Hamilton pitted after the fourth lap, putting the Alpine of Ocon into the lead with Vettel chasing close behind. On the restart, only race leader Hamilton started from the grid on intermediate tyres the rest of the grid started from the pits having changed to slick tyres. Räikkönen was subsequently given a ten-second time penalty.
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As the cars came into the pit lane to change tyres and come out for the restart, an unsafe release from Alfa Romeo caused Kimi Räikkönen to collide with Nikita Mazepin, taking the Haas driver out of the race. Verstappen's car had significant damage, greatly hampering his performance. The engine in Leclerc's car was written off as it was found to be damaged beyond repair. After following two laps under the safety car, the race was red-flagged. When the safety car was called out, Pérez retired. Lance Stroll also left his braking too late, and attempted to avoid a collision by taking to the grass on the inside, but collided with the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, who then forced Daniel Ricciardo to spin as a result. After hitting Norris, Bottas slid into the other Red Bull of Sergio Pérez, taking him out of the race. The race began with major incidents at the first turn on the first lap Valtteri Bottas braked late, causing him to hit the back of the McLaren of Lando Norris, sending Norris into Verstappen, who suffered major damage but was able to continue. Rain before and during the first lap led to all cars starting on intermediate tyres, Antonio Giovinazzi pitted for dry tyres at the end of the formation lap and subsequently started from the pit lane. It was held for seventy laps at the Hungaroring with Lewis Hamilton starting on pole position. The race started at 15:00 CEST on 1 August. This made no difference as he was already due to start the race from last place. He also received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. He was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.
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Schumacher did not take part in the session because his car was damaged in a crash during free practice. Russell failed to progress past the first segment for the first time in 2021. The second part of qualifying was stopped after a crash by Sainz, caused by a wind gust making the car unstable. Verstappen would start on the soft tyres after using them in the second segment, while Hamilton and Bottas would both start on the medium tyre compound. Hamilton qualified in pole position ahead of Bottas and Verstappen. The first qualifying session took place on 31 July at 15:00 CEST. Free Practice 3 was held on 31 July at 12:00 CEST. Practice įree Practice 1 and 2 took place on 30 July at 11:30 CEST and 15:00 CEST respectively. Sole tyre supplier Pirelli allocated the C2, C3, and C4 compounds of tyre to be used in the race. Robert Kubica drove in the first practice session for Alfa Romeo Racing in place of Kimi Räikkönen.
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The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list, with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. See also: 2021 Formula One World Championship § Entries McLaren occupied third, 122 points behind Mercedes, but fifteen points ahead of Scuderia Ferrari. They were followed by McLaren driver Lando Norris a further sixty-four points back, and Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas five points behind Norris.įurther, Mercedes had closed the gap between themselves and Red Bull in the World Constructors' Championship to four points. Championship standings before the race Īfter title contenders Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing) and Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) collided on the first lap of the British Grand Prix, Verstappen's lead in the World Drivers' Championship was reduced to eight points.
Additional debris fencing was installed at the thirteenth corner before the event, while minor modifications were made to the pit lane entrance and exit. The event, which was held over the weekend of 30 July – 1 August at the Hungaroring, was the eleventh round of the 2021 World Championship, marking the thirty-sixth time the Hungarian Grand Prix has appeared on the World Championship calendar.