in one lap in the same car to a wdc teammate, at Monaco in the rain no less.

[@prabhatagarwal8908]

It is sooo fast, it looks almost insane during those change of directions in sector 2 with the barriers so close! What a lap though... stunning!

[@zipzingg]

still faster than leclerc pole 2019. insane lap by lewis

[@mysterionmccormick_]

Because of different tyres : 2018 hypersoft >> 2019 ultrasoft

[@variouxical4897]

Doumassi Fabrice still, dosent mean that..

[@nascar4842]

@@variouxical4897 Tyre compounds 2018 Hypersoft 2019 C5 (Hypersoft)

[@shaikolm]

@@mysterionmccormick_ uhh no, both are C5, so tyres doesn't matter, at this track, it's mostly driver skill

[@Acecombatrules59]

Xbox Player uh, 2019 cars are projected to be slower than 2018 cars at the second half season at high downforce tracksdue to simpler wings. If it doesn’tmatter, then how come Hamilton couldn’t replicate the lap time last year.

[@timidtable]

Ken Miles: If you’re going to push a piece of machinery to the limit, and expect it to hold together, you have to have some sense of where that limit is. Look out there. Out there is the perfect lap. No mistakes. Every gear change, every corner. Perfect. You see it? Peter Miles: I think so. Ken Miles: Most people can’t. Most people don’t even know it’s out there, but it is. It’s there.

[@brucealidanger6256]

Underrated comment

[@tuiso]

And that's the problem with 2022 Merc car. It's so unpredictable Ham can't push it, he can't know where the limit is. At least it's getting more stable now.

[@henryhallam5270]

Ken Miles the 🐐

[@yubakadi217]

Even Leclerc pole lap one year later is better !

[@NookyAvenger]

Not an Hamilton fan but that's Senna at Monaco Pole level, stuff of legend.

[@LDRX44]

1.3 likes no replies

[@ConnorRoss]

@Kakar0s probably people pointing out the unassay remark

[@luca_bagnoli]

Vettel Pole Singapore 2015>>>>>>Hamilton pole Singapore 2018

[@magnussencube]

@@luca_bagnoli L + get a job

[@pawataunanan2997]

@@magnussencube get urself a job first

[@Raffini]

So fast that he's outrunning the sound of the engine. Come on guys, get your audio synced up.

[@Blue_Pumpkin]

Hahahhaha 😂😂😂 nice one

[@doughboi007]

Actually sounds like two different mics. One on the outside near the exhaust and one near the engine for induction sound.

[@dustinpohl2483]

Where did he gained so much time compared to the others?

[@damedusa5107]

Raffini sound in sync to me

[@matmul4850]

Dustin Pohl middle sector

[@tonglu3699]

When you push yourself to the limit every single time, the limit breaks once in a blue moon, and you enter the realm of impossible, and you stay there for a while. It's simply glorious.

[@0nTheBrakes]

Old comment but reading this gave me chills! Well said!

[@_Charles_LeClerc_]

Well said

[@ibrahimfaruq6630]

lol then how did max almost beat that lap

[@tonglu3699]

@@ibrahimfaruq6630 Almost

[@ibrahimfaruq6630]

@@tonglu3699 yh, and in a way slower car, the lap by Hamilton is very overrated tbh, verstappen was the same gap ahead of riccirda as lewis was ahead of bottas

[@papafranku227]

Hamilton is so fast, he can turn off the lights in his room and be in bed asleep before the room is dark.

[@alexdb77]

LoooL

[@Glenn7719]

Probably why he's single, fast on the track hell yeah, fast in bed = big no no.

[@user-mq3ey4he1e]

haha

[@nathanieltitley]

😅

[@aricgoss]

Great original comment

[@thelastuchiha7135]

No lockups .. not running wide .. just pure lap .. Lewis is a beast .. He just answered his critics on that single lap 🔥😎👻

[@mro9466]

he was in the zone ! those walls were so close !

[@zowisilver]

haters have never critizised hamilton bc of lack of skills, but for his attitude

[@mro9466]

and his attitude is no different than any other driver before him or right now

[@koskenmetalli5738]

He is still a bit of primadonna, at least sometimes.

