Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany celebrates after winning the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix, in Mogyorod, northeast of Budapest, on Sunday.
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Budapest, July 30: Sebastian Vettel increased his drivers’ world championship lead to 14 points on Sunday when he led Kimi Raikkonen home in a dominant Ferrari one-two at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
In his 50th race for Ferrari, the four-time champion German controlled the contest from pole position in stifling heat to reel off his first win in five races since the Monaco Grand Prix.
His main title rival Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes finished fourth, after handing a podium finish back to his teammate Valtteri Bottas on the final lap following a late switch to enable the Briton to attack the two Ferraris.
Dutchman Max Verstappen finished fifth for Red Bull after surviving an opening lap collision with his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo that saw the angry Australian RACE CLASSIFICATIONS
1. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
1:39:46.713 2. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
+00:00.908 3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 00:12.885 5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 00:13.276 6. Fernando Alonso (McLaren) 01:11.223 7. Carlos Sainz Jr (Toro Rosso) 8. Sergio Perez (Force India) 1 lap 9. Esteban Ocon (Force India) 1 lap 10. Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren) 00:12.462 1 lap 1 lap
forced into an early retirement, forcing the deployment of the Safety Car.
Spaniard Fernando Alonso came home sixth and recorded the fastest lap of the race for McLaren-Honda after a stirring and often remarkable drive. It was Ferrari’s first one-two in Hungary since 2004.