We called it! In the week leading up to the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, we had our “we told you so” moment when we predicted an Oscar Piastri win in Hungary.
But what no one could have predicted is “how” he could go about clinching his debut win in Formula 1. The 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix offered edge-of-seat action for various reasons. First, a chasing Max Verstappen in his Red Bull Racing car. Second, Lewis Hamilton being in the mix or thereabouts. And third, obviously, McLaren’s pit walls decisions, communications and eventual optics in how they handed the win back to Piastri.
Poor Lando Norris. He was put to the “moral test” on live television, and despite being very very tempted, he did well to make the “right” choice. But what could have happened IF Norris chose to ignore team orders?
In this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast, Soumil Arora, F1 StatsGuru and Kunal Shah re-live the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix. They debate the various decisions made by the McLaren pit wall. Could they have handled this situation better? Why did they decide to undercut Oscar Piastri with Lando Norris at the last stop?
Max Verstappen, who was annoyed and impatient, finished a lowly fifth – after tangling with his arch rival Lewis Hamilton. The Stewards ruled “no action”, but was it a racing incident or was Hamilton to blame in this situation?
In this hour long episode, the trio discusses various stories, narratives, strategies and race outcomes from the epic 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix. Tune in!
(Season 2024, Episode 36)
Follow our hosts on Twitter: Soumil Arora, @f1statsguru and Kunal Shah
Image courtesy: McLaren
