Max Verstappen wins seventh straight race at F1 Hungarian Grand Prix

  • Lando Norris second, Sergio Pérez third
  • Lewis Hamilton fourth after starting on pole

Max Verstappen won the Hungarian Grand Prix with another dominant display for Red Bull. The Dutchman took the lead of the race into turn one and did not relinquish it throughout, winning by a comfortable margin from the McLaren of Lando Norris. His Red Bull teammate Sergio Pérez moved from ninth to third. Lewis Hamilton, who had started on pole, but dropped to fourth on the opening lap finished in the same position while the McLaren rookie, Oscar Piastri, took fifth.

Once Verstappen had taken the lead off the line he did not let up, demonstrating control and pace that was unmatched. Even had Hamilton held him off at the start he had such race pace, he would nary have been denied for long. It was another win with an inexorable air in what was a processional race of the old-school Hungaroring variety. Verstappen now leads Pérez by 110 points in the world championship.

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