Max Verstappen stunned the Formula 1 world championship.One week after his victory in France, the Dutchman again won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday (31 July). Although it started at 10to The Red Bull driver was the author of an incredible comeback, especially taking advantage of Ferrari’s strategic mistakes. Despite some fear at 42 years oldto Max Verstappen lost control of his single seat and completed the lap, eventually winning the race ahead of two Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. “It’s crazy to win today’s race from the P10, especially on a track like this where it’s so hard to overtake. Despite the small 360-degree lap, it was without a doubt one of my best races! I’m very happy to be the leader, but of course we have to continue to win more races.“, Max Verstappen said in comments reported by the official Formula 1 website.
However, Max Verstappen narrowly escaped the disaster. Indeed, Red Bull’s director, Christian Horner, has revealed that his driver in the mixed zone is very close to leaving the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Dutchman’s single-seater’s engine had to undergo some modifications after a problem during Saturday’s qualifying:We replaced the power unit because part of Max’s car was broken. Fortunately, in retrospect, It’s a great chance that this episode is broken in the qualifiers, because with 12 kilometers more (or 3 laps in the editor’s note), it would break during grid laps. If we had done 3 less laps in free practice or qualifying it would have been cooked, we wouldn’t have seen anything in time!
Due to these changes, Red Bull has used the full quota of partial changes allowed by Formula 1 officials and will henceforth be subject to any new additional penalties. Less evil for the Austrian team therefore narrowly avoided the abandonment of Max Verstappen in Hungary. The reigning world champion clearly dominates the overall classification with 258 points, ahead of Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) with 178 points. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) completes the podium with 173 points. That’s why Max Verstappen approaches his summer break in a light spirit before continuing to race on the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit at the Belgian Grand Prix on 26 August.
Benoit Lesueur
Source: Programme Television
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