The HungarianGP saw Red Bull break a new record as Verstappen continued the unopposed march towards his third F1 title. Here's 10 things we learned from the weekend.
Lowly grid spots always leave drivers vulnerable to mid-pack incidents, but this was all set off by Zhou having a shocking start from ahead of the Alpine pair. Zhou reported his initial problem in the car as a clutch issue that Alfa later claimed was really a brake software one. Then he outbraked himself at Turn 1 having fallen far from his fifth-place starting spot and his Ricciardo tap sent Ocon climbing over Gasly – attacking nicely in the other Alpine on the outside.
The rules requiring the drivers to run hards in Q1, mediums for Q2 and softs for Q3 did seem to have an impact in that it made it harder for the racers to negotiate the differing feel the various compound steps provide and deliver their best laps when required – with Sainz missing Q3 by 0.002s and Perez starting ninth. Even Verstappen struggled, although this was more down to Red Bull opting to give him a set-up that worked better in race conditions.
There is another ATA experiment to come at Monza to assess if it will be used more regularly or even become the norm in 2024, so expect a similar debate to come up again just after the summer break. Teams are set to discuss the possibility of equalising engine performanceThe paddock is heading for an intriguing Belgian GP based on the news discovered at Budapest regarding a topic that has been added to the agenda for the upcoming F1 Commission meeting at Spa.
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