2024 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix Highlights

Lewis Hamilton finished third, and George Russell eighth at the 2024 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix. Lewis made it five races in a row with one of the team’s cars on the podium and took his 200th top-three finish overall in F1.

Starting from P5, Lewis ran a two-stop Medium/Hard/Hard strategy. He moved up to P4 on lap one, passing the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, before completing a successful undercut on the Red Bull of Max Verstappen at the start of his second stint. He fought off the Dutchman in the closing stages, and contact between the pair at turn one was fortunate not to result in any race-affecting damage.

George, meanwhile, also ran a two-stop strategy, starting and ending on the Hard tyre and taking the Medium compound in his middle stint. He worked his way through the field but could not catch the Red Bull of Sergio Perez in the closing stages, having to settle for P8. George took the race’s fastest lap for an additional point, securing the team’s 100th-fastest lap since returning to the sport in 2010.

George Russell

Congratulations to Oscar on his victory today. McLaren has been really strong, and he’s been driving well, so it is well-deserved.

After yesterday’s qualifying issues, we knew we were likely aiming for the ‘best of the rest’ today. However, we struggled a little more in these very hot conditions, so we weren’t quite able to achieve that. Sergio Perez’s Red Bull was quicker than we expected, but we gave it a good go to get ahead of him. Getting P8 and the fastest lap was still a solid recovery.

We can also take the positives of the team being on the podium five races in a row. We have made consistent steps forward and the car has performed much better in the recent Grands Prix. Lewis drove a great race today and showed what the car could do. It is very close at the front between several teams now. We must maximise every opportunity and execute clean weekends to score good points. We will be looking to do that starting next week in Spa.

Lewis Hamilton

Firstly, a huge congratulations to McLaren on the one-two and Oscar (Piastri) on his maiden victory. They were incredibly strong today and deserved the result. Oscar has been doing a fantastic job since he got into F1 and has been remarkably consistent. It was only a matter of time before he got a win.

The team has done a great job of making progress with our car. We knew we didn’t have the speed of Oscar or Lando (Norris) today, but we secured the final spot on the podium. It was sometimes challenging to keep Verstappen behind whilst also making the tyres last. Our battle at the end was a little hair-raising, but that’s motor racing. I’m happy to return to the podium for another solid points haul. We now head to Spa and aim to finish the season’s first half on a high.

Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO

Claiming a podium finish, our fifth race in a row feels good. The McLarens were strong today and out of reach for us in these hot conditions. Congratulations to them and Oscar; they deserved today’s victory. We were able to maximise the result with Lewis, though, and that is encouraging. It was great seeing Lewis get his 200th podium in F1 and 151st with our team.

Yesterday’s setback with George meant he had to fight through the field. In the end, it was a good recovery from where he started. It was a challenging race for him, with plenty of traffic in his pit window throughout the afternoon. Without that, he may have been able to claim one more position, but it was still a solid effort. We now head to Spa, where the conditions will likely be cooler, and hopefully, that will suit us a little more.

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