- Oscar Piastri-
Oscar put in his best performance in F1 yet in Hungary, qualifying on the front row and taking the lead after the first corner to beat his teammate. Whilst his win was tainted by a controversy caused by McLaren’s team orders, his performance was fantastic, bar a small mistake in the middle of the race.
2. Lando Norris-
Lando took a fantastic pole on Saturday. Whilst he was not quite able to keep the lead on the race day and had his own race come under controversy due to the aforementioned team orders, this was still one of Lando’s best races of the year. The team took a healthy set of points from Hungary and should have left feeling much happier than they did.
3. Lewis Hamilton-
Lewis put in the strongest performance of the Hungarian Grand Prix and one his strongest this year. Whilst not being in the 2nd fastest car, Lewis and the team maximised his strategy, even keeping Verstappen behind in a faster car. Whilst this resulted in Verstappen making an opportunistic lunge and crashing into Lewis, this did not ruin Hamilton’s race and he still finished on the podium.
4. Charles Leclerc-
Whilst outqualified by his teammate, Charles had a fantastic start in Hungary to jump past many of the leading contenders. Whilst his car was the fourth fastest during the weekend, Charles still finished in front of both Red Bulls, a Mercedes and his teammate. Not a bad result at all.
5. Yuki Tsunoda-
Whilst outqualified by Ricciardo, Yuki proved the stronger driver on race day, to finish in ninth and take a couple valuable points in RB’s battle to remain in sixth place.
Tally:
- Max Verstappen- 8
- Yuki Tsunoda- 6
- George Russell- 5
- Lando Norris- 5
- Charles Leclerc- 5
- Nico Hulkenberg- 4.5
- Carlos Sainz- 4
- Oscar Piastri- 4
- Kevin Magnussen- 3.5
- Alexander Albon- 3
- Lewis Hamilton- 3
- Esteban Ocon- 2.5
- Pierre Gasly- 2.5
- Sergio Perez- 2
- Lance Stroll- 2
- Daniel Ricciardo- 2
- Fernando Alonso- 1
- Oliver Bearman- 1
- Zhou Guanyu- 1
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