Ocon wins Hungarian GP, Vettel DQ’d

Frenchman Esteban Ocon won a chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday while an exhausted Lewis Hamilton moved up to second place in the race after Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification, increasing his Formula One championship lead over Max Verstappen to eight points heading into the midseason break.

Vettel’s penalty fell late Sunday night after officials were unable to take the required fuel sample of 1 liter from his Aston Martin.

“The team was given several opportunities to attempt to remove the required amount of fuel from the tank, however it was only possible to pump 0.3 litres out,” governing body FIA said in a statement. “The Stewards determine to apply the standard penalty for technical infringements.”

Aston Martin appealed the decision.

The ruling bumped Hamilton up to second, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. to third and Verstappen to ninth — but with an adverse effect for Verstappen as he fell further back overall to eight points, not six.

Hamilton, meanwhile, needed a check from the Mercedes team doctor after the race.

“Had really big dizziness and everything got a bit blurry,” he said. “I have been fighting all year really with the health, staying healthy after what happened at the end of last year (with coronavirus).”

Verstappen was taken out early in the race by Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate, Valtteri Bottas, in a firstlap crash that caused Bottas and four others to retire.

It was only the 24-yearold Ocon’s second podium, following a second-place finish at the Sakhir GP in Bahrain late last year.

“What a moment, feels so good,” Ocon said, patting his heart.

Ocon’s teammate, Fernando Alonso, was fourth.

The crash in the rain was caused by Bottas, who retired as a result. SCHUMACHER SWEEP IN POMONA NHRA EVENT >> Ron Capps and Leah Pruett gave Don Schumacher Racing a nitro sweep in the NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway.

Capps topped the Funny Car field and Pruett won in Top Fuel for their first victories of the season. Capps raced to his 67th overall victory to take the season points lead, beating J.R. Todd in the final with a 4.151-second run at 297.75 mph in a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat.

Pruett won for the ninth time in her career. She ran unopposed in the final after Justin Ashley was unable to race because of heat-related health concerns.

Aaron Stanfield won in Pro Stock, and Matt Smith topped Pro Stock Motorcycle.

Golf

SORENSTAM WINS U.S. SENIOR WOMEN’S OPEN IN ROUT >>Annika Sorenstam ran away with the U.S. Senior Women’s Open, closing with a 4-under 68 for an eight-stroke victory.

Sorenstam, 50, a threetime U.S. Women’s Open champion making her first appearance in the senior event, finished at 12-under 276 at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Conn.

Playing partner and fellow Swede Liselotte Neumann was second, shooting a 74.

GAVINS, ANANNARUKARN WIN WORLD INVITATIONAL >> England’s Daniel Gavins overturned a seven-shot deficit to claim his first European Tour title at the World Invitational, and Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn recovered from a triple bogey to win the women’s tournament after a playoff.

Gavins carded a bogeyfree, 5-under 65 in the final round at Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to set the clubhouse target of 13-under par that none of the later starters proved able to match.

Compatriot David Horsey (72) held a share of the lead until losing a ball on the 18th following a wild tee shot to finish a shot behind in second. New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier (70) had been 13 under before dropping shots on the 16th and 17th. He finished tied for third on 11 under with overnight leader Jordan Smith (74), Alejandro Canizares (67) and Masahiro Kawamura (69).

Gavins, who was ranked 995th in the world at the end of 2020, had never previously recorded a single top-10 finish on the European Tour.

Horsey was left to rue pushed tee shots into the water on the 11th and 13th, as well as the hooked drive on the last.

Smith reached 17 under with birdies on the second and fourth, but ran up a triple bogey on the sixth.

In the women’s event, Anannarukarn (70) overcame a triple bogey on the sixth hole to beat American Emma Talley (70) on the second hole of a playoff.

Miscellany

NADAL TO RETURN AT CITI OPEN >>Rafael Nadal is back after missing Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics with a previously undisclosed foot problem. Nadal will return to competition Wednesday at the Citi Open in Washington, making his debut at the hardcourt tuneup tournament for the U.S. Open.

SAINTS ACQUIRE RB FREEMAN>> Former Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants running back Devonta Freeman joined the New Orleans Saints. Contract terms were not released.