Bojan Vrbnjak
Lewis Hamilton is on Hungaroring celebrated its second win in a row this season. The Briton is with 8. victory in Hungary also equated with Michael Schumacher, who celebrated eight times in Magny Cours. Victory - 86. in a career - The six-time world champion was not endangered at any time.
Even before the race even started, he took care of the first excitement Max Verstappen, which is on the way to the start on a slightly wet track in bend 12 flew off the track, crashed into a protective fence and damaged a race car, which his mechanics nevertheless managed to prepare for the race. The move of both racers was interesting Haas, who turned into boxes in the heating circuit and put on tires for the dry track.
The first laps of the race took place as said on wet tracks, all racers were shod in intermediates tires. Hamilton secured the lead and immediately began to walk away. He swung to second place Lance stroll, and the third after the first turn was already Max Verstappen. The biggest losers of the start were Perez, Russell and above all Bottas. Hamilton already had a three-second lead over the first lap Stroll, which he attacked Verstappen.
Soon the first stops in the pits began, where he had probably the greatest pitch Sebastian Vettel, who had to wait on the spot 6 seconds, until they could safely lower it forward, as it passed in that time Ferrari garages seduced a real convoy of race cars. There were no changes at the summit, Bottas however, the hunt for lost places began. He first staged a close fight with Leclerc, but in the second attempt he still managed to overtake the young man Monaco.
Hamilton the advantage at the top, however, only increased. Po 15 rounds was already more than ten seconds ahead of Verstappn. Stroll she finally managed to break through Magnussen, who was not yet in the pits, and the young Canadian took third place. He is also in the 18th round Albon came by Leclerc, just a lap later, however, it still managed Vettel. They are also at the second stop of the German Ferrari strategists showed everything before knowledge since Hag on the track returned to heavy traffic. Apparently angry at his engineers, he is Hag lined up some very fast laps and reduced the gap behind the rivals in front of him.
At the end of the race we expected a fight for second place between Bottas in Verstappen. The Finn approached the Dutchman with big steps, but in the end he did not succeed, so he had to settle for third place. Sebastian Vettel, who finished fifth five rounds before the end, had to settle for sixth, as against Albon with significantly fresher tires he had no chance, yet he managed to defend sixth place from Perez.
Po 70 rounds was, as has been said, the first to cross the finish line Lewis Hamilton, who made a few laps before the end of the race another stop to put him in soft rubber compound, with which he also secured himself the fastest lap time at the race and with that additional point. He won an excellent fourth place for the top three Lance stroll and Racing Point, he was fifth Alex Albonand the sixth Sebastian Vettel, who is the only racer Ferrari with points.
He was seventh Sergio Perez, eighth Daniel Ricciardo, ninth Kevin Magnussen, who certainly delighted his bosses at Haas, and concludes ten Carlos Sainz. It should be added that he was McLaren here completely out of the action, which almost no one expected. It also amazes the very pale performance today Charles Leclerc, who often complained about the balance of the car.
Miss Formula 1 will now have after the opening trio two weeks breakthat racers and team members can return to their home. Fourth race will be on the agenda in Silverstone namely British GP, there will be a race for only a week later Grand Prix of the 70th anniversary of Formula 1.
