F1 | Ocon beats Vettel to claim shock maiden victory in action-packed Hungarian Grand Prix

Alpine’s Esteban Ocon has
claimed his maiden Formula 1 victory in what was without doubt one of the most
thrilling Hungarian Grands Prix of all time, ahead of Aston Martin’s Sebastian
Vettel – while Lewis Hamilton recovered from being last at one point to claim
P3, as Max Verstappen could only take 10th after Lap 1 contact in a crash that
triggered a red flag.
A wild and wet start to the Hungarian Grand Prix
saw five drivers eliminated on the first lap, as Valtteri Bottas locked up and
wiped out Lando Norris and Sergio Perez – as well as hitting Verstappen – while
Lance Stroll also locked up and hit Charles Leclerc, who spun around Daniel
Ricciardo, with Bottas, Perez, Norris, Stroll and Leclerc all forced into
retirement as the race was red flagged.
Polesitter Hamilton had made it through unscathed, but Mercedes misjudged track
conditions at the race restart, keeping Hamilton out for the standing start on
intermediates as the entire rest of the field pitted for mediums, Hamilton
forced to pit a lap later and dropping to the back of the pack. —read
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