Oscar Piastri claims his first F1 victory after controversial team orders
21. 07. 2024
3 min

Oscar Piastri claims his first F1 victory after controversial team orders

James Whitaker
I’m James Whitaker, a British sports journalist focused on Formula 1 and MotoGP. I share the latest news and easy-to-understand analysis from the motorsport world

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Oscar Piastri from McLaren scored his first Formula 1 victory at Hungaroring. Lando Norris confirmed McLaren's dominance with second place, bringing home first 1-2 finish of the season for the team.

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Saturday's qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix was dominated by McLaren cars, with Lando Norris taking pole position and Oscar Piastri finishing second. Max Verstappen had to settle for third place this time.

However, Piastri had the best start of the race, taking the top spot immediately. Verstappen took second place - but he went off the track, leaving Norris behind him.

After the first few laps, the order was settled: Piastri led ahead of Norris and Verstappen.

The first series of pit stops took place from lap 19. The McLaren drivers stopped earlier than Verstappen, which helped them to maintain their lead.

Verstappen dropped behind Hamilton to fourth due to the postponement of the first stop.

The standings after the halfway point of the race were as follows: Piastri continued to hold the top position ahead of Norris, with Hamilton running third ahead of Verstappen.

Norris made his last pit stop on lap 46 (out of 70), while Piastri did not pit until two laps later. The Briton got ahead of the Aussie. 

After the second stop, Verstappen dropped behind Leclerc, but he was able to handle him.

As the laps ticked down, McLaren began to put pressure on Norris to give Piastri back the position he had gained in the pits. Norris didn't want to do too much, but he eventually relinquished the top spot.

This allowed Piastri to drive to his first career F1 win.

Meanwhile, there was one more change. On lap 63, Verstappen attacked Hamilton but was unsuccessful as contact was made between them.

The cars were not damaged, but Verstappen dropped to fifth place, which he retained, while Hamilton defended third.

2024 Hungarian Grand Prix results:

Oscar Piastri McLaren      
Lando Norris McLaren +2.141    
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +14.880    
Charles Leclerc Ferrari +19.686    
Max Verstappen Red Bull +21.349    
Carlos Sainz Ferrari +23.073    
Sergio Perez Red Bull +39.792    
George Russell Mercedes +42.368    
Yuki Tsunoda RB +1:17.259    
10  Lance Stroll  Astin Martin +1:17.976    
11  Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +1:22.460    
12  Daniel Ricciardo RB +1 lap    
13  Nico Hulkenberg Haas +1 lap    
14  Alexander Albon Williams +1 lap    
15  Kevin Magnussen Haas +1 lap    
16  Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber +1 lap    
17  Logan Sargeant Williams +1 lap    
18 Esteban Ocon Alpine +1 lap    
19 Guanyu Zhou Kick Sauber +1 lap    
  Pierre Gasly Alpine DNF

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