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Hamilton wins after superior strategy. Verstappen no chance but happy to confirm strength and potential of car.
Hamilton swapped to a two-stop strategy in a bid to use fresh tires to mount a late attack on Red Bull driver Verstappen. The risk paid off with even Hamilton himself surprised how easy it was at the last laps of the race.
Verstappen: “I think you can see how much margin they still have when they really need to push,” Verstappen said in the post-race press conference.
“Today Lewis was on fire as well, but you see, once he really has to go for it, you can see that that car is still the dominant car.
Ferrari’s lead driver Sebastian Vettel completed the podium using a similar strategy as Hamilton to take over his team-mate at the closing laps of the race
| POS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | GAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 70 | 1h35m03.796s |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Honda | 70 | 17.796s |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 70 | 1m01.433s |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 70 | 1m05.250s |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren/Renault | 69 | 1 Lap |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull/Honda | 69 | 1 Lap |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari | 69 | 1 Lap |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 69 | 1 Lap |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Renault | 69 | 1 Lap |
| 10 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso/Honda | 69 | 1 Lap |
| 11 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point/Mercedes | 69 | 1 Lap |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 69 | 1 Lap |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 69 | 1 Lap |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 69 | 1 Lap |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Honda | 68 | 2 Laps |
| 16 | George Russell | Williams/Mercedes | 68 | 2 Laps |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point/Mercedes | 68 | 2 Laps |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari | 68 | 2 Laps |
| 19 | Robert Kubica | Williams/Mercedes | 67 | 3 Laps |
| – | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 49 | Water leak |
| POS | DRIVER | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 250 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | 188 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | 181 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | 156 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 132 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | 63 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 58 |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen | 31 |
| 9 | Daniil Kvyat | 27 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | 24 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | 22 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | 18 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | 18 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | 17 |
| 15 | Alexander Albon | 16 |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | 13 |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | 8 |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 |
| 19 | Robert Kubica | 1 |
| 20 | George Russell | 0 |
| POS | CONSTRUCTOR | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 438 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 288 |
| 3 | Red Bull/Honda | 244 |
| 4 | McLaren/Renault | 82 |
| 5 | Toro Rosso/Honda | 43 |
| 6 | Renault | 39 |
| 7 | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari | 32 |
| 8 | Racing Point/Mercedes | 31 |
| 9 | Haas/Ferrari | 26 |
| 10 | Williams/Mercedes | 1 |
Max Verstappen claimed his first Formula 1 pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Bottas ahead of Hamilton and Vettel was beaten again by Charles Leclerc – P4.
| POS | DRIVER | CAR | GAP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Honda | 1m14.572s |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 0.018s |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 0.197s |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0.471s |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 0.499s |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull/Honda | 0.878s |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Renault | 1.228s |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren/Renault | 1.280s |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1.441s |
| 10 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari | 1.469s |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1.993s |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso/Honda | 2.115s |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Honda | 2.120s |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 2.509s |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams/Mercedes | 2.459s |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point/Mercedes | 2.537s |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari | 2.232s |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point/Mercedes | 2.970s |
| 19 | Robert Kubica | Williams/Mercedes | 3.752s |
| 20 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 2.685s |
| POS | DRIVER | CAR | TIME | GAP | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m16.084s | – | 21 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Honda | 1m16.097s | 0.013s | 16 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m16.166s | 0.082s | 18 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1m16.355s | 0.271s | 19 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1m16.392s | 0.308s | 18 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull/Honda | 1m16.684s | 0.600s | 19 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Renault | 1m16.774s | 0.690s | 20 |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari | 1m17.216s | 1.132s | 22 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren/Renault | 1m17.217s | 1.133s | 23 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 1m17.230s | 1.146s | 17 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m17.293s | 1.209s | 21 |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Honda | 1m17.432s | 1.348s | 21 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1m17.667s | 1.583s | 19 |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point/Mercedes | 1m17.670s | 1.586s | 17 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari | 1m17.929s | 1.845s | 22 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1m17.962s | 1.878s | 19 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso/Honda | 1m18.024s | 1.940s | 19 |
| 18 | George Russell | Williams/Mercedes | 1m18.072s | 1.988s | 23 |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point/Mercedes | 1m18.534s | 2.450s | 20 |
| 20 | Robert Kubica | Williams/Mercedes | 1m18.709s | 2.625s | 26 |
Red Bull driver Pierre Gasly topped the second Free Practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix, setting the fastest time before the rain came.
Due to a crash by Alex Albon, teams weren’t able to get more laps in before the rain started to fall in earnest. That left Red Bull at the top followed by Hamilton in P3 and Bottas in P4. Still, Ferrari is expected to be strong in qualifying on Saturday.
| POS | DRIVER | CAR | TIME | GAP | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull/Honda | 1m17.854s | – | 16 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Honda | 1m17.909s | 0.055s | 12 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m17.995s | 0.141s | 15 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1m18.184s | 0.330s | 18 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1m18.597s | 0.743s | 13 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari | 1m18.682s | 0.828s | 25 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1m18.852s | 0.998s | 21 |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1m18.892s | 1.038s | 14 |
| 9 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari | 1m18.909s | 1.055s | 25 |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso/Honda | 1m18.957s | 1.103s | 22 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas/Ferrari | 1m19.149s | 1.295s | 19 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 1m19.178s | 1.324s | 21 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m19.254s | 1.400s | 24 |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren/Renault | 1m19.398s | 1.544s | 22 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point/Mercedes | 1m19.721s | 1.867s | 13 |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point/Mercedes | 1m19.774s | 1.920s | 14 |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams/Mercedes | 1m19.889s | 2.035s | 14 |
| 18 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Renault | 1m20.401s | 2.547s | 6 |
| 19 | Robert Kubica | Williams/Mercedes | 1m20.439s | 2.585s | 15 |
| 20 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso/Honda | – | – | 2 |