The Hungarian Grand Prix has a history of reasonably mundane races with little passing opportunities. On the face of it, 2025 wasn’t much different with most of the overtaking happening according to pit strategy. Some chose a one-stop race while others chose two. Yet there was overall tension held throughout the GP as to which was the right decision and who would take the overall win.
Lando Norris on a one-stop strategy held out McLaren two-stopping teammate Oscar Piastri for the win with George Russell third.
It was no different for Kiwi F1 driver Liam Lawson who chose the one stop which kept him ahead of the two-stop Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen. Lawson finished in eighth and Verstappen ninth. The result for Lawson backs up his successful Belgium Grand Prix a week ago.
“I’m very happy with today’s result,” commented Lawson. “It was a tough race and trying to find a window for boxing (pitstop) was tricky with all the traffic.
“The speed was really good as well as the degradation on the tyres, so everything was well executed by the team.
“It’s never easy keeping a driver like Max behind you, but our strategy meant that we could keep position until the end. It’s obviously great to have more consistency over the most recent races, but the key thing is for us to keep the momentum going following the much-deserved summer break.”
“A very strong race from Liam, both the car and the one-stop strategy worked very well; he made the tyres last well and brings home another 8th place,” said Racing Bulls Team Principal Alan Permane. “It was a shame for Isack (Hadjar), he felt he could have qualified better yesterday and ultimately on this track, two or three places in Qualifying is ever so hard to get back in the race. Overall though, the car has been decent with both of them in Q3 in the last two races
The mid-pack battle continues to be unpredictable. With both Aston Martin Racing drivers (Alonso 5th and Stroll 7th) finishing in the top ten, plus Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto placing sixth. There is just seven-points between the fight for sixth overall between Aston Martin, Sauber and Racing Bulls.
“Unfortunately, we’ve lost a position in the Championship, but it’s all very tight in the midfield and we have a good car, so we’re looking forward to the second half of the season and I’m very sure we’ll get some positions back,” said Permane. “A massive thank you to the drivers and all our teams back in Faenza and Milton Keynes, we can have a breather as we go into the break, and we’ll come back very strong in Zandvoort.”
Drivers and teams now take a break for the rest of August returning for the Dutch Grand Prix 1 September 2025.
Constructor’s Overall Points
1/ McLaren-Mercedes 559
2/ Ferrari 260
3/ Mercedes 236
4/ Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 194
5/ Williams-Mercedes 70
6/ Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 52
7/ Kick Sauber-Ferrari 51
8/ Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 45
9/ Haas-Ferrari 35
10/ Alpine-Renault 20
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