@OscarPiastri claims maiden victory in dramatic #HungarianGP. #F1
Oscar Piastri, #81, McLaren Formula 1 Team-Mercedes, MCL38, celebrating with his McLaren team after scoring his maiden Formula 1 victory at the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2024, Hungaroring, Mogyorod, Budapest, Hungary. Image credit to Mark Thompson/Getty Images. Piastri Hungarian GP Victory, 2024 Hungarian GP, 2024 Hungarian GP Results, F1 Hungarian GP Results, 2024 F1 Hungarian GP Results.
Piastri Hungarian GP Victory – Oscar Piastri claimed his maiden Formula 1-career victory in a McLaren one-two finish at a dramatic Hungarian GP as Lando Norris let his team-mate by with three tours remaining as Sir Lewis Hamilton completed the top three for Mercedes after a wild battle and collision with 2021 rival Max Verstappen.
Piastri became the seventh different Grand Prix winner in the 2024 season, and it was the first McLaren one-two finish in Hungary since Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard in 1999.
This was also the Woking-based squad’s first one-two since the 2021 Italian Grand Prix in Monza.
When the 70 lap Hungarian GP began, pole-sitter Norris gets a solid getaway and covers his team-mate Piastri as Verstappen charges back and all three cars were three wide into turn one with the latter running wide into the run-off area and Piastri took the lead with Norris falling behind Verstappen in third.
Norris reported over the radio for Verstappen to give the place back for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
On the beginning of lap two, Piastri held a 1.2 second lead over Verstappen with Norris third, Hamilton fourth, Leclerc fifth, Alonso sixth as Sainz fell down to seventh.
At the start of the third tour, with DRS assistance on the main-straight, Sainz made a move on the inside of Alonso to take sixth place off his fellow Spanish-compatriot heading into turn one.
Verstappen’s incident with Norris was noted by the stewards as his race engineer Giampiero Lambiase told the championship leader to give the place back.
On the beginning of the fourth lap, Verstappen gave the place back to Norris.
The fifth lap saw Piastri’s lead sitting at 2.233 seconds over team-mate Norris with Verstappen third, Hamilton fourth as Ferrari pairing Leclerc and Sainz completed the top six runners.
A lap later, Verstappen was right on the back of Norris in the battle for second place meanwhile Aston Martin duo Alonso and Lance Stroll who began the race on softs had a large train of cars behind them as their C5 red side-walled rubber started to degrade.
Albon, Magnussen and Ocon all came in to pit for a fresh set of hards to emerge all at the back of the field.
On the eighth lap, Alonso stopped from seventh, along with Ricciardo and Zhou as they all emerged in 15th, 18th and at the rear respectively as Hulkenberg’s early stop undercut put the German up into 14th.
Lap 10 saw Piastri’s lead at 2.571 seconds over team-mate Norris with Verstappen a further 1.758 off in third, Hamilton fourth as Leclerc and Sainz rounded out the top six.
On the 11th tour, Piastri’s lead over Norris increased to three seconds as the Australian reported he felt comfortable on his tyres and did not want to push any harder. The McLaren driver was told to start saving rubber as earlier as the second lap due to the high degradation levels at the Hungaroring.
The teams were all managing their tyres with tyre saving the aim at this stage of proceedings as Verstappen started to drop back from Norris and Hamilton not pushing closer to the former and Leclerc had a bit of a gap to his team-mate in fifth.
Lap 15 saw race leader Piastri’s lead at 3.350 seconds over Norris with Verstappen holding third, Hamilton fourth as Leclerc and Sainz completed the top six.
On lap 17, Hamilton pitted from fourth to pull the powerful undercut on third-placed Verstappen as the Mercedes driver put on a fresh set of hards and emerged in seventh place behind RB’s Yuki Tsunoda.
Meanwhile, second-placed Norris stopped from second for his set of the C3 hards and came out in fifth place as behind the Briton, Hamilton overtook Tsunoda on the main-straight to grab sixth.
A lap later, Verstappen reported over the radio “I can’t turn, the fronts and rears.” As Piastri pitted from the lead to put on his set of the hards and emerged in fourth behind the yet-to-pit top three of Verstappen, Leclerc and Sainz as Hamilton posted the fastest lap time.
Leclerc told his team over the radio to go for “Plan C” to which they replied “Copy”.
On the 22nd tour, both Verstappen and Sainz stopped for their fresh sets of the C3 white-branded hards and the former came out in fifth behind Hamilton as the undercut worked for the Mercedes driver and the latter in ninth place behind Perez respectively.
