Hamilton Clinches Hungarian GP with Late Overtake Giles Richards this season. It had hung in the bal ensure he could gain places and they ance throughout but — although proved more than up tothe task Verstappen had led almost the en- Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian tire race until the death — by its close The Guardian Grand Prix with a marvellous, con- Hamilton, on fresher rubber, swept trolled run and an inspired strategy pasthim to take theflag. Mercedes de- from his Mercedes team beating the cision topit their driver asecond time Red Bull of Max Verstappen into sec- gave Hamilton a decisive advantage ond after a gripping encounter at the he exploited brilliantly. Hungaroring. Sebastian Vettel fin- Ham ilton’s 81st career win is also his ished third, with his Ferrari team- seventh at the Hungarian Grand Prix. mate Charles Leclerc fourth. Carlos He has won three of the last four meet- Sainz took an excellent fifth, his sec- ings at the Hungaroring and now has ond in arow for McLaren, in front of eight wins from 12 races this season thesecond Red Bull of Pierre Gasly. as F1 heads into the summer break. This was yet another masterclass Knowing that overtaking is tricky Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton celebrates from Hamilton and Mercedes who through thetwisting corners ofthe cir- inparc ferme after winning the F1 called the race to perfection, one of cuit, he believed that his team would Grand Prix of Hungary in Budapest the best wins they have returned have to play a strong strategic game to