2024 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix Highlights

Visa Cash App RB’s Yuki Tsunoda finished in the points thanks to his ninth spot. Australian teammate Daniel Ricciardo was not far behind in 12th at the 2024 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Daniel Ricciardo

Today, it was a long and frustrating race. We didn’t use the pace we had in the clear air. We were on the mediums at the start of the race, and after only a few laps, we pitted for new hards together with the other cars who started on softs, coming out in traffic. It’s even more frustrating because we were quick all weekend, and I felt like we had taken ourselves out of the race so early as we couldn’t fight cars coming much quicker on newer tyres.

Yuki Tsunoda

First of all, I thank the mechanics and team who spent the night and this morning repairing my car in time for the race. It wasn’t easy after such a big crash, and we had to change many things, but because of their hard work, we could score the points today – massive credit to the whole team. I’m relieved I could make up for it after yesterday’s crash and am particularly happy with my tyre management. It was a big race for us, especially as we finished ahead of our competitors, and it’s a huge positive for the coming races.

Laurent Mekies – Team Principal

Over the past few weeks, everyone in Faenza and Bicester worked hard and effectively, delivering the upturn in performance we witnessed here in Hungary. Getting both cars into Q3 was proof of that. Once again, we are heading the midfield, and the points we picked up today are a well-deserved reward for all that effort. Yuki’s race was sensational, and we were the only car daring to do a one-stop race, which allowed us to beat the midfield runners and both Aston Martins. Yuki’s tyre management was second to none, and he made it stick to the end. The team also did a remarkable job in a short time by rebuilding Yuki’s car around a new chassis following his Q3 crash. Unfortunately, we got it wrong with Daniel and pitted him too early in heavy traffic, which lost him a chance to fight for points. His pace had been extremely strong all weekend long, and he demonstrated that again in the final stint of the race when he was finally able to find some free air and fight his way back. We indeed share his frustration and will learn and return stronger next week. Now we move on to Spa, a very different challenge from Hungaroring. We go there with the positives of our strong weekend here and will push very hard to get our car to work as best it can at this fast and flowing track.

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