The Prancing Horse was nailed on to win last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix and allow Charles Leclerc to erode the points margin to Verstappen. But it spectacularly dropped the ball on strategy, giving the Dutchman the chance to grab victory in a Red Bull that wasn’t the quickest car, and despite spinning on his rise from 10th on the grid.
Matt Kew was on hand in Hungary to deliver his excellent report into how events arose as they did – from George Russell’s brilliant performance to take his maiden F1 pole in a Mercedes that shouldn’t have done that, to Verstappen’s and Red Bull’s masterclass in turning a potential disaster into yet another win.
