By James Broughton, July 23, 2023
Max Verstappen might have missed out on pole place by the narrowest of margins however he greater than made up for it within the race on the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix. Making a greater begin he swept previous his solely ever actual rival for a world championship, Lewis Hamilton, leaping from second to first, braking and turning on the final potential minute to power Hamilton vast at flip one. This specialist transfer that Verstappen has perfected greater than anybody else bulked Hamilton and allowed the 2 McLarens into second and third.
Pisatri held on as greatest he may however the mixture of Max Verstappen and the RB19 was an excessive amount of. Nothing apart from a DNF may cease the Crimson Bull as Verstappen calmly assumed complete command of the race. As traditional behind the race chief ensued a struggle for second greatest, which ultimately fell to Land Norris. New updates and elements have propelled McLaren from seemingly nowhere to the entrance row of the grid, and Norris demonstrated the simplest utilization of those upgrades.
Sergio Perez ended a rut of poor performances to safe third, nevertheless, he needed to work for his podium after qualifying ninth. The Crimson Bull RB19 is the superior automobile and Perez, by default, must be ending second, or first, in each race. Lewis Hamilton completed the afternoon 4th, a blended day for the Mercedes driver as a result of he had the tempo to complete second. However that begin and that quick battle royale with Verstappen hampered his race progress.
The Ferrari’s demonstrated that they’ve fallen behind regardless of latest updates, Leclerc and Sainz completed seventh and eighth respectively. One other early season entrance row workforce working out of steam is Aston Martin, Alosno completed ninth with teammate Stroll complimenting the highest 10.
So, the Hungarian Grand Prix demonstrated that Crimson Bull will be crushed, a minimum of in qualifying, sometimes. However within the race, the RB19 has a big benefit and with Verstappen behind the wheel, that benefit solely turns into stronger. Information are supposed to be damaged, and that’s a pleasant accolade to have. Nonetheless, Verstappen is the 2023 world champion in all however identify.
2023 Hungarian Grand Prix: Race Outcomes
1 Max VERSTAPPEN Crimson Bull Racing
2 Lando NORRIS McLaren +33.731
3 Sergio PEREZ Crimson Bull Racing +37.603
4 Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes +39.134
5 Oscar PIASTRI McLaren +62.572
6 George RUSSELL Mercedes +65.825
7 Charles LECLERC Ferrari +70.317
8 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari +71.073
9 Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin +75.709
10 Lance STROLL Aston Martin +1 lap
11 Alexander ALBON Williams +1 lap
12 Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo +1 lap
13 Daniel RICCIARDO AlphaTauri +1 lap
14 Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Workforce +1 lap
15 Yuki TSUNODA AlphaTauri +1 lap
16 Guanyu ZHOU Alfa Romeo +1 lap
17 Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Workforce +1 lap
DNF:
Logan Sargeant Williams – spin
Esteban Ocon Alpine – crash
Pierre Gasly Alpine – crash