[@bittasweetsymphony726]

the polar bears hate him

[@dromtl7250]

The way he drove through sector 2 defies physics

[@ananthakrishnan573]

Even the haters began to accept that he is a legend.

[@80sf1fan2]

He is only human

[@zowisilver]

Not being a fan of Hamilton doesn't mean you're a hater. I personally think that as a person he still lacks of a lot of things, but as a driver have everything to become the best ever

[@Blue_Pumpkin]

@@zowisilver Have you met him in real life, just asked for a photo or an autograph ? I know he loves and appreciates his fans (not only British) all over the globe. If a person wants to believe that Lewis is not genuine or insincere then nothing can Lewis do to prove him wrong, no matter how good is he actually. I believe in the good in people and I want to believe that on the contrary to popular belief, Lewis Hamilton is a very nice, hard working individual with every right to show pride and confidence irrespective of what others think of him. I think this particular attitude makes him so strong.

[@johnguichard8498]

Can you imagine what the Haters do everytime Lewis succeeds, they probably kick the cat, punch some little feeble old pensioner in the street or go home in a rage and pull their foreskins off their knobs. Bunch of losers.

[@johnguichard8498]

6891L Tell us what he's lacking in? Is because he's too dark in complexion? Be a man and admit it. His skin is the wrong colour for you isn't it?

[@lychee599]

Finally Liberty is uploading the pole lap after the qualifying highlights! Thank you!!

[@DoggedJoe]

But the sound is not synced.....

[@ethownzbh]

Just revisiting this beautiful lap once again after Sir Lewis just took his 100th pole position.

[@littlepippin8445]

Yup, me too. I have watched F1 since 1975, (or maybe a bit before) and this is the best single lap of any circuit, at any time, by any driver, in any class. Ever.

[@johng94x]

Wow..just wow!! The way he transitions from one corner to the other and so close to the barrier is just unbelievable! It looks like the video is in fast forward!! Well done Lewis WHAT A LAP!!!

[@francescopiva2154]

This was the day from which I change my vision about F1. I was (and I am) a Ferrari's fan, but this lap let me aknowledge Hamilton as the greatest F1 driver ever. And I grew up with the myth of Schumacher. From that day, I started to watch F1 not only for Ferrari, but for the magnificent motorsport it is, where the drivers push to the limit a fantastic masterpiece of engineering

[@marco99ole]

Seguo la F1 da qualche annetto, non sono di certo il più esperto... però secondo il mio parere la Mercedes fa uscire ogni anno un capolavoro di auto in termini di ingegneria grazie alle menti geniali che hanno in fabbrica, ma quest'uomo, Lewis Hamilton è qualcosa di spaventoso alla guida, veloce intelligente pochissimi errori.... è tra i più grandi di sempre a mani basse. Ps: spero che Verstappen glielo facci sudare un po di più questo mondiale!

[@francescopiva2154]

@@mil0_259 thank you man

[@MrLmgPro]

This car had no right too be on pole this weekend. This lap was absolutely ridiculous. Can’t deny he’s one of the best to ever sit in an f1 car

[@ryanjonathanmartin3933]

Frankly the W09 was flawed in general. It was reliable but always struggled on street tracks like Baku, Monaco and Singapore. The Ferrari SF71H was the better car on the majority of tracks, no doubt.

[@kyleb9150]

hes not

[@sz6498]

@@kyleb9150 he definitely is One of the greatest of all time

[@brodiehumbert3091]

@@kyleb9150 how is he not?

[@Fuiskk]

@@kyleb9150 all you saying he is not the best are saying this mainly becuase you dont want to realize he tops schumi.

[@jadezzeddine2723]

From a vettel fan.He deserved pole.Stunning lap.Got every corner perfect.Braked late carried speed through corners.Amazing performance.This shows why he is the driver with most poles

[@Firemarioflower]

I think he kept his hypersofts alive for long enough to have a good sector 3

[@safwankhan199]

30-40 of them were due to how op that Merc car is

[@Firemarioflower]

@@safwankhan199 True.... but his teammate was Nico Rosberg, who's also a very good driver. He did very well in the same team as Schumacher so it's no surprise he beat Hamilton in 2016. Then again it is indeed disgraceful how overpowered that Mercedes car was from 2014-2016. But since 2017 we have Ferrari challenging the Silver Cheaters and FIA tries everything to sabotage us and let Mercedes get away with EVERYTHING> corrupt F1!!!!