Leclerc came in to pit on the beginning of lap 24 to relinquish the lead for his fresh set of hards and emerged in fifth place behind Verstappen as the former’s team-mate Sainz overtook Perez to move up into eighth in the order.
On lap 25, Piastri’s lead was at 3.124 seconds over team-mate Norris with Hamilton third, Verstappen fourth as Leclerc completed the top five.
Meanwhile, Sainz with DRS assistance made a move on the inside into turn one on Russell’s Mercedes to take seventh place from the Briton.
A lap later, Sainz with the same identical move, passed the yet-to-pit Tsunoda to move up into sixth place behind his Ferrari team-mate.
On lap 29, ninth-placed Perez pitted for his fresh set of the C4 yellow-branded mediums and came out in 15th behind Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas as his Red Bull team-mate Verstappen was starting to reel in fourth-placed Hamilton as the gap was down to 1.861 seconds.
The 31st lap saw Piastri’s lead at 4.269 seconds over McLaren team-mate Norris with Hamilton third, Verstappen fourth as Leclerc and Sainz rounded out the top six runners.
The battle for third place was beginning to heat up as Verstappen brought the gap down to 1.135 seconds with Hamilton.
On lap 34, Verstappen was right on the back of Hamilton’s tail as race leader Piastri had a moment at turn 11 as the gap fell to 1.937 seconds between him and team-mate Norris.
On the 35th tour, with DRS assistance Verstappen had a look at the Mercedes of Hamilton into turn one as the latter locked up, then the former made a move around the outside into turn two, but carried too much speed into the corner as Hamilton reclaimed the place back from his 2021 rival.
A lap later, Norris brought the gap to his race leading team-mate Piastri to 1.668 seconds as Verstappen got back into DRS range of Hamilton.
Verstappen was right back on the rear of Hamilton’s F1 W15 entry on lap 37 as Norris took out half-a-second of race leader Piastri with the gap at 1.327 seconds.
Lap 38, Verstappen had another look on Hamilton into turn one as the latter continued to cover the Red Bull in turns two, three and four.
On the 39th lap, fifth-placed Leclerc was beginning to close in on both Hamilton and Verstappen as Norris was told he was free to race his leading team-mate Piastri as they approached the backmarkers.
The 40th tour saw Piastri’s lead back to 1.569 seconds over Norris with Hamilton, Verstappen and Leclerc all close together.
Hamilton pulled the undercut on lap 41 and pitted for the second time for fresh harder compounds as Leclerc also stopped for the yellow-marked medium rubber with both drivers emerging in fifth and sixth places respectively.
Out-front on lap 44, Piastri’s lead was back up to 1.8 seconds over Norris with the distant-third Verstappen furious over the radio about being undercut again by the Mercedes.
Lap 46, second-placed Norris was told to pit by his McLaren team and put on a used set of the medium rubber and came out in third place behind Sainz as Piastri was told “We’ll manage the situation.”
Meanwhile lap 47, Piastri and Sainz were told to box as both put on a set of mediums and emerged in third and sixth places respectively.
On the 48th tour, Norris was told on the radio that at his earliest convenience to let Piastri through to re-establish the order as the latter dipped into the turn 12 exit gravel trap.
Race leader Verstappen pitted for his yellow-marked C4 mediums and came out in fifth place behind Leclerc.
With 20 tours remaining, Norris’s lead was at 3.621 over Norris with Hamilton third, Leclerc fourth and Verstappen rounding out the top five.
Piastri was told by his team “Once you get to Lando, we will swap the positions, but we want to avoid Lando giving up a lot of race time.”
On lap 54, race leader Norris was battling his way past backmarkers meanwhile fifth-placed Verstappen was furious with his Red Bull team about their strategy choice.
A lap later, Verstappen was much closer with DRS assistance on fourth-placed Leclerc as the battle for fourth began to heat up.
On the 56th lap, Verstappen once again had a look on Leclerc, but the Ferrari managed to cover the Dutchman.
The 57th lap saw with DRS assistance on the pit-straight Verstappen with DRS assistance passed Leclerc on the inside at turn one to move up into fourth place.
On lap 58, race leader Norris was told by his team “I know you’ll do the right thing,” with managing the tyres as the Briton remained silent with the gap between him and second-placed Piastri at 3.7 seconds.
