The Hungarian GP saw a McLaren go back to being the team it was fear for the first 10 years of 2000. The first success of Oscar piastri e Lando Norris which closes the brace, let's relive the Hungarian Grand Prix in 10 statistics.
Hungarian GP statistics: McLaren above everyone again
- McLaren conquers again the entire front row in qualifying afterwards . The last one was dated back to Brazilian Grand Prix in Interlagos in 2012, with Lewis Hamilton on pole followed by Jenson Button.
- To find a double in qualifying in Budapest you have to go back even further. It was in fact the 2008, with still Hamilton in front of everyone and behind him Heikki Kovalainen.
- Focusing on the race, the last time McLaren finished first and second was 2021. It was about the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, with Daniel Ricciardo who preceded him at the finish line Lando Norris.
- To find a one-two of the Woking team in Hungary you need to go to last millennium. It was the 1999 e Mika Hakkinen he triumphed in the Hungaroring ahead of him David Coulthard.
- Let's talk about this year's winner Oscar piastri. In addition to having achieved his first career victory, the Australian is the 115th different winner in F1.
- Piastri himself set another record: it is the first winner of the new millennium. In fact, he was born on April 6, 2001.
Hungarian GP statistics: we haven't seen a season like this for a while
- An season to remember for F1. This year we witnessed the victory of 7 different drivers. To find a vintage at the same levels we have to go back to 2012, when there were different winners 8.
- The victory of the #81 McLaren is also an achievement for theAustralia. In fact, with this success, it surpasses theItaly in the roll of honor of the nations and is brought to 44 first places.
- It's a special race for too Sir Lewis Hamilton. After achieving victory number 104 and number 9 at Silverstone last weekend, the Briton reached the 200 podiums in career.
- To conclude, this year two teammates (Norris and Piastri) achieved theirs first victory in Formula 1. This hasn't happened since 2001, when in Williams they were not successful Ralf Schumacher e Juan Pablo Montoya.
After years of suffering and sacrifices, the McLaren The competitive car that veterans of the sport remember is back. And who knows, maybe this double could be the key for the English team to conquer the builder title. And perhaps, with one of the two pilots, catch up something extra.
ARTICLE BY FRANCESCO ORLANDO