[@XavierArquette]

@@Firemarioflower hahahahahahahaha

[@Firemarioflower]

@@XavierArquette You shouldn't laugh you asshole. I've got plenty of evidence.

[@shrirajprabhugaonkar180]

Who else came here after watching 10 moments of Lewis Hamilton's brilliance 😉😉

[@haydenpinheiro5926]

I knew this was Hamilton's best ever dry pole...even bfr watching that vid

[@Akumu....]

Meee

[@gokulrajnainaraj491]

Knew there would be a comment like this! 😊

[@MaxBarwell-sx6ir]

Yh

[@xrayvisin]

Bruh literally me

[@IsMaski]

I witnessed this live. When i saw the timings, i knew he pulled off something magical. Came back home and i saw this and i'm still impressed after 2 years now. He is truly up there with the Greatest of All Time. We will miss him when retires.

[@JeffBeresford]

Pulling a time off like that, at a track where this car is probably 3rd best, just shows that Lewis is at the top of his game. Amazing. #TEAMLH44

[@cnb4110]

I often wonder what Lewis would do in a Ferrari or if Vettel and Lewis switch cars for a race.I suspect Lewis will still dominate!

[@LegendarySnipez7000]

@@cnb4110 yeah true

[@Daniel-zo5wz]

@@cnb4110 Now we will see next year lol

[@xoCassiem]

who’s here after lewis monster lap at the styrian GP?

[@josemaccarini2240]

here. I can't believe I failed to appreciate this man's skill for so many years. jesus christ he's a monster

[@meknassimoulayali5742]

Me bro. This is not the car

[@xProReVoLuTiiON]

@@josemaccarini2240 finally haters are accepting that he is a beast

[@josemaccarini2240]

@@xProReVoLuTiiON never been a hater at all. I have no reason to hate anybody who did absolutely nothing to me. Disagreeing with something doesnt make you a hater.

[@xProReVoLuTiiON]

@@josemaccarini2240 I was not talking about you but in general now that ham in prooving again that he is good,people are saying "mmh ye he probably is good".But hes doing the same stuffs since 2007!

[@Em-7Add11]

Everytime I watch this I get chills. I remember watching this live and being absolutely gobsmacked. Every single apex he hit was absolutely perfect. Not a single fault on this lap and never seen anything like it. An absolute masterclass in qualifying.

[@ryanjonathanmartin3933]

There was one small error - he beached his car on the kerb at Turn 7. Still though, he was able to carry so much speed through that corner that he could just ride it out lol

[@Em-7Add11]

@@ryanjonathanmartin3933 riding that curb was the fastest way through the corner. it was intentional.

[@HmuruPL]

That machine is amazing... the car is also nice!

[@jraybay]

Lol 😁

[@lmao7439]

let's just keep my man human , allow him to make few mistakes here and there , not really related to his championship

[@LegendarySnipez7000]

Well actually, Mercedes have never been ontop in Singapore. They always struggled at this track. But Hamilton produced some magic on this lap that came out of nowhere.

[@Raprada]

To put this into perspective: Lewis' 2018 pole lap time is 9 seconds faster than what he managed in 2015. What a difference 3 years of development (and a softer tyre compound) makes

[@forzatoby]

Riswan AP Hamilton didn’t take pole in 2015; Sebastian Vettel did

[@TheSosi09]

I think that was in 2014

[@riemjann1]

It was Vettel’s pole in 2015; Hamilton’s in 2014. Also, don’t forget to mention the 2017 aero rules with the wider tires and the slightly different layout in 2014.

[@Leon-vx7oe]

Yeah boy

[@mayser9361]

yup and also 12 seconds faster than his 2009 pole lap

[@nathanbertram8551]

In my eyes the greatest F1 driver of all time .

[@allanjbara2382]

His car

[@coronwhite3095]

ALAN the Ferraris were better at Singapore... this was not the car, this was pure talent. Stop being a hater.

