BUDAPEST (Reuters) – French driver Esteban Ocon took his first Formula One victory with Renault-owned Alpine on Sunday in a Hungarian Grand Prix that was stopped and re-started after first lap chaos.
Sebastian Vettel took second for Aston Martin with Mercedes’ seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton completing the podium after starting on pole position and then having to fight back from last
Hamilton re-took the Formula One championship lead from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, Editing by William Maclean)
Photo French Formula One driver Esteban Ocon of the Alpine F1 Team celebrates after winning the Formula One Grand Prix of Hungary at the Hungaroring circuit in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, 01 August 2021. EPA-EFE/Florion Goga / POOL
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