The script of every match of the 2022 season Formula 1 it looks identical every Sunday. ferrari they always start strong, have everything in their heads and the double or, at worst, the win, in their pocket. However, things always happen. In the Hungarian Grand Prix 2022 fue the strategy, which he did Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz they lose all their options in favor of a Max Verstappen leaving Budapest even more top notch.
Verstappen’s eighth win of the season after starting 10th in an exhibition of overtaking and tire management. The Dutchman rectified the mechanical problems on Saturday with an unbeaten Sunday in his eighth win of 2022.
On the other hand, Mercedes confirms its course with the second double podium of the route with Lewis Hamilton in 2nd and George Russell 3rd. The latter could not turn pole into victory due to strategy and degradation but left good times.
This is how you get to Ferrari, 4th Carlos Sainz and 6th Charles Leclerc a sunday to forget Those from Maranello go into the break of the campaign a long way from their rivals and have effectively been eliminated from the battle for the titles.
Czech Perez For his part, he had a good result finishing 5th but could not choose the podium. Case similar to his Fernando Alonso that after a questionable decision by Alpine when riding hard, he finished 8th.
Hungarian GP 2022 places, standings and distance
| Position | Pilot | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Max Verstappen | – |
| 2nd | Lewis Hamilton | +7,834 |
| 3rd | George Russell | +12,337 |
| 4th | Carlos Sainz | +14,579 |
| 5th | Czech Perez | +15,688 |
| 6th | Charles Leclerc | +16,047 |
| 7th | Lando Norris | +78,300 |
| 8th | Fernando Alonso | +1 round |
| 9th | Steven Okon | +1 round |
| 10th | Sebastian Vettel | +1 round |
| 11th | Lance Stroll | +1 round |
| 12th | Pierre Gasly | +1 round |
| 13th | Guanyu Zhou | +1 round |
| 14th | Mike Schumacher | +1 round |
| 15th | Daniel Ricciardo | +1 round |
| 16th | Kevin Magnussen | +1 round |
| 17th | Alex Alban | +1 round |
| 18th | Nikolaos Latifi | +1 round |
| 19th | yuki tsunoda | +1 round |
| 20th | Valtteri Botas | +3 rounds |
The summary of the Hungarian GP 2022
Victory for Max Verstappen!: the Dutchman adds his eighth win of the year in a scenario that is already familiar. Ferrari had the best position for a one-two, but the Italians squandered all their chances with poor management and finished fourth and sixth. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell complete the podium and confirm Mercedes’ progress.
Round 69: they are reporting heavy rain in several areas so in the last turn it could be a factor.
Round 68: Valtteri Bottas retires with a mechanical problem that forces the Virtual Safety Car.
Round 65: Hamilton qualifies and takes second thanks to the tire difference to his teammate. Great British career.
Round 63: Ferrari’s mess is confirmed with Hamilton passing Sainz, who drops to fourth, while Leclerc can’t get past Pérez for fifth.
Round 62: Sainz fends off Hamilton for the first time in a battle that will decide the podium. Russell is far behind the Spaniards, at +1.5.
Round 57: Ferrari’s strategy was the worst imaginable. If they have the double in their stride, it’s likely that they’ll both be off the podium. Sainz doesn’t finish closing in on Russell for second, with Hamilton 4.8 behind him.
Round 54: Russell eventually passes an off-the-pace Leclerc due to hard tires that will likely end up losing the podium to Sainz.
Round 53: Verstappen takes the lead with just over 15 laps to go. From behind, Leclerc is defending as best he can from Russell on medium tires and Sainz is cutting a long distance from both.
Round 49: race incident between Stroll and Ricciardo at Turn 2 causing the Canadian to lose places. The Australian is penalized 5 seconds for the action.
Round 46: now yes Verstappen comes back to pass Leclerc and strengthens the position. March Tuesday as virtual leader. Sainz and Hamilton hold out on the track waiting for the rain or to get on the soft.
But Verstappen makes a mistake!: the Dutchman loses the position he won unexpectedly with Leclerc and Russell approaches.
Round 41: Verstappen passes Leclerc after both have stopped. The Dutchman goes for the win and is the virtual leader after making one fillet Russell and the two Ferrari drivers.
Russell and Verstappen could depend on Leclerc’s victory: By starting soft and lengthening their stance, they could finish medium and take the lead. Leclerc stops and chooses the difficult one.