[@allanjbara2382]

@@coronwhite3095 nope his car

[@coronwhite3095]

ALAN then you hop in that car and go do the exact same thing. The car can’t drive itself dumbass

[@gtnucos]

Coron White the car is too dominative and that’s why we hate Merc and Lewis

[@petesguitarnetwork]

This was something else! I'm a Ricciardo fan but this was awe inspiring. Hamilton truly deserves his place in F1 history, anyone who says otherwise is foolish. These are the kinds of motorsport moments that inspire kids to race Go-karts regardless of their circumstance. Truly blessed to have witnessed it. Hang posters on your walls and believe in yourself. If you have the passion and determination go for it!

[@pigalow2002]

1 of the best laps ever turned in Formula one.

[@dominicviner6619]

Yeah back when we had hyper softs and the cars were even faster in the Q's I love 2018 cars

[@woodthomas14]

This is the single best piece of footage I have ever seen.

[@elhadjiamadoujohnson4166]

When people were throwing racial slurs at Lewis during his karting days, his father told him to do talking on track. Lewis never forgot that.

[@uninteresting-content-dump]

who the fuck throws racial slurs at karting events for kids you absolute waste of flesh and bones. "lewis never forgot that" lol, what a tool.

[@coolio33388]

@12345s12345 Did you ever maybe stop to think it could've been his competition who would throw slurs at him? Kids will be kids and the scorn of losing definitely wouldn't help their egos at the time.

[@shortround9134]

Same as Jim Clarke.... do all the talking on the track

[@vimlanarsamuloo9067]

Yep

[@vimlanarsamuloo9067]

@@uninteresting-content-dump this is absolutely correct. Both Lewis and his family had to endure racial slurs during his karting years from both the competition and their families. And guess what? After 6 world drivers championships and beating so many records I.e. poles race wins racing points etc. Some people still utter comments of a racial tone

[@tonydavid-steadicamcamerao5755]

I watched this sensational lap live on the television and I almost broke into tears!! I couldn't believe what I'd just seen. For years the Mercedes has struggled on this track. All weekend, the Ferrari's were faster and then Hamilton thrashed everyone...thrashed Vettel who was in the faster car! You could tell by Sebastian's face afterwards that he'd been humiliated. Hamilton has to be an alien from another planet, it was simply out of this world.

[@alexkidd4604]

I wanna like this comment but I love number 44

[@mikeydowney3741]

Cringe

[@sindhusojan8225]

@@mikeydowney3741 just like your existence

[@moeez1211]

@@mikeydowney3741 no one over the age of 12 uses the word cringe

[@fernatoxic]

0:58 man.... this looks impossible to me... I mean, this man drives so so close to the wall and the car slides a little bit from the rear the perfect distance to put the car in a position that allows to have the better traction possible... NO WORDS!

[@johnguichard8498]

Totally magical. Great performance, total harmony between driver and machine. Well done Lewis. Well done Mercedes.

[@johnguichard8498]

Simon T Agree. Very true.

[@jraybay]

It was magic. From out of nowhere he made this stunning lap appear. You already know the name LH44 💫

[@lewis4170]

Yes#LH44

[@lewis4170]

I just did a stream aswell on my main Lewis 41 channel of F1 2018 career mode lol XD Edit: now this is uploaded yes

[@blueflags599]

In my opinion this is the greatest lap in formula 1 history

[@littlepippin8445]

Yup, you are so right.

[@martingonzalez824]

Ayrton Senna Monaco 1988.

[@saaksharshetty6884]

Senna Monaco 1988. But this is really up there. Definitely the best of this century so far.

[@martingonzalez824]

@@saaksharshetty6884 It's not in Senna's league.

[@littlepippin8445]

@@martingonzalez824 Well, he did have to shift manually, which would be much harder work, but not sure the speed is comparabile

[@ar1029]

Been a fan since day one. Man its good to be a Hamilton fan. What a legend. I will tell my grandkids about this. #TeamLH for life 🔥🔥🔥

[@Blue_Pumpkin]

It definitely feels nice

[@Alien99799]

#TeamLH😎

[@lar2028]

Since day one? So since karts or wut?

[@peterpimmel5307]

😂😂😂😂 please tell me you are joking

[@ak-8585]

@@peterpimmel5307 Stop trolling every comment....

