🔥 Premium AI-powered Stock Picks from InvestingPro Now up to 50% OffCLAIM SALE

Motor racing-Team by team analysis of Hungarian Grand Prix

Published 27/07/2015, 06:39 am
Motor racing-Team by team analysis of Hungarian Grand Prix

BUDAPEST, July 26 (Reuters) - Team by team analysis of Sunday's Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix (listed in championship order):

- - - -

MERCEDES (Lewis Hamilton 6, Nico Rosberg 8)

The team's worst race of the season. Hamilton started on pole but then had a nightmare, a poor start and errors dropping him out of the points before he recovered to extend his lead to 21 points. He collected a drive-through penalty for a collision with Ricciardo. The result ended his run of 16 successive podiums and 18 consecutive races led. Mercedes also failed to set a record of 10 races in a row with both drivers on the podium. Rosberg was second, and might have won, until a collision with Ricciardo punctured a rear tyre.

-

FERRARI (Sebastian Vettel 1, Kimi Raikkonen retired)

Vettel's second win of the season, first in Hungary and 41st of his career which lifted him level with the late Ayrton Senna in the all-time lists. Ferrari had been looking at their first one-two since 2010 but Raikkonen lost power and had to retire. Vettel dedicated the win to the late Jules Bianchi.

-

WILLIAMS (Felipe Massa 12, Valtteri Bottas 13)

Massa caused the first start to be aborted when he was out of position, also collecting a five second penalty. Bottas was fourth after the first lap but was hit from behind after the safety car re-start and had a puncture. The team's first scoring blank since Monaco.

-

RED BULL (Daniil Kvyat 2, Daniel Ricciardo 3)

Red Bull's first podiums of the season, Kvyat's first in F1 made him only the second Russian to finish in the top three (Vitaly Petrov took a third place with Renault in 2011). Ricciardo had collisions with both Mercedes drivers. He might have won had he not been forced to pit for a new nose after the coming together with Rosberg in a battle for second.

-

FORCE INDIA (Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez retired)

Hulkenberg brought out the safety car when his front wing shattered, scattering debris across the track and pitching him into the tyre wall. Perez collided with Maldonado's Lotus, sending his car jolting onto the run-off. He then retired with brake problems.

-

LOTUS (Romain Grosjean 7, Pastor Maldonado 14)

Maldonado picked up three penalties -- two drive-throughs and 10 seconds added to his race time for overtaking behind the safety car. He now has six penalty points and is halfway to a one-race ban (12 points in a 12 month period). Grosjean had a five second stop/go penalty for an unsafe release.

-

TORO ROSSO (Max Verstappen 4, Carlos Sainz retired)

Verstappen's best result so far despite a drive-through penalty. Sainz retired with a broken hose clip. Toro Rosso go ahead of Sauber and are now only four points behind Lotus.

-

SAUBER (Marcus Ericsson 10, Felipe Nasr 11)

Sauber's first point in four races but they lost ground to their rivals and are just five points ahead of McLaren. Ericsson started 17th, Nasr 18th.

-

MCLAREN (Fernando Alonso 5, Jenson Button 9)

The team's first double points haul of the season, coming after breakdowns in qualifying.

-

MANOR MARUSSIA (Roberto Merhi 15, Will Stevens 16)

Merhi was two laps down at the end, Stevens stopped due to a vibration on the right rear wheel but was classified.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.