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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