[@whaa1919]

Lewis Hamilton is truly something special. We haven't seen a driver like him since Schumacher

[@LegendarySnipez7000]

Because Hamilton wasn't that fast back then

[@whaa1919]

Simbayoyo 12: no hamilton was at the same level of Fernando in his rookie year with the same car. Vettel is also clearly worse than Hamilton in general and including his mistakes, will likely cost him the championship this year. Even with an inferior car on the worst track for them Lewis somehow pulls ahead.

[@bxtterz16]

@@LegendarySnipez7000 he wasn't in f1 then. He was fast from the start. Missing out on a rookie world championship in 2007 by one point, because of an engine failure in the last race in brazil, now that I think of it, this guy could be a 9 time world champion right now

[@itstyypical3908]

@@LegendarySnipez7000 didn’t he almost win the WDC in his rookie season?

[@ryanjonathanmartin3933]

@@itstyypical3908 lost by one point

[@funkycoldm3dina]

Hi to all. Of all the f1 laps that I have watched in my time and I have been watching on and off for the last decade or so, his destroying the timing sectors by -1.034 was completely mind-blowing. never before have I witnessed someone destroy his competitors so viciously and not to mention that this track is the an absolute nightmare to memorise. This lap was the one that cemented lewis as a great athlete. Bye4now....

[@truth4reel]

Senna destroyed competition like that.

[@TheHeldgaard]

It was a great lap, but the timer was compared to Ocons lap. Verstappen was only 3 tenth down.

[@nikhil2585]

Haven't came out from the Monza hangover and now this mega lap time . Just fantastic. Christmas time for Lewis Hamilton fans..

[@philjones3131]

Best lap ever, especially when you put it into context of the qualifying session

[@davidprost9144]

We are in 2022 and I come back to see this lap. It wasnt youtube recommandations, i searched for it. I see it as a piece of art. Like a great piece of music that you come back to listen now and then, just to admire it. Those kind of performances are precious. It's like a moment out of time that has been encapsulate in a buble and that will stay through the ages. There's something almost mystical about it. A feeling of absolute. Men dies, women dies, but magic stays forever.

[@alecbiezepol95]

Best pole lap i’ve ever seen

[@raduSLI]

This lap was STELLAR ... I can't explain the feelings I get watching this ... Just amazing ! The best lap I have ever seen in F1. Lewis Hamilton is the greatest pilot ever !

[@greengringolr]

I mean one of the greatest pole laps ever in general, but that final sector was just rediculous never seen such perfect placement of an F1 car ever. This lap is the stuff of legend. I’m so glad we have social media so it will always be here for everyone to watch again.

[@NxDoyle]

This is as close to perfect a pole lap as I've ever seen. Even great pole laps have tiny moments of over/understeer, miniscule things. But this was as precise and clean as it was balls out fast.

[@luisk6007]

I keep getting goosebumps from this masterclass of a lap. So glad that F1 included it in the recent top 10 moments of Hamilton's career. Watching this live was just stunning.

[@stefanoaquilino9649]

This is still 0.2 faster than what they done in 2019 , perhaps best lap of his career

[@umut_hmut]

Tyres were softer in 2018 but there is no doubt that this was a brilliant lap

[@nicuiordachianu5394]

@@umut_hmut The tyres were the same C5 is the hypersoft

[@umut_hmut]

@@nicuiordachianu5394No since 2019 the tyres are a step harder so the c5 is around the same pace as the ultrasoft from 2018

[@charles-antoinemartel-roy]

@@umut_hmut No, they said that the tyre that they removed was actually the Ultrasoft, because the difference wasn't big enough to the SS and HS. It was made quite clear during pre-season testing in 2019, I think they repeated it 100 times. The tyre thread was different, but that hasn't stopped them going quicker around most tracks.

[@haydenpinheiro5926]

@@umut_hmut I would say that it wasn't the tyres bu the fact that in 2019 a couple of aero regs came in so downforce did decrease

[@easonguoo]

I think this is why so many people doesn't like Lewis, sometimes he is just too perfect, as well as his career.

[@ReyMysterioFAN998]

I wanna see that comparison in laps between lewis and max/vettel!!

[@QuietStormX]

You can after F1 posts it...

[@monsieurboks]

@@sourcekot You're a star, thanks.

