Listed here are Connor McDonagh’s driver scores after the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix.
McLaren driver Lando Norris received in Budapest on Sunday forward of teammate Oscar Piastri.
However the most effective rating that we have dished out went to an under-the-radar star of the midfield.
Look out for an previous hero delivering a reminder of his previous genius too (sadly, not Lewis Hamilton…)
Lando Norris – 8
Lando Norris claimed his fifth victory of the 2025 F1 season. Norris capitalised on the beneficial one-stop technique on the Hungaroring. Mockingly, Norris’ defeat to Oscar Piastri in qualifying and an terrible opening lap put him in prime place to gamble on a unique technique. To Norris’ credit score, he confirmed nice tempo in clear air.
Oscar Piastri – 8.5
Piastri can have been disenchanted to have misplaced out to teammate Norris in Hungary. He beat his teammate in qualifying and stayed forward of him on the opening lap. The one criticism of Piastri could be that he didn’t get shut sufficient to Leclerc within the first stint to provide himself the most effective probability to carry out an undercut.
George Russell – 9
With Mercedes extra aggressive in Hungary, it wasn’t a shock to see George Russell again on the sharp finish of the sector. He certified inside a tenth of pole place and clinched his sixth podium of the 12 months – a high quality weekend.
Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc – 9
Leclerc produced arguably the most effective lap of the 2025 F1 season to date to beat the 2 McLarens to pole. He managed the primary half of the race and was within the combine to take Ferrari’s first win of the 12 months. Nonetheless, a chassis challenge – Ferrari declare – was the reason for his sudden lack of tempo within the closing stint. Leclerc would have been given a 9.5 ranking had it not been for his over-aggressive defence in opposition to Russell, which resulted in a penalty.
Fernando Alonso – 9
Fernando Alonso continues to show that age is only a quantity. The 2-time world champion would have been disenchanted to overlook out on pole. His margin over teammate Lance Stroll was lower than a tenth. Alonso was good within the first stint of the race, as he sorted his tyres earlier than executing a one-stop technique.
Gabriel Bortoleto – 9.5
There’s an argument to make that Gabriel Bortoleto is the rookie of the season. He’s now scored factors thrice in 4 races. He’s greater than a match for Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying.
Lance Stroll – 7.5
A stable weekend from Stroll total. He certified inside a tenth of Alonso. Stroll recovered from a sluggish begin to end seventh.
Liam Lawson – 8.5
Liam Lawson has been on a high quality run of kind recently. He’s scored factors thrice in 4 races and obtained the higher of teammate Isack Hadjar this weekend.
Max Verstappen – 7.5
A weekend to overlook for Max Verstappen and Purple Bull. They had been hopelessly off the tempo, and Verstappen couldn’t make any progress.
Kimi Antonelli – 6
Given Mercedes’ kind had picked up in Hungary, as they reverted to an older suspension specification, Kimi Antonelli was disappointing once more. He was knocked out in Q2 and began the race from fifteenth after his finest lap was deleted for observe limits. He did come away with a degree, at the very least.
Isack Hadjar – 7
A tricky race for Isack Hadjar. His race appeared to be compromised after his left hand was hit by gravel in the course of the opening lap, leaving him in ache.
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen obtained near contact
Lewis Hamilton – 5.5
One other torrid weekend for Lewis Hamilton. He was knocked out in Q2 and struggled within the race. Admittedly, Ferrari’s technique gave him no hope of ending inside the highest ten.
Nico Hulkenberg – 5
Hulkenberg additionally endured a disastrous weekend. He was mystified by his lack of tempo in Q1. The German was then penalised for a false begin on the opening lap, ruining any probability of a factors end.
Carlos Sainz – 7
Carlos Sainz was the stronger Williams driver this weekend. Nonetheless, they didn’t have the tempo of Aston Martin or RB.
Alex Albon – 6
Alex Albon was a step behind Sainz’s tempo, leaving him behind the grid. He completed simply behind his teammate within the Grand Prix.
Esteban Ocon – 6
Like Hulkenberg, Esteban Ocon was stunned to be to date off his rookie teammate’s tempo in qualifying. Ocon drove an unspectacular race, ending sixteenth ultimately.
Yuki Tsunoda – 6
Yuki Tsunoda loved certainly one of his finest qualifying performances of the 12 months. His finest time in Q1 was simply over a tenth of Verstappen’s. Nonetheless, Purple Bull’s lack of tempo meant he was knocked out in Q1. He began from the pit lane however couldn’t make any progress.
Franco Colapinto – 6.5
A promising weekend from Franco Colapinto, who was merely faster than Pierre Gasly throughout the weekend on the Hungaroring.
Pierre Gasly – 5
After a few excellent weekends, Gasly was nowhere in Hungary. He completed final of the 19 categorised runners.
Ollie Bearman – 7
After a stable qualifying show, placing his Haas eleventh on the grid, Ollie Bearman was compelled to retire from the race on account of a broken undertray.
