First-Lap Contact Between Wehrlein and Norris Decides Hungarian Grand Prix, Vettel Wins

by Klon  30/10/2023 | 12:58 0 Posted in 2010 - Present, FIA, Formula 1 

Qualifying:

Report:

Traffic after his early stop was about the only challenge Sebastian Vettel faced on his way to his fifth win of the year.
The last race before the summer break had the chance to really add a twist to the narrative of this season. Instead, the Hungarian Grand Prix became a sign that the sport did indeed need a break.

In a somewhat dry affair, contact between Pascal Wehrlein and Lando Norris in turn 1 was what ended up deciding the race in Sebastian Vettel’s favour. While Norris managed to claw back within 2.7 seconds of the German, the fact that Norris’s fastest lap of the race was only 0.001 seconds faster than Seb’s showed that the German had things under control.

Behind the Caterham duo, the final podium spot went to Jules Bianchi, who had a very uneventful race himself. A late sprint by Robert Kubica to get within ten seconds was the only event of note.

If anything, retirements are a more interesting narrative: Charles Leclerc looked strong in the early part of the race, but another motor issue took the Sauber driver out. Only a few laps before the end of the race, fifth-placed Einar Ármannsson retired, ensuring both Toyotas would score points as they made their way past a very strong Roger Ibe near the end.

Race:

Fastest Lap:

Lando Norris – 1:25.556

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Roger Ibe – amazing drive in the still-struggling RB18 would have deserved points.

Reject Of The Race:

Ritomo Miyata – looked very uncompetitive in comparison to his Sauber teammate.

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