Knowing the results of the qualifying, we expected an exciting Hungarian Grand Prix, but we were severely disappointed. For a long time, there was very little action, a boring train ride, only a few moments reminiscent of car racing. Then…
Most of the field started the Hungarian Grand Prix on medium compounds, but there were some who tried on soft or hard tires. Oscar Piastri made a sensational start and immediately after the first corner he caught Lando Norris, who had started flawlessly, on the inside curve. There was a huge fight, from which Piastri came out on top, immediately taking the lead. Behind him, Verstappen gained a position, as did Lewis Hamilton. Meanwhile, on the advice of his team, Verstappen gave the disputed position back to Norris to avoid a possible penalty.
The drivers who started on soft tyres went through the first pit stops very quickly, while the fronts on the track began to stiffen. We saw a painfully boring train ride, which even the scheduled tire changes could not add color to. Piastri was still in the lead, the gap between Norris and Verstappen did not decrease significantly. Not so much that Hamilton even got between them. As it turned out later, this battle was the only thing that brought a little excitement to the otherwise uneventful Hungarian Grand Prix… After a long train ride, we reached the new pit stops, where the line-up turned around and Norris was already leading in front of Piastri. The only question was whether Piastri, who was coming on fresher tires, would be able to take back his position from his teammate.
McLaren itself tried to cut this Gordian knot by pushing Norris harder and harder to give the lead back to Piastri (who should have had the right to pit first, but it was given to Norris, a mistake). Meanwhile, Verstappen still couldn't keep up with Hamilton in the fight for the bottom step of the podium, as a result of which the Dutchman almost knocked himself and his rival out of the race. Lando Norris finally "switched" at the last moment, letting Oscar Piastri back in, who had won his first race victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix, on which Lewis Hamilton could still stand on the podium.
