Lewis pips Max at the post Reuters Briton Extends Lead At Top With Hungarian GP Win Hungaroring: Lewis Hamil- ton regained the momentum in the world championship with a memorable strategic victory on Sunday when he overcame young rival Max Verstappen with three laps to goinatense Hungarian GP. The 34-year-old started third on the grid in his Mer- cedes and, after stalking the 21-year-old Dutch for most of a fascinating tactical contest swept into the lead on lap 67 of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton (centre) celebrates after his win on Sunday astirring 70-lap contest. It was Hamilton's record seventh enth for Alfa Romeo ahead of heartout.” win in Hungary, his eighth Hamilton's Mercedes team- A week after his forlorn er- this year and the 81st of his ca- mate Valtteri Bottas who had ror-riddledexitfrom last week- reer, wrecking Red Bull's been forced into an early pit- ends tumultuous German hopes of turning Verstap- stop after afirstlap incident. Grand Prix, won by Verstap- pen's maiden pole position in- British rookie Lando Nor- pen, Hamilton had bounced to victory, and increased his ris was ninth in the second back in style. “Tt feels like a lead in the title race to 62 Mercedes and Alex Albon new win for us,” he said. “I points before the sports Eu- 10th for Toro Rosso. “What a didn'tknowif IcoulddoitandI ropean summer break. drive, what a strategy,” said am sorry I doubted our strate- Verstappen, who led most Hamilton's race engineer Pe- gy —it was brilliant." of therace before his tyres fad- ter Bonnington. “Only you ed, had no time to match Ha- could make that Work today.” milton's tactics when the Brit- Mercedes matched Red on made his second stop, came Bull's strategy until gam- home 17.796 seconds behind in bling with a late additional second and clocked a record pit-stop that left Hamilton race fastest lap for the Hunga- with 20 laps to make up a 20- roring after alate pit-stop. second deficit on fresh tyres Four-time champion Se- —a move that worked as Ver- bastian Vettel was third for stappen's tyres faded away. Ferrari ahead of team-mate “They rolled the dice and Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz it worked for them, unfortu- of McLaren and Pierre Gasly nately,” Red Bull team boss in the second Red Bull. Christian Horner told Ver- Kimi Raikkonen was sev- stappen. “But you drove your.