Red Bull has broken the Formula 1 record for the most consecutive wins by a constructor, with Max Verstappen winning Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

McLaren’s resurgence continued with Lando Norris finishing second while Red Bull’s Sergio Perez achieved third.

Sunday’s victory was Red Bull’s 12th consecutive triumph, dating back to the season finale in Abu Dhabi last year.

They beat the previous mark set by McLaren in 1988, when legends Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost were their drivers.

It was also the seventh consecutive win for Max Verstappen, who now holds a 110-point lead in his quest for three-straight drivers’ championships.

“For the team, 12 wins in a row is just incredible, the last two years have been unbelievable,” Verstappen said.

Verstappen started the race second, but had the lead into the first turn after out-dragging pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton. 

He was unchallenged for the rest of the grand prix, leading every lap and winning by over 30 seconds.

Former F1 driver Martin Brundle said during Sky Sports UK’s broadcast the historic-making feat was a joy to see.

“It’s mighty, and I’m pleased to be witnessing it. It’s a supreme effort,” he said.

“These cars are so complex and so fast, so powerful, and to keep getting them to the end of a grand prix, pointing in the right direction with four wheels onboard ahead of all the other brilliant teams is quite something.”

Lap 1 crash ends Ricciardo’s hopes of points

Daniel Ricciardo’s return to F1 was compromised at the first corner in Budapest, with the West Australian involved in a crash that eliminated both Alpine drivers.

Ricciardo, starting 13th, made a promising start but was then hit from behind by the Alfa Romeo of Zhou Guanyu.

That shunt sent Ricciardo into the Alpine of Pierre Gasly, with the Frenchman cannoning into his teammate Esteban Ocon.

Gasly and Ocon both retired by the end of the second lap, while Ricciardo was relegated to last on track.

Zhou was given a 5-second penalty for causing the crash.

Ricciardo battled at the rear of the field for much of the next 35 laps, but a smart pit stop call by AlphaTauri allowed the Australian to undercut several cars.

Ricciardo fought his way back to 13th, where he started, and beat his teammate Yuki Tsunoda in an impressive performance.

Oscar Piastri fifth after luckless pit stops

A slow stop, a faster strategy for his teammate, and a damaged car have cruelled Oscar Piastri the chance of a podium finish in Hungary.

The Australian came fifth in Budapest on Sunday, after qualifying fourth the day before.

Piastri was running second for the first 18 laps, after making a brilliant move on the first corner on the opening lap, moving past Hamilton and Norris.

But McLaren chose to bring Norris, who was third, into the pits one lap earlier than Piastri, giving him the undercut and ultimately resulting in the Brit overtaking the Australian when he emerged from his stop.

Piastri struggled on the hard tyres which were put on his car, losing touch with his teammate and being caught by Hamilton and Red Bull’s Perez.

Piastri and Perez both pitted for medium tyres at the end of lap 42, Piastri suffering a much slower stop than Perez, and Norris who pitted one lap later.

The Australian lost ground to Norris because of the slow stop, and was now in the clutches of Perez, who overtook him on lap 47.

Hamilton then overtook Piastri 10 laps later, with tyre degradation proving his downfall.

“Just lacking a lot of pace, not too sure why at the moment,” he said.

“Just struggled a lot with the tyres so something to review.

“I feel like I did a lot of good work in the first stint, and then just really struggled the next two.

“We’ll have a look at what I could’ve done better. Obviously the car is capable of more than that.”

McLaren chief executive Zak Brown said post-race the team had found damage to the floor of Piastri’s car, which also contributed to a lack of performance. 

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