[@Blue_Pumpkin]

@@sourcekot god bless you

[@minigungaming5915]

@@sourcekot Yea, that lockup destroyed his lap

[@Firemarioflower]

+Quellkot That video lags so much....

[@Luster44]

still coming to this every once in a while,absolutely amazing lap

[@GeorgeJacob96]

Lap of the season, Hamilton is on a different level to his competition. Mercedes on pole at Singapore , who would have thought?

[@gustavopaniza9964]

His lap on Melbourne was magical as well. Lewis is a monster.

[@henrywhatzal4724]

Gustavo Paniza Mercedes were a faster car in Australia so it was nothing special This was very much special for sure but Max is the one which was impressive

[@Blue_Pumpkin]

@@henrywhatzal4724 Both were impressive. Please don't take away the credits which Lewis deserved today. I was dead sure it was Seb to be on pole today.

[@a.Hopeful]

But they both had similarities in the way Mercedes drove their cars very slowly on the out-lap to prepare the tyres, Vettel himself said so after the 1st runs. Australia was also much about the out-lap. Not to take anything away from Lewis. He was on another, Senna-Monaco'88 level today in that Q3 lap.

[@vamositalia4600]

If Lewis will win this championship none of us(Ferrari fans) can't say that he didn't deserve it and by the way where is the telemetry for this unbelievable lap? c'mon Liberty Media we are at 15th Gran Prix!!!

[@LegendarySnipez7000]

I want the telemetry too!

[@devilzuser0050]

Hugely not a Ferrari fan, but thanks! Hope Leclerc can make me a Ferrari fan! ;)

[@gonzalvezalvez6572]

Liberty Media is the worst thing that ever happened to Motorsports!

[@bittasweetsymphony726]

open your eyes you idiot, all f1 cars are the same.

[@kaizenonosu5757]

bittasweet symphony So Williams could get a pole? I hope you are joking

[@B0rn2succeed]

100 POLES and I had to revisit the greatest lap in F1 history.

[@jayking7544]

Senna in monaco was the best it was never shown on tv. But he was over a second quicker than second (alain prost) but this is for sure second

[@shoppingcart2589]

@@jayking7544 Suzuka 1989 was better in that case because in Monaco he was 1.4s faster than prost but in Suzuka the following year he went 1.7s faster

[@Joanimater]

I think Senna and Lewis laps are pretty similar if you ask me

[@nicolagonizzi5920]

I'm Ferrari fan but I think today Lewis Hamilton have been dimostrated he is one of the best F1 drivers ever

[@jraybay]

Nicola Gonizzi Yes ✌👽

[@seacucumber6768]

@A and O Here Fuck off and I'll fuck off back

[@Blue_Pumpkin]

@@seacucumber6768 so funny 😂😂😂

[@Agnelum1]

Nicola Gonizzi In english, that's what is called a "back-handed compliment". *TODAY* he demonstrated he is one of the best F1 drivers ever? Not the fact that he already has the record for pole positions in the sport. Not the record he has for most wins at different circuits. Not the record he has for most grand slams in a season. Not the record he has for most career points... but just this one lap, in your eyes, made you decide that NOW he's worthy of being one of the best. Todaay he got your approval.

[@sefutho]

@@Agnelum1 maybe because mercedes is not best suited for this circuit.

[@cozmicvideos702]

This lap, right here, is something we like to call Perfection. As soon as he crossed the line, everyone could tell this lap was unbeatable.

[@youlesie23]

I absolutely love Leclerc's lap from 2019, seeing him fight the car round every single corner was something to behold. But this lap from Lewis is probably the best I've ever seen, it's the epitome of car and driver being in perfect harmony

[@norbertchong3920]

Coming from 3rd on the grid to beat 2 world champions in what is supposed to be a faster Ferrari, at their home race in Monza.......then to go and put an amazing pole lap in at Singapore and win again........it cements LH as one of the greatest, if not the greatest.

[@akhildalvi8301]

This lap-time was by far the best one of the season yet; everything about it is just pure precision with a not a single mistake or a lock up in sight. Hamilton has proved his skill time and time again with his pole laps but this one should speak to the haters in more ways than one. At a quali where the Mercs were absolutely no where in contention with Red Bull and Ferrari, suddenly he comes out of nowhere and flips them off royally with his skill alone 💣💣♥️♥️🔥🔥

[@sideshowbob5237]

Never missed an apex or left more than 20 cm to the barrier on exit.

