Hungarian Grand Prix LIVE: Lewis Hamilton wins to extend championship lead as Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas crash
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Your support makes all the difference.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
Lap 52: Nope, despite Mercedes running out into the pits, neither Hamilton nor Bottas come in, while Vettel and Raikkonen also stay out. In fact, the only car to come in is the Renault of Hulkenberg, who is now down in 14th and well out of contention.
Lap 54: That VSC has brought Vettel back into play as the gap to Bottas is only one second now. With 15 laps remaining, will the four-time world champion have a charge at the Mercedes?
Lap 57: Bottas is under massive pressure now and radios in that his rears are starting to give up on him. That's ominous with 13 laps still to go, and to make matters worse Raikkonen is closing in rapidly, with the gap to Vettel just 2.9s.
Lap 60: 10 laps to go and Vettel remains behind Bottas, with Raikkonen now in DRS range of his teammate. Surely not...
Lap 63: Hamilton is now 20 seconds clear out in front, and he has enough time to radio in and check on Bottass tyres. It sounds like he's checking up on his teammate, but it's more likely that he's just making sure that his own tyres won't fall off. Vettel meanwhile reckons he can go 1.5s per lap faster if he clears Bottas, but the problem is he can't do that. Are they considering letting Raikkonen go by?
Lap 65: Vettel goes for the outside line on Turn 1, before switching back and passing Bottas on the run to Turn 2. Thinking he had the position, Vettel tried to close the door on Bottas and the Mercedes locked up and ran into the back of Vettel. The Ferrari keeps going, while Bottas has damage to his front wing as he leaves the track and allows Raikkonen past too.
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