Frenchman Esteban Ocon fended off Sebastian Vettel to take a maiden Formula One win for Alpine in a chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix yesterday.
The 24-year-old crossed the line 1.8 seconds clear of Vettel, while Lewis Hamilton nearly caught the pair up but fell 2.7 seconds short.
Still, Hamilton put himself six points clear of 10th-placed Max Verstappen, who scored just the sole point after being caught up in an opening-lap incident.
The Dutchman, who had made a good start on a wet track from second on the grid, was right behind Hamilton heading into the first corner when he was connected by McLaren’s Lando Norris.
Norris was himself tagged by the slow starting Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas that sent him sliding into the Red Bull.
The ensuing red-flag stoppage gave Verstappen’s mechanics a chance to carry out some repairs but the Red Bull was too hamstrung by the damage to bring him back into contention.