MoneyGram Haas F1 Team finished with Esteban Ocon 16th, while Oliver Bearman was forced to retire at the Hungarian Grand Prix, held Sunday at the Hungaroring.
Esteban started from 17th on the grid, having been promoted one spot by a penalty for Yuki Tsunoda, and did so on the Pirelli P Zero Yellow medium tires. Esteban moved up two places on the opening lap to run 15th before pitting on lap 14 for White hard tires. Esteban emerged towards the rear of the field but executed a one-stop strategy to run on the fringes of the top 10. However, on older tires Esteban ceded places to two-stopping rivals, and finished the race in 16th place.
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team holds ninth position in the Constructors’ Championship, on 35 points.
Up front Lando Norris led McLaren Racing teammate Oscar Piastri for a one-two finish, with Mercedes driver George Russell third.
Esteban Ocon: “It was a difficult day for sure. We struggled a little bit, especially towards the end, as I think the cars behind were a bit quicker on fresher tires. We got ahead of them, so we gave ourselves the opportunity. It was a solid start, but we need to work on how we can get the car a little bit more under control and get more pace throughout the race. Looking at this first half of the season, there are definitely some positives – a decent amount of points – but we’re not consistent enough. If you look at Spa, we had a mega performance in the Sprint, and obviously we’re not there every single weekend, but we’re working on it and I have full trust in this team.”
