The win meant Hamilton's second straight pole this season. In addition, he expands with this his record of 90 during his Formula 1 career.

- I had to pinch myself. Valtteri never makes it easy for me. He kept the pressure, Lewis Hamilton said afterwards.

The British star has won seven times at the Hungaroring race track in Budapest, Hungary. He now only needs one more win to touch Michael Schumacher's record of 8 titles on a single-track course. He put it at the French Grand Prix in Magny-Cours.

Lewis Hamilton recorded a time of 1.13,447, which was + 0.107.3 before Bottas.

CLIP: Hamilton celebrates after victory in Austria (July 12, 2020):

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Hamilton celebrates after the victory Photo: TT