It’s raining more and more: although the rainfall is not very heavy, the water is felt. Conditions are still dry but may change soon.
Round 38: Sainz feels Verstappen’s breath on the back of his neck as the Dutchman can now turn on DRS. Max signs an unbeaten run and aims for second place.
Round 36: Yuki Tsunoda spins uneventfully and is placed last.
Round 33: Alpine have made a huge mistake in strategy by riding hard with both drivers. The tire fails to warm up and they have already given in to Stroll and Vettel.
Charles Leclerc overtakes Russell: after several unsuccessful attempts in the 31st lap he managed to pass the Briton with a flawless maneuver. The Monegasque begins to escape.
Round 30: Russell’s defense with Leclerc allows Sainz and Verstappen to close, both sitting less than two seconds off the lead with one more stop to go.
Round 28: Leclerc falls to Russell and makes his first attempt at overtaking. The Brit defends brilliantly in turns 2 and 3 and maintains the lead.
Round 25: Enter Ocon boxes and in his attempt to fend off Alonso, Ricciardo has passed both Alpines. The French are going with an alternative strategy and it doesn’t seem to be a very good one.
Round 23: Verstappen is already fourth and 2.8 seconds behind Sainz. Be very careful with the Dutchman who could choose to spring the surprise.
Alonso drives the hard way: the Spaniard surprises with an alternative strategy and will try to go all the way with this tyre.
Round 22: Leclerc comes in to change tires and exits just behind Russell but ahead of Sainz. Now the Monegasques have to fight for victory.
Terrible save from Sainz: they miss the opportunity to do a overcutting since it took 3.7 seconds to change tires. Sainz starts 2.9 seconds behind the Briton. Now Leclerc has the option to lead.
Round 17: Russell and Verstappen come in and both fit the medium tyre. Ferrari now have the race in their hands.
Round 15: Norris was called to the pits as the Briton had lost all grip on the soft tyres. He gets halfway up and will make another stop.
Round 14: Leclerc asks the wall for Sainz to pick up the pace in the face of Russell’s slowdown. Both are less than 2.5 seconds apart.
Round 12: Norris loses two places in less than two corners to Hamilton and Verstappen. The two final contenders for the 2021 title will experience another on-track battle in Hungary for fourth place.
Round 10: Russell can’t open up enough space and starts to have degradation in his front tires. The Briton did everything right at the start but it will not allow him to keep his position after his first stop which is not long in coming.
Round 9: Pérez does the same and follows in his partner’s footsteps. The Mexican has already moved up to seventh place. Good start from Czech.
Round 7: Verstappen continues to climb places and is sixth on soft tyres. Next target, Lewis Hamilton.
Round 6: Magnussen has a flap The front wing is damaged and is currently receiving a black and orange flag.
Round 5: Sainz opens a gap with Leclerc after a difficult start for the Spaniard. He has his partner already 1.7 seconds away.
Round 4: Pérez reports unusual sounds in his engine. Your mechanic tells you he will check it.
Round 3: Russell makes ground in the middle thanks to the soft tires while Sainz struggles to hold Leclerc back.
Clash between Vettel and Albon: the VSC comes out and the race slows down without major complications.
Clean start and Russell holds the lead
Sainz made a terrific start but Russell held his own at Turn 1. Pérez and Verstappen made impressive starts, placing eighth and ninth respectively.
Possible two stop match
The cold will be an important factor in the race as the track will have very little grip. This means that the degradation can be greater and that it can happen grains, which would lead teams to a two-stop strategy.
Verstappen, Pérez and Gasly component changes
Multiple power unit changes for three of the four PU-powered Red Bull drivers. Checo Pérez, Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly will change the internal combustion engine, turbocharger, MGU-H and MGU-K. In the meantime, the French will fit an electronic control unit and a new CE, so it will start from pit lane. The other two riders will not penalize.
Rain is possible but unlikely
According to the weather forecast two hours before the start of the match there is a chance of rain between 73 and 43%. This means there could be mixed conditions at 3pm. local time when the event starts.
🌧 This is his weather radar #GPHungary just before the match
✅ It will rain a little more than an hour before
❌ It will lose power as it reaches 3:00 PM
🏁 Possible mixed conditions for the start #HungaryDAZNF1 #F1 pic.twitter.com/DXoji1PjiG— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 Spain 🇪 (@sportingnewses) July 31, 2022
