Max Verstappen won the Formula 1 Hungarian GP, after starting from tenth position. The Red Bull driver, already world leader, preceded the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton (himself seventh on the grid) and George Russell, who started from pole. The Ferrari race was disappointing, fourth with Sainz and sixth with Leclerc, the latter penalized by the choice of the hard compound with 30 laps to go. At the Hungaroring Verstappen took his eighth victory of the season (the 28th in his career, conquered despite a spin in the middle of the race), which allows him to extend his pace in the drivers’ standings, reaching +80 over Leclerc. Unlike Red Bull, which preferred to alternate soft and medium compounds, the choice of hard tire for Leclerc’s car, between lap 40 and 55, did not pay off and the Monegasque fell from first place to sixth, despite having then finished the GP with soft tires.
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HAMILTON SATISFIED, I ALMOST TAKEN VERSTAPPEN …
“I suffered a lot in the first part of the race, I didn’t think I could reach those in front. Then things improved, with cooler temperatures the car was better, so much so that in the end I hoped to get closer to Verstappen but the laps were finished “. So Lewis Hamilton, second in the Hungarian GP with Mercedes, comments on his race. “This podium is a good sign, we hope to be able to grow further in the second half of the season and fight steadily for the win”, added the Brit. “Pole position yesterday, podium today, I can only be happy – said team mate George Russell, third at the finish line -. We had a good start and a good first stint with the red tires, but then with the medium and a little more rain we really struggled. Maybe I could have done better in tire management but I’m satisfied because we are making progress. “
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VERSTAPPEN: ‘VICTORY FRUIT OF GREAT STRATEGY’
The eighth win of the season for Max Verstappen is the best of the year so far, perhaps even of his entire career. From tenth to first place in Hungary, a result that not even the world leader expected: “At the start I was hoping to get close to the podium – admitted the Red Bull driver – but I won, despite a head and tail”. A success that is the result of “a great strategy, with timely and well-chosen changes (tires, ed.). It was a fun race – he added – with lots of overtaking”.
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The top images of the courage of F1 drivers on the wet track of Mogyoród (ANSA)
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