Hungarian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton edges past Max Verstappen to clinch thrilling win
Formula 1 | Aug 05, 2019, 08:40 AM ISTLewis Hamilton extended his lead at the top of the F1 standings with a thrilling win in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton extended his lead at the top of the F1 standings with a thrilling win in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton is now only 10 wins behind seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher's record of 91.
Lewis Hamilton clocked the fastest lap in the free practice on Friday ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The disappointment continued for Ferrari, as both the cars faced technical issues, while Lewis Hamilton clinched the pole position at the German Grand Prix.
By beating Bottas by almost 25 seconds, Hamilton extended his championship lead over the Finn to 39 points and moved ahead of Jim Clark and Alain Prost to take the record for British GP victories.
"I don't understand why the organisers put the race on the same day as all these other big events," Hamilton said on Thursday at Silverstone in the pre-race press conference.
Lewis Hamilton's win looked easy as he finished 18 seconds ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and 19 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
Sebastian Vettel had been given a five-second time penalty for an incident which happened with a little more than 20 laps to go and despite Vettel taking the checkered flag, that penalty gave Lewis Hamilton the win.
Niki Lauda, who died on May 20, had played a key role in bringing Hamilton to Mercedes in 2013 and the two had become close friends.
Hamilton's third win of the campaign let him take the championship lead by seven points over Bottas, who had entered the race with a one-point advantage.
That was the fourth straight one-two finish for Mercedes, the best start to a season by a two-car team in Formula One history.
Hamilton compared Leclerc's situation to his own debut season at McLaren in 2007, when he was alongside then-reigning champion Fernando Alonso.
Lewis Hamilton and teammate Valtteri Bottas completed their third straight double in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton won at a canter despite Mercedes lagging behind the red Ferraris for most of the race in Bahrain.
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas had vowed to come back stronger this year after flopping for much of 2018.
Mercedes was a hot favourite to win in Melbourne after dominating every practice session but surprisingly, it was Bottas who finished with a gap of 20 seconds.
The five-time world champion edged Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas' leading time with seconds remaining to top qualifying Saturday in 1 minute, 20.486 seconds.
The five-time Formula One world champion topped the time sheets in both practice sessions Friday and followed up by recording the quickest lap time of 1 minute, 22.292 seconds.
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