F1 BATTLE HEADS TO HUNGARY
With the 2018 Formula 1 season heading into a break after this Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, championship leader Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes is hoping to extend his lead over title rival Sebastian Vettel in Hungaroring.
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Both Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel are tied on four wins this season, albeit the former has built a 17-point lead after his German GP win.
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Hamilton has won the Hungarian GP five times in the past, more than any other driver in history, but none of them have been in title-winning seasons.
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Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen has made more podium appearances (eight) in Hungary than any current driver. He has, however, won the race only once - in 2005.
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With Ferrari and Mercedes fighting toe to toe, the two F1 heavyweights are separated by just eight points in the constructors’ championship.
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Fourteen of the 32 races on this track have been won from pole. Before Vettel last year, Hamilton had achieved the feat in 2013.
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No driver has won the Hungarian GP and gone on to win the title in the last 14 years. The last driver to do so was Michael Schumacher in 2004.
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With Red Bull expected to fare well in Hungary, Max Verstappen could become the youngest ever pole sitter if he tops qualifying on Saturday.
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Kimi Raikkonen has now gone 105 races since his last win in Australia in 2013. The former world champion has grabbed pole only once since 2008.