The Australian pilot Oscar Piastri achieved this Sunday the first victory of his career in the Formula 1 by imposing itself on the Hungarian Grand Prixa test in which the team McLaren He scored a double with second place for Britain’s Lando Norris.
On the circuit of Hungarian Ringbehind the McLaren (who signed his first double since 2021), the British was placed Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)who completed the podium, beating the Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and the three-time world champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull)fourth and fifth, respectively.
Piastri was elated after crossing the finish line: “It’s the day you dream of since you were little. Thanks to the team, it’s so much fun to ride with them.” McLaren“The car is a beast, it’s fast in all conditions. The team has given me a great car, I can’t thank them enough.”
Formula 1: Australian Piastri wins first race, McLaren doubles in Hungary
Norris He was also on cloud nine: “It’s a great day for the team. I’m very happy, it’s been a long journey to achieve this on my own merits. Congratulations to Oscar, he beat me at the start and controlled the race well. He deserved to win.”
The outcome of the race was dominated by the two drivers of the papaya-colored team. Norris He had taken the lead with 20 laps to go after a stop at the stands and respected his team’s instructions on the penultimate lap to return the first place to Piastriwho had not been able to overtake him on the track.
Piastri had completed a great start, placing himself first in the first corner, while Verstappenaggressive to overcome Norrisavoided a penalty by listening to Red Bull and again left second place to the British, two laps later.
With a lot of heat in Hungarian Ring, Piastri kept the first place against Norris until the controversial tyre change: after several radio exchanges, the Briton gave first place back to the Australian against his will in a dream weekend for McLarenwhich now has the fastest car, which could provide suspense in the World Championship.
Verstappenwhose superiority in recent years has been called into question in recent races, maintains first place in the World Championship ahead of Norriswith a 76-point lead.
McLaren is second in the constructors’ championship, just 51 points behind Red Bull
The fight was also tough for third place, mainly between Hamilton and Verstappenwhich touched when there were several laps left to go.
“Congratulations to McLaren “For the double, it’s my original family. For our part, the team has done a great job to keep pushing with this car, even though we didn’t have the same pace as the McLarens,” he summed up. Hamilton.
“I saw Max coming from very far away, he tried to brake very late. I think it was a racing incident,” he added about the ‘contact’ with Verstappen.
Uncomfortable, the Dutchman showed his displeasure throughout the race on the radio, losing fourth place to Leclerc after this incident with Hamilton.
The Spanish of Ferrari Carlos Sainz He was sixth, one place ahead of Red Bull’s Mexican ‘Checo’ Pérez, while double world champion (2005 and 2006) Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) finished 11th.
Source: Ambito
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