F1: Verstappen wins after another Ferrari error – Gulf Digital News

F1: Verstappen wins after another Ferrari error – Gulf Digital News

Analysis of the Hungarian Grand Prix, brought to you by Bahrain International Circuit

Hungary has built a reputation for causing a few surprises. Remember last year with Esteban Ocon’s debut F1 win? That rain-affected race also offered the incredible scene of a mid-race restart after a major first lap incident with Lewis Hamilton starting by himself on the starting grid, whilst other cars were changing tyres in the pits.

Qualifying this weekend offered a fairly sure sign that 2022 would be no different in terms of offering up surprises, as a track recovering from intermittent rain gave George Russell his first ever pole in F1. It was a quite remarkable Q3 lap, not least under the circumstances of the lead-up to the session. Toto Wolf had admitted that after a disastrous Friday, where the Mercedes team had struggled as much as ever, the team had been at the circuit until 11pm trying to work out what to do. There had even been discussions on the fundamental philosophy of the car and which development direction it should take. Whatever was discussed and acted on that evening, the results were dramatic. Hamilton would have been up there with his teammate, however a DRS failure