McLaren’s Oscar Piastri drove to victory on Sunday on the Hungarian Grand Prix, which served as spherical 13 of the 2024 Components 1 World Championship.
Fellow McLaren driver Lando Norris completed in second place, two seconds behind, after ceding the lead spot to Piastri on crew orders. Third place went to Mercedes-Benz AMG’s Lewis Hamilton, virtually 15 seconds behind the winner.
Norris began the race on the Hungaroring on pole and was joined on the entrance of the grid by Piastri. Behind them was reigning champion Max Verstappen of Pink Bull Racing, along with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. Norris, Piastri, and Verstappen had been virtually facet by facet as they went into Flip 1, with Piastri rising the chief and Verstappen working off the observe however rejoining forward of Norris. Verstappen later returned the place to keep away from a possible penalty.
Piastri would lead a lot of the race from there however when Norris was pitted first throughout the second spherical of stops, seemingly to guard in opposition to a problem from Hamilton, he emerged forward of his teammate. This resulted in crew orders for Norris to offer the lead spot again to Piastri, which he ultimately did two laps from the top.
2024 Components 1 Hungarian Grand Prix – Photograph by way of Mercedes-Benz
It meant Piastri was in a position to cruise on to the end line and take house his maiden grand prix win. The younger Australian has additionally beforehand received a Dash race, which occurred throughout the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc would end fourth for Ferrari in Hungary, whereas Verstappen dropped all the way down to fifth after surviving a collision with Hamilton within the ultimate levels. Each drivers had been combating for third place however going into Flip 1, Verstappen locked each entrance wheels and Hamilton’s entrance tire clipped a rear tire of Verstappen’s automotive which flipped upward however was in a position to proceed on regardless of the heaving touchdown. Regardless of options of Hamilton shifting underneath braking, stewards reached a verdict of no additional motion.
Following the weekend’s motion, Verstappen nonetheless leads the 2024 Drivers’ Championship with 265 factors. Norris is second with 189 factors and Leclerc is third with 162 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, Pink Bull leads with 389 factors. McLaren is second with 338 factors and Ferrari is third with 322 factors.
The subsequent race on the calendar is the Belgium Grand Prix scheduled for this weekend.
2024 Components 1 Hungarian Grand Prix – Photograph by way of Mercedes-Benz
2024 Components 1 Hungarian Grand Prix outcomes:
1) Oscar Piastri, McLaren
2) Lando Norris, McLaren +2.141 seconds
3) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +14.880 seconds
4) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +19.686 seconds
5) Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing +21.349 seconds
6) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari +23.073 seconds
7) Sergio Perez, Pink Bull Racing +39.792 seconds
8) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +42.368 seconds
9) Yuki Tsunoda, RB +1 lap
10) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +1 lap
11) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +1 lap
12) Daniel Ricciardo, RB +1 lap
13) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas +1 lap
14) Alexander Albon, Williams +1 lap
15) Kevin Magnussen, Haas +1 lap
16) Valtteri Bottas, Sauber +1 lap
17) Logan Sargeant, Williams +1 lap
18) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +1 lap
19) Zhou Guanyu, Sauber +1 lap
NC) Pierre Gasly, Alpine – DNF
