F1 Hungary: Verstappen’s feat, Ferrari strategy drowns Leclerc

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen makes a comeback from 10th position and surprisingly wins ahead of the two Mercedes. Ferrari disaster

Stunning victory for Max Verstappen in the Hungarian Grand Prix: the Red Bull driver, who started from tenth position after Saturday’s difficult qualifying, gets the strategy right and makes a comeback, achieving an unhoped-for victory and strengthening his leadership in the overall standings. On the podium along with the Dutchman are the two Mercedes of a great Lewis Hamilton, who started from seventh place, and poleman George Russell.

Ferrari disaster, on a day in which they were aiming for a one-two: Charles Leclerc, first at one point in the race, was heavily penalized by a wrong choice of the race wall, which at the second pit stop decided to mount the hard tires, totally wrong strategy so much so that the Monegasque had to re-enter for a third stop.

Leclerc eventually finished sixth, behind teammate Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez’s other Red Bull. Also in the top ten was Sebastian Vettel.

Order of finish (top ten)
Verstappen
Hamilton
Russell
Sainz
Perez
Leclerc
Norris
Alonso
Ocon
Vettel