Hungarian GP: Max Verstappen passes Lewis Hamilton to ship Purple Bull report twelfth consecutive win

Max Verstappen overtakes Lewis Hamilton on opening lap earlier than claiming seventh consecutive win and giving Purple Bull report twelfth win in a row; Lando Norris second for McLaren as Sergio Perez completes podium after beginning ninth; Hamilton fourth however misplaced three positions on opening lap

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Lewis Hamilton leads to fourth place after the primary lap, with Max Verstappen within the lead and Oscar Piastri in second in the beginning of the Hungarian GP

Max Verstappen delivered Purple Bull an F1 report twelfth consecutive Grand Prix win as he cruised to victory on the Hungarian GP after passing Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap.

Verstappen obtained a superb begin from P2 on the grid to attract alongside the pole-sitting Hamilton and declare the lead going into Flip One.

The championship chief was by no means threatened after that as he cruised dwelling by 33 seconds for a seventh consecutive win which additionally meant Purple Bull grew to become the primary group to win a dozen races in row.

Lando Norris claimed one other second place for McLaren, whereas Sergio Perez pulled off quite a lot of aggressive overtakes within the different Purple Bull to complete third after beginning ninth.

Perez needed to maintain off a charging Hamilton within the closing levels because the Mercedes lastly got here alive once more on decrease gasoline, however the seven-time world champion needed to accept fourth on a troublesome afternoon the place he misplaced three positions on the opening lap.

Oscar Piastri was fifth, together with his and Norris’ outcomes serving to McLaren strengthen their grip on P5 within the Constructors’ Championship after Alpine suffered one other double DNF after Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon collided on account of some first-corner pinball on the opening lap.

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Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly collide after being hit from behind on the opening lap of the Hungarian GP

George Russell made a superb restoration from 18th on the grid to complete sixth, promoted a place after Charles Leclerc dropped a spot to seventh resulting from a five-second time penalty for dashing within the pit lane.

Carlos Sainz was unable to progress after a superb begin had lifted him from P11 to P6 and completed eighth within the second Ferrari, forward of the 2 Aston Martins as Fernando Alonso led dwelling Lance Stroll.

Daniel Ricciardo was thirteenth in his first race for AlphaTauri, two locations forward of team-mate Yuki Tsunoda.

Hungarian GP outcome
1) Max Verstappen, Purple Bull
2) Lando Norris, McLaren
3) Sergio Perez, Purple Bull
4) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
5) Oscar Piastri, McLaren
6) George Russell, Mercedes
7) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
8) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
9) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
10) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin

Purple Bull set recent benchmark whereas Perez expenses to podium

Verstappen and Hamilton had been lining up on the entrance row collectively for the primary time since their 2021 title decider in Abu Dhabi, and as in that race it was the driving force ranging from P2 who obtained the higher begin.

Regardless of being on the soiled aspect of the grid, Verstappen was instantly in a position to get alongside Hamilton after which overtake his former title rival at Flip One whereas narrowly avoiding contact.

With Hamilton pushed barely huge, the equally quick beginning Piastri from P4 was in a position to additionally get forward of the Mercedes driver earlier than the second McLaren of Norris overtook the pole sitter on the opening lap as properly.

However neither McLaren may put any strain on Verstappen who was twice in a position to pit as he retained his lead and claimed one other victory and quickest lap to increase his championship result in 110 factors.

The victory noticed Purple Bull transfer forward of McLaren’s 1988 report of 11 consecutive wins.

As a substitute of difficult the chief, the McLarens would as a substitute have their attentions on Perez within the different Purple Bull.

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Sergio Perez will get his elbows out in his Purple Bull as he passes Carlos Sainz within the Ferrari to maneuver into sixth place

The Mexican produced a really robust restoration drive as he charged by the sphere from ninth on the grid by a combination of overtakes and technique.

Sky Sports activities F1’s Martin Brundle stated Perez was “getting his elbows out” when he first overtook Sainz for P6 on lap 27 after which duelled with Russell a lap later to assert P5.

The undercut enabled Perez to get forward of Hamilton and a 1.9s pit cease by Purple Bull put him proper on the again of Piastri’s McLaren as they pitted on the similar time, earlier than laborious racing between the pair noticed Perez overtake the Australian at Flip One and the McLaren edging onto the grass as he fought again at Flip Two.

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Perez will get feisty as he strikes previous Oscar Piastri into fourth place in his Purple Bull

Perez began to develop into a menace for Norris, however within the closing laps it will be Hamilton who the Mexican needed to concentrate on, however he was in a position to maintain onto third place by 1.5s.

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