BUDAPEST: Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton hunted down Max Verstappen to win the Hungarian Grand Prix for a record-extending seventh time on Sunday and surge 62 points clear in the championship standings.
Hamilton, a five-times world champion who also triumphed in Hungary last year, now has 250 points, with team mate Valtteri Bottas on 188 and Verstappen closing in fast on 181.The win was Hamilton's eighth in 12 races this season and the 81st of his career - 10 short of seven-times champion Michael Schumacher's all-time record.
Hamilton, using fresher and faster medium tyres on a switched two-stop strategy after starting third, lapped all but the three cars behind him in a complete turnaround from his poor performance in Germany the previous weekend. "I just kept my head down, and each lap was like a qualifying lap. I know if Niki was here today, he would take his hat off."
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