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Formula 1 Hungarian GP

F1 Hungarian GP Live Commentary and Updates - Race

Minute-by-minute updates for the 2023 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix

Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR23, leaves the garage

Lewis Hamilton starts from a record-breaking ninth pole position at the Hungarian GP, having beaten Max Verstappen by 0.003s in a dramatic qualifying on Saturday.

It is an all-McLaren second row with Lando Norris third and Oscar Piastri fourth to cement the team’s drastic improvements in recent rounds, while Zhou Guanyu recorded the best qualifying result of his F1 career in fifth.

Further back Sergio Perez will attack from ninth place, while Carlos Sainz in 11th and George Russell in 18th will also be aiming to climb the order after a disappointing qualifying.

Daniel Ricciardo makes his F1 race return starting 13th for AlphaTauri, after replacing Nyck de Vries for the rest of the season coming into this weekend.

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Pit stop
Sargeant now comes into the pits and switches off the car. A disappointing end to the American rookie's day.
Verstappen starts the final lap, but who will join him on the podium?
Hamilton cannot get within DRS range of Perez at the start of the final lap so that should be that.
Checkered flag
Verstappen wins the Hungarian Grand Prix! That's 12 Red Bull wins in a row - the most in F1 history!
Norris takes second place and Perez keeps clear of Hamilton to complete the podium.
Piastri has to settle for fifth place, while Russell crosses the line behind Leclerc but moves ahead of him into sixth place due to the Ferrari driver's penalty.
Leclerc does finish ahead of Ferrari team-mate Sainz in seventh despite his penalty, as Alonso in ninth and Stroll in 10th round out the points places.
Albon misses out in 11th but he finishes ahead of Bottas. Ricciardo takes 13th on his F1 return, ahead of Hulkenberg, Tsunoda, Zhou and Magnussen.
Sargeant, Ocon and Gasly were the drivers who failed to finish the race.
Breaking news
Here's the Hungarian GP race report on another Verstappen masterclass:
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-hungarian-gp-verstappen-streaks-to-win-as-red-bull-claims-12th-successive-win/10499222/
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB19, Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL60

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB19, Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL60

Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images

All that talk of the gap being reduced to Red Bull and Verstappen puts in his biggest winning margin of the season of 33.7s. Utter dominance.
If you don't know the Dutch and Austrian national anthems off by heart now, I don't think you ever will. This is the ninth time we've heard them together this season and seventh in a row. Verstappen looks quietly content with his day's work on the podium.
Verstappen is handed the winners' trophy which, in typical Hungarian GP style, looks like something from my nan's dresser. He raises it aloft to the adoring crowd before the podium trio get busy with the fizzy!
Oh no, Norris has just broken Verstappen's trophy in the podium celebrations! That's probably the only thing that has gone wrong for the Dutch driver all day.
Checkered flag
So, that was the Hungarian GP. Just one more race to go before the F1 summer break - next weekend's Belgian GP. We'll call time on this live text coverage but never fear, we'll be back for Spa. Until then - go well!

By: Autosport Staff

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