A YOUNG Sky Sports presenter hilariously paused her interview with Daniel Ricciardo to celebrate Lewis Hamilton’s pole position on Saturday.
Hamilton, 38, achieved his first pole position in 595 days with a sensational flying lap in the final seconds of qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
A Sky Sports reporter was interviewing Ricciardo when she became distracted by Hamilton
She then revealed ‘Hamilton’s my favourite!’ after the Mercedes star took pole position
The lap saw him pip Red Bull rival Max Verstappen to the line by just 0.003 seconds, subsequently leaving both fans and the paddock in shock.
During Q3, newly-appointed AlphaTauri driver Ricciardo – who was eliminated in the previous round after qualifying in 13th – was being interviewed by Sky Sports’ F1 Juniors presenter Ruby.
The young reporter opened the chat by asking: “Hi Daniel, how does it feel to be back in the car after such a long break?”
To which the Aussie responded: “It feels really fun. When it’s so long, you really miss something.
“When you do something every day I don’t think you really appreciate it as much, so to miss it for six-seven months I think it made it more enjoyable. I’m very happy.”
Ricciardo was then asked about who his best friends in the paddock were, but midway through the conversation both the interviewer and the interviewee became distracted after noticing that Hamilton had qualified in pole position.
Ruby excitedly exclaimed “Look, Hamilton” before letting out a big cheer.
She added: “Hamilton’s my favourite!”
Hamilton’s impressive qualifying result will see him start Sunday’s race on pole position for the first time since the 2021 Saudi Arabian GP.
After securing the fastest lap, the seven-time world champion said: “It’s been a crazy year and a half. I have lost my voice from shouting so much in the car.
“We have been pushing so hard to finally get a pole and it just feels like the first time.
“I didn’t expect to be fighting for pole so when I went into that final run I gave it everything.
“It has been massively challenging for everyone in the team. We have been focusing so much on trying to improve.
“We have been losing so much time in Turns Four and 11 compared to the others, so I just sent it. It has been so tough and it is going to continue to be tough after this, but this just shows we can do it.”