[@AJG63]

Is anyone else still marveling at how perfect this lap was?

[@911JEC]

One of the greatest laps ever,in an F1 car. Completely unbelievable.

[@Robalexe]

Lewis himself has said this is probably his best lap ever, and I can't disagree, it's perfection

[@jossym]

I'd like this a thousand times if I could. Never gets old. Incredible.

[@spiers18]

For those wondering, these ain't the hard compound tires, these were the notorious hypersoft tires only present in 2018 which degraded within 10 laps

[@lukyboi_4450]

nevermind im dyslexic

[@BoBz013]

“hypersoft”, or “c5” tyres still exist they are just called “soft” when they are used at their specific tracks now

[@erichaskell]

Hamilton, such a master at his art.

[@sideshowbob5237]

Which includes (just) staying out of trouble and looking after his engines. In the following 2019 season only two drivers managed with the allotted five engines: Grosjean - who crashed out of a lot of race laps - and Hamilton. Check out the interview with Mercedes Engines boss Andy Cowell where he says Hamilton often turns his engine down to Safe mode when the Team think he should be in Race mode - and he still wins.

[@un6250]

I just come back here weekly to see this lap, it’s just something special and a thing of beauty, this lap

[@RYANxSCO]

Whenever someone says Lewis isn’t the best driver show them this. Closest you will ever get to a perfect lap in a modern era.

[@BIGMAN1051993]

When you increase the AI driver difficulty level to legendary

[@SeshvirSeodutt]

It’s actually the other way around

[@NelsonLovell]

😂

[@OkapiThe15th]

When u set ai difficulty to very easy

[@kristsozolins]

Till this day this is the perfect lap. Seeing the new layout of the circuit now, hearing its around 10s quicker makes this lap even better, he struggled the whole qualifying and then pulled this out of the bag to make it one of the best, if not the best ever, qualifying lap in all of F1 history. Hate him or love him but everyone has to agree that this is perfection.

[@quentinhirschfeld9382]

I don't even think it's his best ever lap

[@xflynskywlkr27]

Incredible lap. One of the best drivers of all time completely in the "zone".

[@gopr3117]

This has been Hamilton’s strongest ever year in F1 in my opinion. Hasn’t put a foot wrong all year and made a 4 time world champion look average. He’s in his prime.

[@maximealexan6325]

7 Time champion 😉

[@abishek4300]

@@maximealexan6325 *8 time 😂

[@Brainless_Memer]

@@abishek4300 *9 time 😂

[@Jackozlovic]

@@Brainless_Memer LeWiS HaMilToN sHouLd Be A 15 TiMe WdC, He was RobBed In 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 & 2021 (which tbf he kind of was for 2021 lol but max deserved the wdc anyway)

[@userr_742]

@@abishek4300 15 time

[@maanavtriestuff]

6 years later and I still find myself having goosebumps to this lap

[@philjones3131]

Toto Wolff: "It's stardust… I can’t explain what happened on that (Hamilton) lap. He’s just an exceptional individual and an exceptional driver."

[@33hof]

From South Africa to my main man Hamilton. You just the best of all time. We love you. From the MotherCity Cape Town South Africa

[@dianamaioru497]

I come to witness this lap every once in a while. I keep thinking about it. The BEST lap in F1 HISTORY.

[@michaelx4810]

Could this lap be topped in that car? I’ve watched it 15-odd times now and I cannot see where he lost any time, or where he could have gained. Just incredible. The only other lap I’ve seen like this is Senna in ‘88.

[@TheHiLiteShow7]

He’s so close to hitting the barriers its insane, taking sooo much speed in some of the corners. The man was possessed by something beyond in this lap

[@alfiemifsud2770]

I've also watched this lap countless times, and here I am watching it again, and it still makes my jaw drop. The only imperfection I can see if exit turn 11 (around 50 second mark). Tiny, tiny bit of oversteer, which is corrected in the blink of an eye, probably cost him about 10 milliseconds, maybe less. Definitely wouldn't call it an error. No one will drive a lap as well as this again. When such a minuscule blip is the biggest time loss in a lap, it's hard not to call it perfect.

