{"id":"1793617491232-sports-segment","slug":"hamilton-oldest-pole-since-1982","title":"Hamilton oldest pole since 1982","summary":"ESPN reported that attorneys for Packers running back Josh Jacobs called the additional allegations “unsupported and stale” in a statement Sunday.\n\nAt age 41, Lewis Hamilton became the oldest driver to take an official Formula 1 pole position since Mario Andretti's pole at the 1982 Italian Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher's 2012 Monaco fastest qualifying lap is not counted as an official pole because of a grid penalty.","publishedAt":"2026-11-02T11:04:51.232Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"Morning Brief","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: ESPN reported that attorneys for Packers running back Josh Jacobs called the additional allegations “unsupported and stale” in a statement Sunday.\nSource: ESPN NAMES: Josh Jacobs = Green Bay Packers running back (https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2117198592431788172)\n\nTRUE: At age 41, Lewis Hamilton became the oldest driver to take an official Formula 1 pole position since Mario Andretti's pole at the 1982 Italian Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher's 2012 Monaco fastest qualifying lap is not counted as an official pole because of a grid penalty.\nSource: Formula 1 records NAMES: Lewis Hamilton = Ferrari F1 driver; Mario Andretti = retired F1 champion (https://x.com/TheF1Hook/status/2116657350354272632)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"ESPN reported that attorneys for Packers running back Josh Jacobs called the additional allegations “unsupported and stale” in a statement Sunday.","sourceName":"ESPN NAMES: Josh Jacobs = Green Bay Packers running back","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2117198592431788172","claim":"The attorneys for Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs called the additional allegations of physical and verbal abuse “unsupported and stale allegations” in a statement Sunday. Story via @RobDemovsky: https://t.co/8UyLSRAF40","author":"Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"At age 41, Lewis Hamilton became the oldest driver to take an official Formula 1 pole position since Mario Andretti's pole at the 1982 Italian Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher's 2012 Monaco fastest qualifying lap is not counted as an official pole because of a grid penalty.","sourceName":"Formula 1 records NAMES: Lewis Hamilton = Ferrari F1 driver; Mario Andretti = retired F1 champion","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/TheF1Hook/status/2116657350354272632","claim":"🚨 | 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧: 𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗧𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝟭 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟮! 41 YEARS YOUNG! 🐐 Lewis Hamilton becomes the oldest driver to secure a Formula 1 Grand Prix pole position since Mario Andretti at the 1982 Italian Grand Prix! 📊 Hamilton —","author":"THE F1 HOOK (@TheF1Hook)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2117198592431788172","name":"ESPN NAMES: Josh Jacobs = Green Bay Packers running back","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)"},{"url":"https://x.com/TheF1Hook/status/2116657350354272632","name":"Formula 1 records NAMES: Lewis Hamilton = Ferrari F1 driver; Mario Andretti = retired F1 champion","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"THE F1 HOOK (@TheF1Hook)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793617491232-sports-segment-hamilton-oldest-pole-since-1982","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793617491232-sports-segment-hamilton-oldest-pole-since-1982","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793617491232-sports-segment-hamilton-oldest-pole-since-1982 and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Marcus","text":"Good morning, it's Monday, and Lewis Hamilton just turned the Formula 1 record book back to 1982."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Oldest polesitter since Mario Andretti. At 41, Hamilton's still putting a Ferrari on the front row."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The F1 Hook posted the stat on X: 41 years old, pole in Mexico."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's the oldest official pole since Andretti at the 1982 Italian Grand Prix."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And people called him washed after Mercedes. He's not just collecting a check; he's leading a team."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Hold on. The stat's true, but I'm not ready to hand it all to Hamilton. That Ferrari was fast all weekend."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You don't get pole on the car alone. One lap, absolute pressure. At 41, your reflexes don't lie."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"But history is trickier than it looks. Michael Schumacher set the fastest Monaco qualifying in 2012."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He was older than Hamilton, but a grid penalty wiped it from the official books."},{"host":"Liam","text":"So you want an asterisk because Schumacher was fastest before a penalty?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I want the headline to say \"official.\" Fastest lap is fastest lap, penalty or not."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The record book doesn't care about feelings. You start first, you get pole."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And you probably think a win after a penalty override should count too."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Now you're just trying to make me mad before coffee."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Maybe a little. But fine, official pole to Hamilton. It's a huge Monday story."},{"host":"Liam","text":"It is. And it's not just a record. It's Hamilton proving he can still deliver in a new car, new team, new chapter."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"New team, new car, same old speed. He's now 41 and still scaring the grid."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's the part that gets me. It's not a farewell tour; it's a title threat."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"We'll see about a title. One pole in Mexico doesn't win a championship."},{"host":"Liam","text":"No, but it sends a message to the paddock: the old man still has the one-lap knockout punch."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That he does. And he'll need it all season."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Speaking of Mexico, the scene was so wild that Max Verstappen had to play cleanup crew."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Formula 1's official account posted the clip. Max Verstappen clearing confetti off the podium."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The best part: he hands over a water bottle like he's directing traffic."},{"host":"Liam","text":"One reply said he's part of the cleanup crew now. Four-time champ on broom duty."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's the kind of clip Formula 1 should post more often. The sport feels alive."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Confetti, chaos, and a camera catching a champion doing the unglamorous part."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's the fun of Mexico. But we've got a serious NFL story to get to."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Adam Schefter on X reports attorneys for Packers running back Josh Jacobs called the new abuse allegations \"unsupported and stale.\""},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's a strong denial. They're not just denying; they're questioning the timing."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Note the word \"additional.\" This isn't the first set of claims. His attorneys are saying the new layer is stale."},{"host":"Liam","text":"So if it's the same old story recycled on a Monday, that's not news. That's noise."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Or it's a new report with enough detail that ESPN put a reporter on it. You don't dismiss it because it's inconvenient."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'm not dismissing it. I'm asking for evidence before a guy's name gets dragged through the mud."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's fair. So far, this is a statement war, not a courtroom fight."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And the label \"abuse\" sticks even when nothing is proven. That's the ugly part."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I agree. That's why we keep saying allegations. We're not convicting him."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Good. Then say it again: allegation, not fact."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Allegation. The only fact this morning is that his lawyers called it unsupported and stale."},{"host":"Liam","text":"It should. For anybody just waking up, this one is still unproven. We'll follow it if evidence drops."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"If more evidence comes out, this story changes. We'll treat it that way."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And if it doesn't, we move on. That's the morning brief."}]}