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Hungarian Grand Prix LIVE: Lewis Hamilton wins to extend championship lead as Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas crash

Follow the latest from the final Grand Prix before the summer break

Jack de Menezes
Sunday 29 July 2018 10:17 EDT
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Lewis Hamilton starts from pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix with championship rival Sebastian Vettel down in fourth after an action-packed qualifying session.

Two thunderstorms hit the Hungaroring that shook up qualifying, and brought the best out of Hamilton as he left it late to snatch pole away from Mercedes teammate Valttero Bottas, who starts alongside him in second. Kimi Raikkonen claimed third, having at one point looked on course for his first pole in over a year, meaning both Ferraris start behind the Mercedes’ at a track that is supposed to favour them.

Red Bull endured a nightmare day as Max Verstappen could only manage seventh, but at least he made it out of Q2 whereas teammate Daniel Ricciardo failed to do so, leaving him in a lowly 13th. Fernando Alonso starts 11th in the McLaren on what is his 37th birthday, looking to bounce back from another disappointing day.

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What time does it start?

The Hungarian Grand Prix gets underway at 14:10 BST on Sunday 29 July.

Where can I watch it?

The race will be shown live at 14:10 BST.

Starting grid

1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 35.658secs

2 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 1:35.918

3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:36.186

4 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:36.210

5 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Renault 1:36.743

6 Pierre Gasly (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:37.591

7 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:38.032

8 Brendon Hartley (Nzl) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:38.128

9 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 1:39.858

10 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 1:40.593

11 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:35.214

12 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:36.442

13 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 1:36.506

14 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 1:37.075

15 Lance Stroll Williams No Time

16 Stoffel Vandoorne (Ned) McLaren 1:18.782

17 Charles Leclerc (Can) Sauber-Ferrari 1:18.817

18 Esteban Ocon Force India (Fra) 1:19.142

19 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:19.200

20 Sergey Sirotkin (Rus) Williams 1:19.301

A penny for your thoughts, Max?

Max Verstappen makes his way back to the pits after retiring 

Jack de Menezes29 July 2018 14:50

Lap 28: Ricciardo closes in on Gasly rapidly down the straight and lunges from a long way back to take fifth and bag his ninth overtake of the day. A candidate for driver of the day for sure, but can he go and catch Raikkonen? It's hugely unlikely but the way the Aussie is driving you never know.

Jack de Menezes29 July 2018 14:52

Lap 31: Hamilton trails Vettel by 14.6s, and the two are trading fastest laps at the moment in an intriguing situation where Hamilton is on the fresher soft tyres and Vettel is on the used softs with the prospect of fresh ultrasofts to take him home. Either way, it looks like Vettel will pass Bottas when he stops.

Jack de Menezes29 July 2018 14:57

Lap 33: Raikkonen is catching Bottas and the early race pace for the second Mercedes has completely deserted him here. He's only a second behind, with Ricciardo a further 4.3s back albeit with him yet to stop.

Jack de Menezes29 July 2018 14:59

A sign of Ricciardo's incredible progress

Jack de Menezes29 July 2018 15:06

Lap 39: Vettel has been heavily hampered by traffic, and his 13-14 second lead has been cut to 9.7s. That forces Ferrari into pitting the German immediately after Raikkonen stops for a second time. Raikkonen is sent back on his way behind Raikkonen, but Vettel has a slow stop on the left front! Will that cost him?

Yes! Bottas sweeps by into second and the Mercedes one-two is restored.

Jack de Menezes29 July 2018 15:08

Lap 41: Vettel's onto Bottas' gearbox already with fresh tyres, while Raikkonen sets a new fastest lap of the race. Vettel has half a look into turn one, but decides against it and remains behind for the rest of the lap.

Jack de Menezes29 July 2018 15:10

Lap 44: Vettel is struggling behind Bottas and he actually has to pull aside on the finish straight to cool his Ferrari, which may be a reason why he hasn't been able to have a run at him. Red Bull meanwhile are finally pitting Ricciardo after a mammoth 44 laps, and he should be fairly lively until the end of the race, though he trails Raikkonen by 13.8s.

Jack de Menezes29 July 2018 15:15

Lap 47: Right, where are we? Hamilton leads by 10.6s and is extending his advantage out in front. Vettel has dropped away from Bottas, 2.7s behind but with fresher tyres. Raikkonen is in a race of his own at the moment, 11s behind his teammate and 14s ahead of Ricciardo who isn't making any progress at all. However, he's doing so in ridiculous circumstances as the team forgot to attach his drinks bottle and in temperatures clearing 40 degrees, I don't envy him.

Behind, the rest of the top 10 is made up of Gasly, Magnussed, Alonso, Vandoorne and Sainz, which is great news for McLaren as their long first stint has moved them up into the points.

Jack de Menezes29 July 2018 15:21

Lap 51: To everyone at McLaren, I'm sorry. No sooner as I mentioned their progress today, Vandoorne grinds to a halt coming out of turn one. Disaster for him as it was one of his best races of the season.

Virtual Safety Car! Will anyone pit?

Jack de Menezes29 July 2018 15:24

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