Purple Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen stormed to victory on Sunday on the Formulation 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, which served as spherical 12 of the 2023 F1 season.

It was his seventh straight win in a row and the ninth this season, inserting him in a main place to take dwelling a 3rd championship title this yr. McLaren’s Lando Norris completed second, 33 seconds behind the winner, whereas Purple Bull’s different driver, Sergio Perez, rounded out the highest three by ending 37 seconds behind his teammate.

Verstappen began the race on the entrance row, albeit pole place went to Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes-Benz AMG. The Purple Bull driver received the higher begin and was in a position to shortly construct up a spot with the remainder of the sector, leaving him unchallenged for the rest of the race.

Hamilton would additionally quickly fall again behind McLaren’s Oscar Piastri first, after which Norris. There have been few adjustments from there till the primary spherical of pit stops, with Hamilton the primary among the many leaders to cease.

2023 Formulation 1 Hungarian Grand Prix

Verstappen stayed out and continued to construct a spot whereas Norris stopped quickly after Hamilton. His change was fast sufficient that he was in a position to come out in entrance of Piastri. Verstappen would cease a couple of laps later however was in a position to retain the lead spot.

Perez in the meantime was preventing his approach up the order following yet one more poor qualifying efficiency that left him beginning the race at ninth on the grid. Following his first pit cease, Perez put in a powerful drive to go Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz after which Mercedes’ George Russell to rise to fifth.

Perez did not cease, and along with his laps proving to be faster than Hamilton and Piastri forward, he ultimately made his approach as much as third by the tip of the race. Hamilton was additionally in a position to get go Piastri within the closing laps due to some assist from the DRS.

Following the weekend’s motion, Verstappen leads the 2023 Drivers’ Championship with a wholesome 281 factors. Perez is second with 171 factors and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso is third with 139 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, Purple Bull leads with 452 factors, versus the 223 of Mercedes and 184 of Aston Martin in second and third locations. The subsequent race on the calendar is the Belgian Grand Prix this coming weekend.

2023 Formulation 1 Hungarian Grand Prix

Beneath are the complete outcomes from the 2023 Formulation 1 Hungarian Grand Prix:

1) Max Verstappen, Purple Bull Racing
2) Lando Norris, McLaren +33.731 seconds
3) Sergio Perez, Purple Bull Racing +37.603 seconds
4) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +39.134 seconds
5) Oscar Piastri, McLaren +62.572 seconds
6) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +65.825 seconds
7) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +70.317 seconds
8) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari +71.073 seconds
9) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +75.709 seconds
10) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +1 lap
11) Alexander Albon, Williams +1 lap
12) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo +1 lap
13) Daniel Ricciardo, AlphaTauri +1 lap
14) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas +1 lap
15) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri +1 lap
16) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo +1 lap
17) Kevin Magnussen, Haas +1 lap
18) Logan Sargeant, Williams – DNF
NC) Esteban Ocon, Alpine – DNF
NC) Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri – DNF