- Hungarian GP, classification and times
He doubled 15 of the 20 drivers on the grid and allowed himself the luxury of an extra stop with four laps to go, to put the icing on the cake with the extra point of the fastest lap (1: 16,627). Lewis Hamilton did and undone as he pleased at the Hungarian GP, ahead of Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas , who did not resist the pace of the new World Cup leader this time either.
The eighth victory at the Hungaroring, the circuit where he had debuted with a triumph back in 2007, allows the Briton to equal another record by Michael Schumacher , who also had eight successes at the French GP. With no one daring to discuss his race pace, always around the 25-second margin, the Briton completed another unblemished performance, not even disturbed by uncertainties regarding the rain.
The order behind would be clarified thanks to the courage of Verstappen, as capable of recovering from a chaotic start as of bearing the last onslaught of a Bottas with fresh shoes. There were 20 turns of unsuccessful pursuit of the Mercedes gregarious, who had to risk, because he had enough space before Lance Stroll . The spoiled boy from Racing Point can take his chest for this fourth place, well ahead of his partner, Sergio Pérez .
Sainz's creditworthiness
Carlos Sainz must also leave satisfied with that point plucked from the jaws of Charles Leclerc . After a weekend plagued by bad feelings, the McLaren leader crossed the finish line tenth and left one of the images of the day with his overtaking at turn 1. On a day not at all conducive to showing off, Sainz met the customary solvency . And all in spite of the unexpected stoppage suffered during his first stop, when he was overcome by five rivals, and the tremendous subsequent scare against Nicholas Latifi , irresponsibly released by Williams on pit road.
The conditions, quite insane throughout the weekend, became even more unpredictable on an asphalt that had not fully dried and triggered Verstappen's beginner error. On the formation lap, the Red Bull leader lost the car at Turn 12, forcing his mechanics to put in extraordinary effort. In less than a quarter of an hour they had to change the front suspension and balance the wheels.
From behind, each one made his cabal, with more risk for those who had less to lose, as always. Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean , sixteenth and eighteenth on the grid, rectified at the last minute, to mount dry tires. They did not mind starting from the 'pit-lane', because after 16 laps, the Dane was in third position and his partner in Haas was sixth.
The humidity of the rain, which had broken out at one in the afternoon, was only noticeable in the last sector. In the other two thirds of the route, the yellow tires were enough. So at the end of the second lap, Bottas and Charles Leclerc were the first to decide on that strategy, followed closely by the rest of the podium candidates.
Sixth place for Vettel
Ferrari's step forward since Friday could not materialize in something palpable against Mercedes and Red Bull, still in another dimension. Bottas and Alexander Albon devoured Leclerc, with degradation problems in the tires. In his wake, Sainz battled Daniel Ricciardo , both degraded by the unexpected Haas breakthrough.
With all eyes on the radars, there was no way to shake off your nerves. On lap 34, almost at the equator of the race, droplets splattered the visors of the helmets. Nothing that would change the planned strategies. One of them would meet Lando Norris with Leclerc in turn 2 in a beautiful duel . The McLaren kid, with obvious problems in his car, never had the option of repeating his brilliant performances in Austria.
Ahead, Ferrari was trying to project Sebastian Vettel to fifth position. The four-time champion, whom Leclerc respected today during a heads-up in the first laps, had to finally give in to Albon, sixth, ahead of Pére and Ricciardo.
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