McLaren once more proved why they’re F1’s dominant pressure by claiming one other 1-2 end on the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Lando Norris completely executed a one-stop technique to chop teammate Oscar Piastri’s lead right down to 9 factors.
Piastri was placed on a two-stop technique, because the battle for the race victory was between the Australian and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
Leclerc’s hand was pressured by McLaren.
If he hadn’t made his second pit cease, they’d have undercut him with Piastri, giving them a 1-2 end regardless.
Piastri’s concentrate on Leclerc proved futile, because the Ferrari driver was pressured to handle a chassis problem within the closing laps.
For McLaren, it’s their fourth 1-2 end in a row.
The present document for consecutive 1-2 finishes in F1 is 5, held by Ferrari and Mercedes.
Most 1-2 finishes in a row
5 – Mercedes (Belgium 1952 to Netherlands 1952)
5 – Ferrari (Hungary 2002 to Japan 2002)
5 – Mercedes (Malaysia 2014 to Monaco 2014)
5 – Mercedes (USA 2015 to Australia 2016)
5 – Mercedes (Australia 2019 to Spain 2019)
In latest F1 historical past, Mercedes have been closest to breaking the document.
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas had 5 consecutive 1-2 finishes in 2019.
It lastly ended on the Monaco Grand Prix, as Bottas completed third.
Mercedes needed to double-stack their vehicles resulting from a Security Automotive, dropping the Finn behind Max Verstappen.
Verstappen was penalised for an unsafe launch, however Bottas misplaced one other place after he was known as into the pit lane one lap later so Mercedes might verify for harm.
Bottas would in the end end third, behind Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.
McLaren might be assured of shifting degree with Mercedes and Ferrari on the Dutch Grand Prix.
Zandvoort is a high-downforce F1 circuit, and if situations are scorching sizzling, it appears inevitable that they are going to make it 5 in a row.
McLaren’s reliability has additionally been spectacular this 12 months, permitting Piastri to complete each race within the factors.
Norris’ solely DNF was in Canada after he bumped into the again of his teammate.
