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Hungarian GP: Esteban Ocon beats Sebastian Vettel to snarl shock maiden victory

Budapest:  Alpine’s Esteban Ocon on Sunday claimed his maiden Formula 1 victory in what used to be, with out doubt, one among essentially the most thrilling Hungarian Grands Prix of all time, earlier than Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel – while Lewis Hamilton recovered from being final at one cowl claim P3.

Max Verstappen would possibly perchance well most effective remark 10th after Lap 1 contact in a wreck that triggered a crimson flag. A wild and wet initiating to the Hungarian Gigantic Prix seen five drivers eliminated on the main lap, as Valtteri Bottas locked up and worn out Lando Norris and Sergio Perez – besides to hitting Verstappen – while Lance Stroll additionally locked up and hit Charles Leclerc, who spun round Daniel Ricciardo, with Bottas, Perez, Norris, Stroll and Leclerc all forced into retirement as the streak used to be crimson-flagged. 

ESTEBAN: “What a moment! It feels so staunch!

“Or now not it is unbelievable, what can I inform? Congrats to Fernando as effectively, I judge the remark is additionally due to him with the battle that he did. Or now not it is teamwork, or now not it is been an stunning day!”#HungarianGP  #F1 pic.twitter.com/41CxoLQLkd

— Formula 1 (@F1) August 1, 2021

“Polesitter Hamilton had made it via unscathed, however Mercedes misjudged computer screen stipulations at the streak restart, keeping Hamilton out for the standing initiating on intermediates as the full the rest of the discipline pitted for mediums, Hamilton forced to pit a lap later and dropping to the abet of the pack,” said an reliable F1 free up. This allowed Ocon to remark a lead that he’d settle on for almost in regards to the full 70 laps at the Hungaroring, conserving off the streak-long advances of Vettel to remark his first single-seater remark since 2015, as Vettel secured his 2nd P2 of the season after a comely drive.

An out of the ordinary comeback from Hamilton seen him make what used to be effectively a two-conclude streak work to recover from P14 to third by the chequered flag, while Verstappen would possibly perchance well most effective remark P10, with anguish from that Lap 1 collision hobbling his restoration, and allowing Hamilton to remark the lead within the title streak heading into the summer break.

Carlos Sainz had held P3 for quite loads of the streak however used to be forced to succumb to Hamilton three laps from the reside, as he took fourth for Ferrari, earlier than Fernando Alonso in P5 to cap an impossible day for Alpine. 

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