Carnage at Flip 1 paved the best way for Ocon to rise as much as second earlier than a weird state of affairs noticed Lewis Hamilton take the standing begin alone whereas the remainder of the sector pitted for slicks, leaving the Mercedes driver to drop again upon pitting one lap later.
Ocon was tailed by Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel all through the race, however saved his cool to attain his first win and spark wild celebrations from Alpine.
There was post-race drama as Vettel was thrown out of the final results due to a fuel infringement, selling Hamilton into second and lengthening his championship result in eight factors over Max Verstappen, who solely completed tenth, earlier than shifting as much as ninth with Vettel’s penalty, after selecting up harm within the Flip 1 drama.
PLUS: The “heart-breaking” call that led to Ocon’s Hungarian GP triumph
Williams additionally toasted a profitable day because it scored its first factors in over two years as Nicholas Latifi and George Russell completed seventh and eighth, marking an enormous breakthrough for the British squad.
Recapping the entire storylines from a dramatic day for F1 in Hungary, Ariana Bravo is joined by Autosport F1 Reporter Luke Smith and Motorsport Network Director of Digital Technique Jess McFadyen for the newest episode of The Autosport Podcast.
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