The Report Cards of the Hungarian Grand Prix

Daniel Ricciardo: 10rd

A Saturday, but above all a Sunday to remember for the Australian driver. Thanks to the two Safety Cars, he somehow managed to take over the reins of the race. He gets the timing right, and doesn't make a mistake on the wall, including the obvious last pit stop. Once the new soft tires are fitted it is only a matter of time before Daniel reaches the lead of the race with some splendid overtaking moves. Second victory and many congratulations.

Fernando Alonso: 10th

San Fernando is back. Not that he ever left given the car he has in his hands and the results he brings home, but this Sunday he was really in the mood for miracles. He also stubbornly exploits the possibilities offered by the two Safety Cars and for a good part of the race he finds himself in the lead, to the amazement of all the Italians. His driving on velvet and good use of the combustion engine allowed him to defend himself from Hamilton even by driving on the soft tires after 30 laps. Victory was within reach, but this result and this race are worth much more than a single victory.

Lewis Hamilton: 10

He starts from the Pit Lane with his head down - too much so given the spin at the second corner - and after a few laps he is already close to the points zone. After the first Safety he finds himself two positions behind Rosberg, but is unable to pass a tough Vettel. Then when he had a clear track, in second position he managed to gain enough of a margin to stay ahead of his teammate and travel calmly to the finish line on the medium tyres, defending himself at the end from a revived Rosberg. He finishes third with a spectacular race and the best overtaking of the GP, the one on Vergne with the wheels on the grass.

Nico Rosberg: 6th

Certainly not a splendid race. For the first time he finished the race off the podium, with a bitter taste in his mouth. Because after Saturday's qualifying, Nico was almost certain that he would continue to widen the gap on his teammate, but that wasn't the case. Brake problems, which were later resolved, and a decidedly incorrect strategy compromised his race, relegating him to fourth place. Just enough for the excellent laps at the end.

Felipe Massa: 7

A decidedly consistent weekend for the Brazilian, capped off by a duel with the Ferrari Finn at the end. He finally manages to continue beyond the first lap, and even finish the race ahead of his teammate. He doesn't make mistakes, but at the same time he doesn't shine with exceptional maneuvers. A good fifth place anyway.

Kimi Raikkonen: 7,5

We all thought it would be Kimi's typical nap race, however perhaps the combined omelette from the wall on Saturday awakened the Finn's warrior spirit and pushed him to look for a mini comeback, depending on the car's possibilities. And so it was. Slowly Kimi made his way through everyone else, without wasting too much time with the two Safetys, in the end we find him in sixth place, protagonist of more than one interesting duel.

Sebastian Vettel: 5st

For all these drivers who have gained positions there must undoubtedly be others who have lost them. Vettel is one of these: remember that he was second in qualifying. In the first half of the race he kept a good pace, defending himself admirably from Hamilton, however inexplicably at a certain point an error made him slip to the back. A trivial spin (same dynamic as Perez, but much more luck) made him fall to the bottom, and in the end he could only try to fight with Bottas and Raikkonen, eventually finishing seventh.

Valterri Bottas: 5,5

Same as above, with the difference that Bottas was very unlucky during the two Safety Cars. From third position, after the second intervention of the service car, he found himself well in thirteenth position. He tried to get to the end with a long run on the mediums, but in the end he had to stop to change to the softs, falling back to eighth position, the finishing position at the finish line.

Jean-Eric Vergne:7,5

Best qualifying on Saturday, and perhaps with the fear that the young RedBull drivers will steal his seat, he goes wild in the race, and for several laps he keeps Rosberg behind with great driving. Then when the tires no longer hold up he is unable to resist Hamilton and has to return, coming out in twelfth position. In the end he was ninth at the finish line, perhaps not a great result, even if in the points, but he showed himself in a very good light in this GP.

Jenson Button: 5,5nd

Only tenth, as the typical alternative strategy of the Englishman - in this case of the English team - of staying out with the intermediates beyond the first ten laps did not pay off. As soon as the track dried, and it dried quickly, Jenson was forced to return, losing many positions, returning thirteenth. After the waltzes of the pit stops he is tenth, and continues maintaining the position until the end.

Adrian Sutil: 6-

On Saturday he qualified in an excellent - we speak for Sauber - twelfth place, but on Sunday he was quite anonymous. In all the chaos of the race, including retirements and Safety Cars, he only managed to gain one position. Of course the car is what it is, but its driving certainly wasn't excellent either.

 Kevin Magnussen: 5

the same thing we said for Button, given that the strategies were similar, and he also remained on the track with intermediate tires after the first pit hoping for rain. While the leaders put on a show by livening up the race, Magnussen's was a race to get to the finish line while limiting the damage. One point against him was the mistake on Saturday afternoon which sent him straight into the tires of the barriers.

Pastor Maldonado: 5,5

It's already a long time ago that he managed to finish the match without making too many mistakes, if we turn a blind eye to the accident with Marussia. Considering the fail on Saturday afternoon, a thirteenth place can also be considered a good result, but the objective is another: the points zone. It seems a bit like an "it could have been worse" race... given the numerous retirements.

Daniil Kvyat: 5

Weekend to forget. There's little to say: on Saturday he spun, however he managed to qualify eleventh. On the starting grid the engine of his Tororosso stalled and he was forced to start from the pit lane in last position. He constantly remains among the last positions, fighting with the two Marussias and with Maldonado, who however in the end prevails having fresher soft tyres, against the worn and medium ones of the Russian. He finishes fourteenth.

Jules Bianchi: 6,5

Bianchì's real feat actually took place on Saturday afternoon, when with a twist he managed to get into Q2 at the expense of Kimi Raikkonen. In the confusion of the race he also finds himself in the points, but in the end he has to give up and return to positions that are more suited to Marussia's potential.

Max Chilton: 6

The same goes for his teammate. With the two Caterhams out of the running, all that was left to do was take advantage of the retirements of others and bring the car to the finish line: an objective that was not entirely obvious.

Esteban Gutierrez: sv

Forced to retire due to a breakdown in his car. He simply returned to the pits and never came out again.

Kamui Kobayashi: sv

Under the Safety Car regime he parks his car at turn 10 and sadly returns to the pits. With him all Caterham's hopes vanish.

Sergio Perez: 5

First a contact with his teammate – let's be clear, the Mexican was innocent – ​​then the mistake at the exit of the last corner. Big bang but fortunately the pilot escapes unscathed. Wasted opportunity with a decidedly high-performance car.

Nico Hulkenberg: 5

bad GP for the German, who due to his mistake ends up straight in the barriers, interrupting his consecutive points streak that had lasted since the beginning of the season. An even more serious mistake given that it happened in an attempt to overtake his teammate. The potential of the car was there, a bad mistake by the driver knocked out Force India's hopes.

Romain Grosjean: 4th

He manages to leave the track by crashing his car badly under the Safety Car regime. More unique than rare. "We just have to cry".

Marcus Ericsson: 4

His race lasts just a few laps. Inexperience makes itself felt on the damp asphalt of the Hungaroring. The Caterham driver loses control of the car at the exit of turn 3 and hits the barriers' tires hard. Withdrawal is inevitable.

Hungarian GP: 10

A very pleasant surprise. Obviously we have to thank the universal flood that came before departure and the numerous accidents. Lots and lots and lots of stuff. To have GPs like this in just one season!

Matteo Bramati