Lewis Hamilton ‘gobsmacked’ as Brit shares heartwarming moment with engineer over radio | F1 | Sport

Lewis Hamilton shared a heartwarming moment with race engineer Riccardo Adami after sprint qualifying in Shanghai, giggling throughout his radio message after clinching pole for Saturday’s race. The Brit fended off a late charge from Max Verstappen, while McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris failed to deliver on the promise that they showed earlier in sprint qualifying.After finishing the session, race engineer Adami jumped on the radio to announce the Brit’s pole. Hamilton was taken off guard and questioned the comment. When his P1 grid slot was confirmed, he started giggling with surprise, prompting Adami to do the same.After the session, Hamilton’s surprise was hard to hide. “I’m just a bit gobsmacked, taken back by it,” he confessed. “I didn’t know when we would get to this position. After last weekend, it was a difficult start to the week.”We came here with aggression and wanting to go into the weekend and get the car into a great place. I started out straight away with a better feeling in the car.”I can’t believe we are at the front, ahead of a McLaren which has been so fast throughout winter testing, Australia and even today. I’m really grateful to be up there with these great drivers and be so close to all these other teams.”MORE TO FOLLOWWe’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.For the latest news and breaking news visit: /sport/football. Stay up to date with all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.Follow us on Twitter @‌dexpress_sport – the official Daily Express & Express.co.uk Twitter account – providing real news in real time.We’re also on Facebook @‌dailyexpresssport – offering your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day to like, comment and share from the Daily Express, Sunday Express and Express.co.uk.



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