Zhou’s Hungarian GP “pretty much over” after “strange” Alfa F1 start glitch

The Chinese racer managed his best F1 qualifying effort to date on Saturday to start fifth but was swamped by the pack after a sluggish getaway, before running into the back of Daniel Ricciardo’s AlphaTauri under braking for Turn 1.

Ricciardo then inadvertently punted Esteban Ocon into Pierre Gasly, with both Alpine cars eliminated as a result.

Zhou copped front wing damage in the impact and also incurred a five-second penalty from the stewards,…