Pastor Maldonado Wins Hungarian Grand Prix, First 2022 Podium for Precision

by Klon  24/07/2022 | 10:21 0 Posted in 2010 - Present, FIA, Formula 1 

Qualifying:

Report:

Turn 12 saw a lot of passing, said passes often coming at the expense of Artem Markelov.
As the new aerodynamic regulations came with the promise of increasing overtaking and making the racing better, many saw the Hungaroring as the essential test for this idea. Last year’s Hungarian Grand Prix was an exciting classic.

The race certainly delivered on its promise, we had excitement from the pointy end of the field down to the very backmarkers both at the beginning of the race and near the end of it. Fans certainly went home happy.

Overtaking proved essential, as Pastor Maldonado won the Hungarian Grand Prix by being the first to make a successful pass against Artem Markelov. The Venezuelan driver inherited the lead from Albon after the Ferrari driver retired.

Speaking of Ferrari, they suffered a double retirement that may have ruined their title hopes. Sho Tsuboi and Roger Ibe at least finished, but got nothing out of it after they received penalties for crashing with other drivers.

Race:


* 20-second penalty for causing an avoidable accident
** 30-second penalty for causing an avoidable accident

Fastest Lap:

Pastor Maldonado – 1:29.652

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Dean Stoneman – Precision is still alive and can still get podiums.

Reject Of The Race:

Roger Ibe – hitting a backmarker after being placed at the back by a driver hitting you takes a special kind of insipidity.

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