2022 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix highlights

Russell led on smooth tyres and pitted on Lap 15, soft-shod Verstappen pitting from P5 a lap later to pressure Carlos Sainz to pit from the lead. Charles Leclerc in the meantime stayed out within the lead, extending his first stint till Lap 22. Russell led once more however was handed by Sainz on Lap 31. So, from P4, Verstappen compelled the problem with a second cease for mediums on Lap 39.

Crucially, with that cease, Verstappen had pulled off an undercut on Sainz and had a bonus on Leclerc too, the Monegasque beginning on mediums to swap for a similar compound after a protracted first stint – and from the lead pitting from laborious tyres effectively after Verstappen. The Dutchman cleared his rival with ease quickly after that and it grew to become clear that onerous tyres weren’t the reply; Leclerc fell to P6 as he switched once more for softs whereas Verstappen gained by 7.8s.

And that was regardless of a 360-degree spin that nearly price Verstappen on the ultimate nook and compelled him to make one other overtake on Leclerc.

Hamilton began seventh on mediums, cleared the Alpines, pitted for mediums and stayed out lengthy to make sure he might end the race on softs, which ensured he might cross the likes of Sainz after which Russell to complete second.

Having began on pole, Russell couldn’t convert that to a win, his soft-medium-medium technique seeing him find yourself third forward of Sainz, who was price by gradual pit stops to complete fourth behind the Mercedes. Sainz nonetheless held off Sergio Perez by a second, whereas Leclerc couldn’t use his smooth tyres to cross Perez and ended up sixth behind the Crimson Bull on one other disappointing day for the Scuderia.

Lando Norris beat the Alpines to seventh, whereas Fernando Alonso completed P8 on the expense of teammate Esteban Ocon. Sebastian Vettel scrapped with Lance Stroll to steer his Canadian teammate for P10.

Pierre Gasly took P12, comfortably forward of Thirteenth-place Zhou Guanyu. Mick Schumacher was subsequent, whereas Daniel Ricciardo might solely handle fifteenth because of a five-second penalty forward of the opposite Haas of Kevin Magnussen – who was concerned in a minor collision early on.

Williams have been subsequent, Alex Albon ending forward of Nicholas Latifi in P17 and P18 respectively, whereas a spin noticed Yuki Tsunoda end nineteenth and final for AlphaTauri.

Valtteri Bottas stopped 5 laps from the tip to deliver out a Digital Security Automobile and a last-place classification for the Alfa Romeo.