Lewis Hamilton overtakes Max Verstappen for late Hungary win

Lewis Hamilton stages a thrilling fightback to catch and pass Max Verstappen for victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Stalemate - then a heart-stopping moment

There was stalemate between Verstappen and Hamilton in the first stint, after the Dutchman converted pole position into a lead at the first corner, and Hamilton moved into second by passing Bottas, who had qualified ahead, into the second corner. But the Hungaroring is a notoriously difficult track on which to overtake and Hamilton was forced to improvise.

After another 10 laps of closely following Verstappen, and conversations with the team about how hard passing was going to be, Mercedes took a risk. But with 13 laps to go, Hamilton started to turn on the pace and take chunks out of Verstappen's lead.

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