A race never in question, without any possible rival. We have run out of adjectives to describe the greatness of Max Verstappen and wins the Hungarian GP. After a less than perfect start, he still manages to stay alongside Hamilton who was leaving on pole. The Briton has a shot better than Dutch, but he misses the braking point and goes long, being overtaken by SuperMax and the two McLaren. After the first laps in which the two English cars managed to stay close to the Red Bull, the #1 began to run away, taking the lead at the checkered flag Lando Norris of well- 40 seconds.
Hungarian GP: McLaren second force, then Mercedes
As mentioned, he finishes in second position Lando Norris, followed in P3 da Sergio Perez. The Mexican's comeback and the consistency of excellent performances lead the two to secure the podium. A guarantee which, however, almost disappeared in the last lap, after a Checo tire collapse, with Lewis Hamilton who wanted to try until the end. Probably one more lap would have been enough to have a chance to regain the podium. Fifth position for Oscar piastri who, like his teammate, suffered degradation in the final laps, as if the McLaren were going to worsen in the final laps. Sixth position for George Russell who was leaving from the bottom and completes the comeback by also finishing ahead of the two Ferraris.
Summing up the final conclusions, at the end of the Budapest GP, the Red Bull is increasingly confirmed first strength and more and more unbeatable. Being second force it is instead disputed between the Mercedes , McLaren, with the German stable that appears to be slightly better of the British team.
Ferrari, we need to change pace and quickly too
Seventh and eighth position for Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. The two Ferrari, in the first stint, they kept pace with the top 5. After a gun problem for Leclerc and a pit stop probably too early, the Monegasque found himself behind his teammate, but always managed to keep Sainz's pace. From that moment, the two Reds they were no longer able to get back into the race, conducting theirs quite well anonymous. At the second stop, Charles takes advantage of the undercut to pass Spanish again. Due to his misjudgment, he also receives 5 second penalty for speeding in the pit lane. In the end, he will be able to hold the position on his partner for 0.7 seconds.
These positions, however, are not suitable for a team like the Ferrari. It will take one waken up within the team which will certainly have to start from the team principal Frederic Vasseur. From now on, we will need to see the truth line of thought of the new "boss" of the Scuderia di Maranello.
Article by Francesco Orlando