[@mmali1989]

@@alfiemifsud2770 well spotted, it took me a few goes to see it.

[@rossfromsa]

It beat the time of the perfect lap in simulation.

[@skyrimmerchant1617]

The greatest lap I've seen in 18 years watching F1 🙏🏼

[@timothythuranira9911]

Mega lap.. 2022 still enjoying this

[@saleemwaheed9956]

I've watched Lewis since he was a kid racing carts, and then signing with McLaren before he could reach the pedals of an F1 car. Back then we could all see the pure speed and God given talent this kid possessed. And now we have this lap in Singapore. A true Lap of the Gods!

[@truth4reel]

There's only 1 real God my brother

[@saleemwaheed9956]

@@truth4reel Yo don't preech to me. I said his talent came from God, not that he is a God, my brother.

[@altrag7966]

Hamilton is a Legend alive

[@jackfrancese5039]

The Mercedes Supercomputer simulated a “perfect lap” for this car on this lap, and it came out to be 1:36.142. Sir Lewis Hamilton literally beat perfection. 1:36.015. I’m not the biggest racing fan by any means, but that may be the greatest sports stat I’ve ever seen.

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

8 time WDC doing 8 time WDC things.

[@keith679]

@@KitKitChanIsaac lol **7

[@keith679]

computer was clearly wrong as the car had more in it...

[@u2zero2u]

Just to put this lap into context, Vettel's pole lap the previous year, Singapore 2017, was a 1:39.491. Over 3 seconds faster in 1 year.

[@penart8079]

Also This lap was set in 2018 and is still yet to be beaten

[@mianriyaan2647]

The track has since changed​@@penart8079

[@tiredgiraffe]

Outrageous. I am no Lewis Hamilton fan, but there's no denying his amazing talent and this video shows it. For me this is his "Senna at Monaco" moment, that time was literally untouchable. Easily the driver of his generation.

[@chidieberendukwu]

Sir Lewis Hamilton got his 100th pole in Spain 2021 and I had to come back to see his greatest pole lap of his wonderful career.

[@MrAli171]

Man and machine as one, and he is thoroughly decent man and deserves respect

[@kelvint5894]

And the race track! The unholy Trinity. Driver car and Track become one. This was it. You cannot tell 1 of the three from the other.

[@benthedangerboy]

For as long as I live, I will not forget watching this lap. Each sector as it happened, was pure magic. That night, the Mercedes was nowhere near the best car, this lap was not humanly possible, but Lewis somehow pulled off what is quite possibly the greatest lap in the history of F1!

[@gentiio3296]

Just watching this lap again. This is an example of pure perfection, taking every apex so perfectly on the white line before the curb. Its just mindblowing after these years, havent seen anything like this since.

[@abishek4300]

It's 2022 and I'm still coming here to witness this perfection. That Mercedes had no right and business to be at P1. I have no idea how he pulled that off! Just pure legend stuff man

[@italiaforzaroma2283]

Me too!

[@onkgopotsemodupi9052]

Me too !

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

Slowest car on the grid that weekend

[@GioScalia]

this lap, 4 years later, is still just mesmerizing

[@MrTangoHD]

I come back to watch this every once in a while as it is so satisfying

[@2jzandys444]

Came back to this after Leclerc lap. This is one of the best laps in all of F1 history, and I’m a Ferrari fan.

[@jeremiasmartinez_]

One of the best laps that i saw in my life. Absolutely astonishing

[@okeynotokay]

Had to come back to this after watching Max Verstappen’s crash in Jeddah qualifying. This was incredible

[@BetterCallSaul603]

Hh me the same. But let's be serious Max was on fire

[@sephirothcld4520]

@@BetterCallSaul603 He was nearly on fire when he crashed, novice 🤦🏻

[@okeynotokay]

@@BetterCallSaul603 Oh yeah he was. Would have been talked about for a long time if he had pulled it off. Unfortunately, like Martin Brundle said it’s slim margins, between glory, and smashing your car into the wall

[@raiketv]

same

[@vyasponnuri3375]

That was an equally stunning lap until Turn 27

[@saitama-xx5bu]

This look intense but imagine doing it for 2 hours