Charles Leclerc for the third time this season fell victim to a strategic mistake by Scuderia Ferrari, which cost him victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Monegasque driver had made his way to the front after starting third and looked likely to claim a much-needed win before the summer break. However, any chance of
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Sergio Pérez recovered well during the Hungarian Grand Prix, having been eliminated in Q2 during qualifying. The Mexican finished in fifth place at the Hungaroring, six-places higher than where he started the race. It was a strong result for Red Bull Racing, given that Max Verstappen won the race despite having started P10, and Pérez
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As if Ferrari’s day was not difficult enough in Budapest on Sunday, Carlos Sainz discovered after the race that there was a plastic bag stuck to the side of the car. The Spaniard had started the race second behind George Russell after the polesitter’s superb lap in qualifying, and he went longer in the first
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Max Verstappen recovered from a poor qualifying in the best way possible: by winning the Hungarian Grand Prix for the first time in his career. The Dutchman recovered from starting P10 at the Hungaroring, to win the unpredictable race, which also saw Verstappen spin 360 degrees and still claim victory. However, it wasn’t the best
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It was a bittersweet day for George Russell in Hungary after he finished the race third having taken his maiden pole position on Saturday. The 24-year-old came up with a tremendous lap at the end of qualifying to steal pole away from Carlos Sainz, and be started the race on Softs, with Sainz and team-mate
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The Hungarian Grand Prix was one that saw a mixed-up grid, a Max Verstappen comeback, and yet another Scuderia Ferrari strategic nightmare; however, the biggest story of the weekend was the announcement that Sebastian Vettel will be retiring from Formula 1. Ahead of the weekend at the Hungaroring, Vettel announced over a new Instagram account
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McLaren’s Lando Norris was happy enough with seventh place at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, but he might have expected a little more given where he started. The Briton capitalised on a poor performance by Sergio Perez in qualifying, as well as issues for Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton to start P4 in
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Haas driver Kevin Magnussen is pleased with the impact the team’s upgrades have had despite a failure to score points in Budapest. Haas arrived in Hungary with a completely new design on Magnussen’s car, and it has been dubbed the “white Ferrari,” largely due to the similarity of the sidepod design. Magnussen was the only
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It was another calamity for Ferrari at last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, which means another round of verbal punishment for the Scuderia by Italian media. Charles Leclerc, leading the race, was inexplicably called in for a set of Hards in Budapest after Max Verstappen had pitted for Mediums. In truth, Verstappen was barely on Ferrari’s
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Max Verstappen has one-hand on the Drivers’ Championship going into the summer break, after claiming his eighth victory of the season at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Going into the summer, Verstappen leads the championship by an almost uncatchable 80 points, with Charles Leclerc having a mountain to climb. The victory was looking set to go
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