McLaren F1 Hungarian Grand Prix race - thanks for the hard work 01.08.2021: FORMULA 1 HUNGARIAN GRAND-PRIX Hungaroring, Budapest Sunday, August 1st 2021 Thanks to Lando and Daniel, the entire team and our colleagues from HPP for all the hard work" LANDO NORRIS, #4 Started 6th

FORMULA 1
HUNGARIAN GRAND-PRIX
Hungaroring, Budapest
Sunday, August 1st 2021




Thanks to Lando and Daniel, the entire team and our colleagues from HPP for all the hard work"


LANDO NORRIS, #4
      Started     6th             
      Finished     DNF             
      Fastest lap      N/A            
      Pit-stops     1, lap 1 [Intermediate/Intermediate] (16s with nosebox change)             



"Not much to say, it was a short race! I only really made it to Turn One. Until then, it was extremely good – I was into third place but then I got taken out and was just a passenger.


The boys did a great job trying to get the car fixed and get me back out during the red flag, but it was impossible as there was just too much damage. It's a huge shame, but it wasn’t our fault. We still had a good weekend, and everything was going well until then, so we can be satisfied with our performances and look forward to the next one.



"I hope everyone can have a well-deserved rest now. The whole team here and back at the factory has done an awesome job this season. We’ll come back more energised and ready to retake what we lost out on this weekend."






DANIEL RICCIARDO, #3

      Started     11th              
      Finished     12th            
      Fastest lap      1m22.802s on lap 58 (+4.408s, 13th)             
      Pit-stops     3, lap 2 [Intermediate/Intermediate] (under red flag), lap 3 (before restart) [Intermediate/Medium] (2.6s) and lap 20 [Medium/Hard] (2.3s)              



"These races are fun for the fans because there’s always chaos. Wet starts are never boring and it’s very tricky for us. I was halfway around Turn One and I thought I’d escaped the mess. I could see one car in front and thought ‘I’m P2!


This is amazing!’ and just as I exited the corner, I saw Charles [Leclerc] come into me, but I’d suspected someone went into him, because he caught me really late in the corner.



"There were a few other drivers making mistakes into the first corner and it cost a lot of us a race. Valtteri [Bottas] obviously cost Lando his race and Lance [Stroll] cost me mine. So, there wasn’t much more we could do after that, despite us trying. There were parts where I could hang on to the cars ahead, but with the car damage we had, and the difficulty overtaking here, it really just limited our race.



“In the end, the tyres were gone, and it was just about trying to hang on for dear life, but I couldn’t hang on to the points. I tried to hold on to Max, and to be honest I thought I did okay! I don’t know how many laps I held him off, but once he was past, the race was done, which is a shame.



“It looked very promising, but now, when you look at the race and the chaotic results, you realise you could’ve been up there, but unfortunately not. We were one of the many that just got unlucky today through no fault of our own.



“After a race like that we’re all looking forward to the holidays, but we’ll push on for a few more days of testing and then I’m very much looking forward to taking a break and just switching off, recharging the batteries and coming back stronger in Belgium."

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