Esteban Ocon received congratulations from past French F1 winners Jean Alesi and Olivier Panis after his Hungarian Grand Prix victory.
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix articles archive
Alpine doubt first win signals a performance breakthrough
2021 F1 season
Posted onAlpine does not believe its maiden victory in last week’s Hungarian Grand Prix came about because of a breakthrough in the team’s performance.
Vettel disqualification hearing to take place on Monday
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onA hearing to decide whether Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification from the Hungarian Grand Prix will be reviewed is to take place on Monday, the FIA confirmed.
Why no one received a Grosjean-style race ban for the Hungarian GP pile-up
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onRomain Grosjean was banned for causing a huge crash at Spa in 2012, so why did Sunday’s carnage result in much more lenient penalties?
Ocon’s “beautiful” late-stint pace was other key to Alpine’s breakthrough win
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso’s role in his team’s first win last weekend was widely praised, but Alpine sporting director Alan Permane also hailed Esteban Ocon’s “beautiful” race-winning pace.
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix Star Performers
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso and Pierre Gasly were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Here’s why.
Schumacher surprised to hold faster cars behind for so long
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onMick Schumacher was surprised he was able to keep several quicker cars behind as long as he did in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Ocon is Formula 1’s third new winner in less than a year
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFormula 1 is seeing a spate of new winners: Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly and Sergio Perez have all taken their first wins in the past 12 months.
Paddock Diary: Hungarian Grand Prix part two
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onCould a change in CEO at Honda lead to a Formula 1 return? Will a Texan Grand Prix appear in the second half of 2021? More stories from Hungary.
Why Mercedes defended the “strategic howler” which cost Hamilton a victory chance
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes believe their “real mistake” in Hungary happened before Lewis Hamilton passed the pit lane entrance ahead of the restart.
How Formula 1 would have handled a restart with no cars on the grid
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 would have held a start with no cars on the grid has Lewis Hamilton pitted before the restart in Hungary.
Alpine ‘humbled to stand among giants of F1’ after breakthrough win
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine’s senior management say the team was “humbled” by its breakthrough Formula 1 victory, and praised its staff’s “resilience and dedication”.
Ocon snatches first win with a little help from Alonso – and Mercedes
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix review
Posted onEsteban Ocon pounced on the chance to score his first F1 win, keeping Sebastian Vettel at bay while his team mate leant a hand further back.
Vote for your 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onRain, a restart and an apparent strategic blunder by Mercedes produced a Hungarian Grand Prix the tacticians probably did not foresee.
Official: Vettel disqualified from Hungarian GP, Hamilton promoted to second
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel has been disqualified from the Hungarian Grand Prix, handing his second-place finish to Lewis Hamilton, and promoting most of the other finishers.
Vettel’s second place in Hungarian GP in doubt over fuel sample
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel’s second-place finish in the Hungarian Grand Prix is in doubt as his car contained insufficient fuel at the end of the race.
Hamilton suspects he has Long Covid symptoms after “battle” with health
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton revealed he has been struggling with his fitness after being diagnosed with Covid-19 last November.
Vettel and three others reprimanded for wearing T-shirts during national anthem
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel and three other drivers have been given reprimands for failing to remove their T-shirts before the national anthem ceremony at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Verstappen rues lost championship lead after being ‘taken out again by a Mercedes’
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen said “freak moments” have cost him the lead in the drivers championship after taking just four points from the last two weekends.