City
Epaper

Hungarian GP: Hamilton wins eighth title, Verstappen recovers to second spot

By ANI | Updated: July 19, 2020 22:50 IST

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on Sunday won his eighth Hungarian Grand Prix title at Hungaroring circuit and equalled Michael Schumacher's record for most number of wins at a single venue.

Open in App

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on Sunday won his eighth Hungarian Grand Prix title at Hungaroring circuit and equalled Michael Schumacher's record for most number of wins at a single venue.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen overcame a poor qualifying that saw him start P7. But an embarrassing crash into the Turn 12 wall on his lap to the grid, required some urgent repairs to claim P2, with the Dutchman holding off an attack by third-placed Valtteri Bottas in the final stages of the race.

Starting from pole, Hamilton quickly surged into a comfortable lead in the early laps, before managing his pace over his rivals in the encounter at the Hungaroring, eventually taking the flag 8.7s ahead of Verstappen to seal his third win in a row at this race.

Racing Point's Lance Stroll could not convert his P3 grid position into the team's first podium of the year as he came home a distant fourth. A late pass from Red Bull's Alex Albon on the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel gave Albon -- who started 13th -- P5, although Red Bull were summoned to the stewards after the race for allegedly drying Albon's grid spot ahead of the race start.

Vettel held off the second Racing Point of Sergio Perez in the final laps of the race, as the Mexican finished seventh, having started fourth, while Renault's Del Ricciardo made a monster 42-lap stint on mediums work to take the eighth position.

( With inputs from ANI )

Tags: MercedesMax VerstappenLewis HamiltonRed Bull
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalDelhi Car Accident: One Dead After Mercedes Crashes Into Three Persons Outside Mall in Vasant Kunj

MumbaiMumbai: 16-Year-Old Drives Mother’s Mercedes Recklessly in Mulund, Police Register Case Against Mother

MumbaiMumbai: 25-Year-Old Man Sleeping on Footpath Run Over by Mercedes Babulnath Area

National10-Year-Old Spiritual Content Creator Abhinav Arora Rides Mercedes, Internet Reacts (Watch Video)

BusinessMercedes-Benz to Increase Car Prices by Up to 3% in India from January 2025

Other Sports Realted Stories

Other SportsIPL 2026: Rain delays start of Match 13 between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians

Other SportsIPL 2026: No update yet on Mitchell Starc's arrival, says DC bowling coach Munaf Patel

Other SportsIPL 2026: Shubman Gill to play in GT's clash against DC, confirms Sai Sudharsan

Other Sports'You are quite strong': Sinner meets Bolt after dominant win in Monte Carlo opener

Other SportsAsian Cup 2026: India U20 women in must-win clash with Chinese Taipei in final Group C encounter