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Lewis Hamilton drove like a man possessed to win the Hungarian Grand Prix - taking advantage of a
ludicrously improbable strategy call by his inspired Mercedes team.
There he was three laps from the end of a pulsating race
passing Verstappen, who had driven so gallantly, so faultlessly, so
tenaciously, so calmly. But the Mercedes of Hamilton overtook him -
Verstappen's tyres were shot, Hamilton's newer.
Hamilton, therefore, extended his lead in the championship to 62 points going into
the summer break. It was his record-extending seventh win at the Hungaroring.
Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium alongside second placed Max Verstappen and third placed Sebastian Vettel
Hamilton celebrates winning the Hungarian Grand Prix on top of his Mercedes car
World Championship leader Hamilton trailed in second for most of the race
but took the chequered flag
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At the midway point of the race it had if looked as if Hamilton, who had started third but wriggled up to second
in the opening corners of the race, might overhaul Verstappen there and then as he made excellent use of his then new tyres.
From six seconds back, he was suddenly on Verstappen's tail.
The world champion tried to make his move stick but ran just wide at Turn 4.
He was harrying Verstappen, who did not once budge. Mercedes then gambled.
They brought Hamilton in again, leaving him to close
a 20sec deficit to Verstappen in as many laps. The
belief was that on fresher rubber, and as the fastest
man out there, he could do it.
Max Verstappen (near) took pole and led for 67 laps but couldn't hold
off Hamilton at the end
Verstappen (far left) is under pressure on turn one of lap one
from Mercedes duo Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas