Celebrity F1 Jeremy Clarkson says \u201cbreeze shouldn\u2019t be a factor in sport\u201d after a change to the conditions helped Charles Leclerc claim Ferrari\u2019s first pole position of the F1 2025 season in Hungary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leclerc stunned the dominant McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to secure Ferrari\u2019s first pole of the season at the recent Hungarian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Clarkson: \u2018Breeze shouldn\u2019t be a factor\u2019 in F1<\/p>\n
The feat even left Leclerc himself stunned with the Monegasque quipping after the session<\/a> that he does not \u201cunderstand anything about Formula 1.\u201d<\/p>\n Leclerc went on to describe his result as \u201cprobably one of the best pole positions I\u2019ve ever had\u201d as it was so \u201cunexpected.\u201d<\/p>\n It is believed that a change to the weather conditions contributed heavily to Leclerc\u2019s pole, taking the initiative away from the all-conquering McLaren MCL39, which typically excels in warmer climates.<\/p>\n Jeremy Clarkson\u2019s best F1 quotes<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0Jeremy Clarkson\u2019s most outrageous F1 quotes: Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen be warned<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0Charles Leclerc\u2019s unwanted record: Every time he failed to convert pole position into victory<\/a><\/p>\n The track temperature dropped by four degrees \u2013 from 41\u00b0C to 37\u00b0C \u2013 between the start of Q2 and the decisive final runs of Q3.<\/p>\n The speed of the wind changed too with drivers faced with a wind speed of around 2-2.5 kilometres per hour, with occasional gusts up to 3.3km\/h, in Q3 \u2013 up from around 1-1.4km\/h in Q2.<\/p>\n The wind direction also changed as the preferred headwind on the approach to Turn 2 was replaced with a more inconsistent tail\/crosswind, with other key corners on the Hungaroring lap also affected.<\/p>\n Writing in a column for the Sunday Times<\/a>, Clarkson lamented the high standards across modern sport that mean events are increasingly decided by tiny margins.<\/p>\n And he pointed to the effect of the \u201cbreeze\u201d in F1 as a pertinent example, claiming the weather conditions should not be a factor in the result.<\/p>\n Clarkson wrote: \u201cLook at Formula 1 motor racing.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve reached a point now where six drivers in six different cars can be separated by less than a tenth of a second, and the winner is the one whose car is least affected by whatever breeze happens to be blowing at turn six that day.<\/p>\n \u201cBreeze shouldn\u2019t be a factor in sport, for God\u2019s sake.\u201d<\/p>\n Leclerc comfortably led the first half of the race in Budapest before suffering a mysterious loss of pace in the closing stages.<\/p>\n He ultimately finished fourth after receiving a penalty for erratic driving while battling George Russell\u2019s Mercedes for third place.<\/p>\n More on Charles Leclerc and Ferrari from PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 Charles Leclerc news<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 Ferrari news<\/a><\/p>\n As reported by PlanetF1.com<\/a>, it is thought that Leclerc\u2019s loss of pace was caused by Ferrari\u2019s need to guard against excessive skid-block wear, which resulted in his team-mate Lewis Hamilton being disqualified in China at the start of the season.<\/p>\n It has been speculated that Ferrari was forced to raise Leclerc\u2019s tyre pressures and turn to a more conservative engine power setting as the race progressed.<\/p>\n Ferrari has been battling a fundamental issue with the SF-25\u2019s ride height since the start of the season, with team and drivers forced to employ a number of unusual methods<\/a> to manage the issue.<\/p>\n