Hungarian gp results

It was the eleventh round of the Formula One World Championship.

The first Hungarian Grand Prix was held on 21 June over a 5-kilometre 3. However, politics and the ensuing war meant the end of Grand Prix motor racing in the country for fifty years. The first Grand Prix saw , people [1] spectating, although tickets were expensive at the time. Today, the support is still very enthusiastic, particularly from Finns , with locals making up ten percent while the majority are visitors from Germany. Due to the nature of the track, narrow, twisty and often dusty because of under-use, the Hungarian Grand Prix is associated with processional races, with sometimes many cars following one another, unable to pass. Thierry Boutsen demonstrated this in , keeping his slower Williams car in front of championship leader Ayrton Senna , unable to find a way by. Pit strategy is often crucial; in , Michael Schumacher 's Ferrari team changed his strategy mid-race before Schumacher built up a winning margin after all the stops had been made.

Hungarian gp results

Budapest, July Lining up behind former title rival Lewis Hamilton in his Mercedes, the eagerly-anticipated duel that qualifying had set up amounted to nothing as Verstappen stormed off the line to seize the lead by holding the inside line into Turn 1. Verstappen set about establishing a comfortable lead up front, pulling away from Piastri and Norris as Hamilton held gamely on behind them. Perez put in some aggressive overtakes during the race, including getting his elbows out against George Russell and Piastri en route to third place as an undercut at his final pitstop moved him ahead of Hamilton. Verstappen came home at the end of the 70 laps more than 30 seconds clear of Norris, with Sergio Perez coming home in third. The Mexican had initially looked like he would close up and challenge Norris for second but spent the final laps looking in his mirrors to watch out for the hard-charging Hamilton as the Mercedes came alive in the final stint. Piastri finished fifth, ahead of Charles Leclerc in sixth — the Ferrari driver was demoted to seventh at the chequered flag as a result of a five-second time penalty due to being found to have sped in the pitlane entering for his final stop. George Russell thus took sixth after a spirited drive in which he overtook Carlos Sainz in the closing laps as the Spaniard came home in eighth. The two Aston Martins rounded out the points finishers by taking ninth and 10th with Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, respectively. We're without a race weekend, but there's still plenty of F1 news to bring you from this fine Friday. Let's take a look. Despite reaching his th podium in only starts, Max Verstappen smiled and laughed in a way that sums up his mentality. Liam lawson is twiddling his thumbs on the sidelines, waiting to be called up for a racing seat Sergio Perez is out of contract with Red Bull at the end of this season. Part of the network.

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Verstappen took the chequered flag comfortably clear of Norris, who dropped behind fellow McLaren driver Oscar Piastri early on but regained the place at the first round of pit stops, while Perez — one of only two drivers, along with George Russell, to go long in the first stint on hard tyres — rose from ninth to third with another strong recovery drive. Charles Leclerc crossed the line in sixth position but dropped behind the other Mercedes of Russell — who battled his way from 18th — after the chequered flag when a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane was applied, with Ferrari team mate Carlos Sainz coming home eighth. Aston Martin ended an anonymous race weekend with a minor double points finish, Fernando Alonso the last driver to stay on the same lap as winner Verstappen in ninth and team mate Stroll finishing one tour down in 10th to round out the points. Ricciardo recovered to take 13th in his first race back since the season finale in Abu Dhabi, ahead of Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg, AlphaTauri team mate Yuki Tsunoda, the aforementioned Zhou and final finisher Kevin Magnussen. Williams rookie Logan Sargeant pulled into the pits after a late spin, with Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly doing the same in the early stages due to the significant damage their cars picked up in the chaos sparked by Zhou.

Russell led on soft tyres and pitted on Lap 15, soft-shod Verstappen pitting from P5 a lap later to force Carlos Sainz to pit from the lead. Charles Leclerc meanwhile stayed out in the lead, extending his first stint until Lap Russell led again but was passed by Sainz on Lap So, from P4, Verstappen forced the issue with a second stop for mediums on Lap Crucially, with that stop, Verstappen had pulled off an undercut on Sainz and had an advantage on Leclerc too, the Monegasque starting on mediums to swap for the same compound after a lengthy first stint — and from the lead pitting from hard tyres well after Verstappen. And that was despite a degree spin that almost cost Verstappen at the final corner and forced him to make another overtake on Leclerc. Hamilton started seventh on mediums, cleared the Alpines, pitted for mediums and stayed out long to ensure he could finish the race on softs, which ensured he could pass the likes of Sainz and then Russell to finish second. Pierre Gasly took P12, comfortably ahead of 13th-place Zhou Guanyu.

Hungarian gp results

Budapest, July Lining up behind former title rival Lewis Hamilton in his Mercedes, the eagerly-anticipated duel that qualifying had set up amounted to nothing as Verstappen stormed off the line to seize the lead by holding the inside line into Turn 1. Verstappen set about establishing a comfortable lead up front, pulling away from Piastri and Norris as Hamilton held gamely on behind them. Perez put in some aggressive overtakes during the race, including getting his elbows out against George Russell and Piastri en route to third place as an undercut at his final pitstop moved him ahead of Hamilton. Verstappen came home at the end of the 70 laps more than 30 seconds clear of Norris, with Sergio Perez coming home in third. The Mexican had initially looked like he would close up and challenge Norris for second but spent the final laps looking in his mirrors to watch out for the hard-charging Hamilton as the Mercedes came alive in the final stint. Piastri finished fifth, ahead of Charles Leclerc in sixth — the Ferrari driver was demoted to seventh at the chequered flag as a result of a five-second time penalty due to being found to have sped in the pitlane entering for his final stop. George Russell thus took sixth after a spirited drive in which he overtook Carlos Sainz in the closing laps as the Spaniard came home in eighth. The two Aston Martins rounded out the points finishers by taking ninth and 10th with Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, respectively. Hold on tight, it's time for Monday's wild ride through the main F1 headlines at breakneck speed

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Use motorsport. Sebring 12h: Derani claims pole to lead for Cadillac. Norris reacted by pitting a lap later, following Hamilton onto hards, with Leclerc also coming in but enduring a delayed stop due to a sticky tyre and losing a hatful of positions — forcing the Monegasque to fight his way back through the field. Lando Norris. Hungarian Grand Prix News. Sign in here. Retrieved 30 April Next article Verstappen: Hungary F1 qualifying balance issues helped race pace. Contact us Feedback Editorial autosport autosport. Current edition Autosport. Join Live Session. Be part of the Autosport community Join the conversation. Receive exciting Motorsport news, updates, and special offers straight to your inbox. The race settled down with Verstappen romping away to a big lead over Piastri. Get the app.

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A few seconds behind, Alonso and Perez were busy squabbling over seventh and eighth positions, with the Red Bull man making a DRS-assisted move into Turn 1 on Lap 8, as Hulkenberg and Stroll held the final points-paying positions. Download as PDF Printable version. Esteban Ocon. From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. Michelle Foster 15 Mar Verstappen was again last to stop, going back to medium tyres to ensure his extra point for fastest lap. Oscar Piastri. Hamilton Lewis Hamilton Mercedes. Yuki Tsunoda. Formula One Grand Prix. Alfa Romeo - Ferrari. Mar 16, to Mar 19, Aug 24, to Aug 27, Max Verstappen believes Ferrari will be difficult to beat this weekend at the Hungarian GP after the Scuderia topped the timesheets in Friday practice. Read Edit View history.