Budapest: Lewis Hamilton Missed the chance to get their 100th win but took the lead in the World Championships as France Esteban Ocon steered his way through a chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix To get his first win on Sunday.
After a tactical error saw pole-sitter Hamilton drop into last place, the Briton made his way through the field, eventually leaving behind Ocon’s Alpine teammate Fernando Alonso, the Frenchman at Aston Martin and Sebastian Vettel. Behind third place.
For 24-year-old Ocon, who controlled the race from the front, it marked the first win in his 78th Grand Prix and the first for a revamped alpine set-up.
“What a moment! It feels so good!” Ocon said.
“It’s fantastic, what can I say? Congratulations to Fernando (Alonso) too, I think the win is also thanks to what he did.
“It’s teamwork, it’s been a wonderful day!”
Max Verstappen’s red Bull The first lap was damaged in the crash, which left five cars, and he eventually finished 10th, leaving Hamilton to take a six-point lead in the championship.
“Congratulations to the Alpine team and Esteban on his first win – he’s been a shining star for a long time,” said Hamilton, who during his post-race interview was again provoked by a section of the packed crowd, who Used to blame them for this. The crash at the British GP two weeks ago that knocked Verstappen out.
“Today was definitely a tough day, we always make it hard for ourselves.
“It’s crazy to think that in the beginning we were only on the grid, but these things happen and we learn from them. I gave it my all and in the end I had nothing left.”
Mercedes also took the lead in the constructors’ championship. Going into the summer break, they are now 10 points ahead of Red Bull.
Two weeks after a controversial collision between Hamilton and Verstappen on the opening lap at Silverstone, Hungaroring again had early trouble, this time prompted by Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas.
With the rain receding, the Finn began a series of collisions at the opening turn, which not only forced him out of the race but also against Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin and Lando Norris’ McLaren. were responsible for. .
Bottas admitted he was at fault after being handed a five-place penalty on the grid for the next race at the Belgian GP at Spa in late August.
“I think it’s fair enough,” Bottas said.
“I had a bad start and I lost speed. I misjudged the braking point and locked the wheels.
“I was responsible for killing Lando and that meant he cut people in front of him.
“It’s not good for me and others are not great. It’s not like I did it on purpose.”
Seven-time world champion Hamilton starts on pole for the 101st time F1 Carrier was chaotically ahead in the rain and looked to be a neck-on winner when he was on his own on the grid for the restart, while the other cars were all changing tires to suit the better weather.
Oddly, within a lap, Hamilton was at the back as Mercedes, having failed to switch their tyres, called them in.
After the race, Hamilton said, “I was telling the team what the track was like during the lap, but they said it was raining. When we got in the car I thought they had other information.”
It marked the start of an epic race from the Briton, which may have ended in his 100th GP victory, had it not been from brilliant defensive driving from 40-year-old Alonso, that had prevented him from closing in on Vettel and Ocon.
Ocon was also untouched by the first lap chaos and was second in the restart. With Hamilton in plight, the Frenchman took the race lead.
Four-time world champion Vettel hit him hard but could not come close enough to face a serious challenge.
After a tactical error saw pole-sitter Hamilton drop into last place, the Briton made his way through the field, eventually leaving behind Ocon’s Alpine teammate Fernando Alonso, the Frenchman at Aston Martin and Sebastian Vettel. Behind third place.
For 24-year-old Ocon, who controlled the race from the front, it marked the first win in his 78th Grand Prix and the first for a revamped alpine set-up.
“What a moment! It feels so good!” Ocon said.
“It’s fantastic, what can I say? Congratulations to Fernando (Alonso) too, I think the win is also thanks to what he did.
“It’s teamwork, it’s been a wonderful day!”
Max Verstappen’s red Bull The first lap was damaged in the crash, which left five cars, and he eventually finished 10th, leaving Hamilton to take a six-point lead in the championship.
“Congratulations to the Alpine team and Esteban on his first win – he’s been a shining star for a long time,” said Hamilton, who during his post-race interview was again provoked by a section of the packed crowd, who Used to blame them for this. The crash at the British GP two weeks ago that knocked Verstappen out.
“Today was definitely a tough day, we always make it hard for ourselves.
“It’s crazy to think that in the beginning we were only on the grid, but these things happen and we learn from them. I gave it my all and in the end I had nothing left.”
Mercedes also took the lead in the constructors’ championship. Going into the summer break, they are now 10 points ahead of Red Bull.
Two weeks after a controversial collision between Hamilton and Verstappen on the opening lap at Silverstone, Hungaroring again had early trouble, this time prompted by Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas.
With the rain receding, the Finn began a series of collisions at the opening turn, which not only forced him out of the race but also against Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin and Lando Norris’ McLaren. were responsible for. .
Bottas admitted he was at fault after being handed a five-place penalty on the grid for the next race at the Belgian GP at Spa in late August.
“I think it’s fair enough,” Bottas said.
“I had a bad start and I lost speed. I misjudged the braking point and locked the wheels.
“I was responsible for killing Lando and that meant he cut people in front of him.
“It’s not good for me and others are not great. It’s not like I did it on purpose.”
Seven-time world champion Hamilton starts on pole for the 101st time F1 Carrier was chaotically ahead in the rain and looked to be a neck-on winner when he was on his own on the grid for the restart, while the other cars were all changing tires to suit the better weather.
Oddly, within a lap, Hamilton was at the back as Mercedes, having failed to switch their tyres, called them in.
After the race, Hamilton said, “I was telling the team what the track was like during the lap, but they said it was raining. When we got in the car I thought they had other information.”
It marked the start of an epic race from the Briton, which may have ended in his 100th GP victory, had it not been from brilliant defensive driving from 40-year-old Alonso, that had prevented him from closing in on Vettel and Ocon.
Ocon was also untouched by the first lap chaos and was second in the restart. With Hamilton in plight, the Frenchman took the race lead.
Four-time world champion Vettel hit him hard but could not come close enough to face a serious challenge.
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