With ten laps remaining Norris’s lead was at 4.271 seconds over Piastri with Hamilton third, Verstappen fourth as Ferrari’s Leclerc and Sainz completed the top six runners.
With nine laps left, Norris was told over the radio to do the right thing to which the Briton replied “Well, tell him to catch up then.”
On the eighth tour, Verstappen was once again back behind the rear of Hamilton in the fight for the final podium place.
With seven laps remaining, Verstappen made a late lunge on Hamilton into turn one as the former locked up, hit the Mercedes as both made contact with Verstappen being sent into the air and went into the run-off area as Leclerc made his way ahead of the Dutchman as he re-joined.
The incident between Verstappen and Hamilton was noted by the race stewards as the war of words continued between Norris and his team as Sainz was right on the back of Verstappen’s RB20 entry with five tours left.
Norris was told by his team “The way to win a championship is not by yourself, it’s with a team. you’ll need Oscar, you’ll need the team,” as Piastri is told by McLaren “We’re managing the situation.”
With three laps remaining, Norris slowed right down on the main-straight and let Piastri by to take the lead.
Norris with DRS assistance kept right on team-mate Piastri’s rear as the Briton did not want to make it easy for the Australian.
Piastri crossed the line to take the Hungarian GP by 2.141 seconds over Norris as Hamilton rounded out the top three.
Leclerc settled for fourth as Verstappen took fifth place but is currently under investigation by the race stewards for his race collision with Hamilton.
The other Ferrari SF-24 entry of Sainz came sixth as both Perez and Russell recovered from their low 16th and 17th qualifying slots to take seventh and eighth respectively as RB’s Tsunoda and Aston Martin’s Stroll rounded out the final points places.
The second Aston Martin AMR24 entry of Alonso ended the Hungarian GP outside the top ten in 11th place and in-front of RB’s Ricciardo who was 12th.
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team pairing Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen followed in 13th and 15th respectively as Williams Racing’s Alexander Albon split the duo in 14th.
Sauber’s Bottas and Zhou took 16th and 19th as Williams’ Logan Sargeant and Alpine’s Esteban Ocon sandwiched in-between in 17th and 18th.
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly was sole retiree of the race on lap 37 due to a suspected hydraulic leak.
2024 Hungarian GP – The Top Three
2024 Hungarian GP Winner – Oscar Piastri, #81, McLaren Formula 1 Team-Mercedes, MCL38 – 25 Points:
“Very, very special. This is the day I dreamed of as a kid, standing on the top step of the podium. A bit complicated at the end, but I put myself in a good position off the start. [The car] is a beast at the moment, fast in every conditions. To secure a 1-2, I don’t know when our last 1-2 was, but a long time ago. The longer you leave it [to switch], the more you get a bit nervous but yeah I think it was the right thing, I put myself in the right position at the start and yes, my pace wasn’t what I wanted in the last stint but well managed by the team.”
2nd Place – Lando Norris, #4, McLaren Formula 1 Team-Mercedes, MCL38 – 18 Points:
“Amazing day for us as a team, that’s the main thing. A long journey to achieving this on merit, and a long way clear of the rest. Oscar got me off the line, it’s been coming, and he deserved it today. The team asked me to do it so I did it, that’s it.”
3rd Place – Sir Lewis Hamilton, #44, Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team, F1 W15 – 15 Points:
“Big thanks to this amazing crowd and a huge congratulations to McLaren on the 1-2, my old, original family – I’m so happy to see you guys back at the front. Ultimately, we didn’t have the race of the McLarens or the Bulls, but we were just able to hold on and that close battle at the end was a bit hair-raising, but that’s racing. When you see the pace they closed the gap, you just laughed as that’s just not something I can do. He sent it up the inside, I stayed still – I think it’s a racing incident. Congratulations to Oscar, he’s done a fantastic job since he got here to be honest, and it was only a matter of time before he got a win.”
Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2024 Race Results Classification (70 Laps)
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 70 | 1:38:01.989 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 70 | +2.141s | 18 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 70 | +14.880s | 15 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 70 | +19.686s | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 70 | +21.349s | 10 |
| 6 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 70 | +23.073s | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 70 | +39.792s | 6 |
| 8 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 70 | +42.368s | 5 |
| 9 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB HONDA RBPT | 70 | +77.259s | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 70 | +77.976s | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 70 | +82.460s | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB HONDA RBPT | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 33 | DNF | 0 |
* Provisional results. Note – Russell scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race.
https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2024/races/1241/hungary/race-result.html
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