The first part of the Formula 1 World Championship closes with a second straight win for Max Verstappen, the number 28 in his career. A race and a comeback that seemed impossible after qualifying on Saturday. But an excellent strategy, a bit of cool air and a rain that timidly overlooked the Hungaroring put Max in perfect condition to aim for the best result. With this victory he moves to +80 up Charles Leclerc, and can go on holiday with a smile. Smile also printed on the faces of the two men Mercedes, both still on the podium by surprise. Great excluded from the party the favorite of the weekend, the Ferrari. A redhead who, instead of healing France's wounds, hurt herself, leaving too many chances for her opponents with a strategy that didn't pay off and with performance that never arrived. In this unusual weekend in Hungary, which in all probability put an end to Leclerc's world dreams, let's see the tops and the flops at Fanta F1.
Tops in Hungary
Max Verstappen: Another showdown to which the Dutchman has accustomed us. Whether it's mentally or in melee, Max Verstappen's world class emerges even after a difficult weekend. At +80 from Leclerc, this weekend he didn't give up and was patient, recovering even after a mistake we don't often see him make. Max took home a very important victory in a comeback, which combined to win, at the Fanta F1 gives the Fantamanagers a lot of points.
Lewis Hamilton: La Mercedes this weekend he had a great pace. Defend against them or attack them was really difficult. Accused of overpaying confrontation with Russell in qualifying and throughout the weekend, with the same starting strategy as the Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton took the second place strength. Finishing on the podium for the fifth consecutive time.
Sebastian Vettel: Great comeback race for Sebastian Vettel, which at the beginning of the weekend announced the training camp. After the bad qualifying on Saturday catches the top 10, leaving out and taking revenge from teammate Lance Stroll.
Failure in Hungary:
Ferrari: Hungary take me away… the World Cup. La Ferrari in Hungary missed a great opportunity. The pace of the F1-75 was not excellent and the weather conditions did not favor the comeback after the usual pit stops. What complicated the race for the Reds is the starting strategy which forced the team to gamble on Leclerc a stint with the whites, a compound that proved to be unsuitable for such a cold track. From 2nd and 3rd, the two Ferrari drivers finished in fourth and sixth position. The set of strategy, car, compounds didn't work. But this heavily conditions the championships and their averages at Fanta F1.
Daniel Ricardo: Another bad weekend for Ricciardo who had given us hope for at least a top 10 after attacking the Alpine duo with a great overtaking. Contact with Stroll also costs him 5 second penalty. Respect to Norris work harder and this risks compromising the fight with Alpine in the constructors' championship.
Kevin Magnussen: We close these tops and flops with Viking Kevin Magnussen. With the Ferrari-style upgrades a good race was expected from Haas and the driver who fitted them. The contact with Albon at the beginning forced him to go back to the pits to change the wing and this greatly affected his race in which he also finished behind his teammate. A negative result for him and for the Fantamanagers who had lined him up at Fanta F1.
