It means that unless we get severe weather to shake things up, teammate Valtteri Bottas looks to be the only rival to Hamilton after showing a fairly similar pace to the six-time world champion this afternoon.Behind them, Lance Stroll and Sergio Perez will look to deliver on Racing Point's brilliant pace so far this weekend, having qualified ahead of the two Ferraris and the Red Bull of Max Verstappen, who starts down in seventh place.WEATHERThe biggest threat to Lewis Hamilton's hopes today may well come from above, with bad weather hitting Budapest throughout the morning that saw a wet F3 race this morning before dry races in the F2 and Porsche events.However, as local weatherman George Russell - yes, he of Williams fame - has pointed out, the rain has returned, and that could at least throw in a fair share of uncertainty if it remains wet through to the start of the Grand Prix.QUALIFYINGIt was another session to remember for Lewis Hamilton on Saturday as a week on from his stunning display in the wet at the Red Bull Ring, he delivered a new track record to seize pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Sky F1's Martin Brundle assesses the realities created by Mercedes' latest winning machine and reviews the Hungarian GP's standout drives.Lewis Hamilton took another step towards Michael Schumacher's biggest Formula 1 records with victory in the Hungarian GP.Lewis Hamilton takes title lead with a dominant win, while Max Verstappen recovers superbly after a pre-race crash. Highlights of the Hungarian Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton wins his eighth race of the season. RaceFans readers in the USA, Mexico, Germany, France, Belgium and dozens of other countries can watch all sessions live on F1 TV Pro. Hungarian Grand Prix Live : The third Grand Prix in Formula 1’s 2020 schedule will be held at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary and the track has 14 turns with a circuit length of 2.722 miles. The Brit star went off from pole and … “So I tried to speak to him about what the problem is and it's not going away and we have to continue to fight for it.“I think this time he didn't mention anything in the drivers' briefing and neither did Sebastian [Vettel], and Sebastian and I messaged each other and he stressed as did I, the importance that we continue to do it. We are all members of the GPDA and that is run by three people and two for it and one who doesn't think it is important to continue it.“F1 did an OK job at the first race but it is not good enough when you see other sports. Drivers: 1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 63pts 2 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 58 … World Championship Standings after Hungarian Grand Prix. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Having set a blistering pole position time with a new lap track record, Hamilton powered away to dominate the entire race and secure his second successive victory, keeping everyone at bay and at one point lapping all cars up to fifth position before deciding to take an additional pit stop to go for fastest lap, which he duly took to claim an addition world championship point.Behind him, Max Verstappen drove a phenomenal recovery drive after crashing in the rain on his way to the grid to hold off Valtteri Bottas and take second place following an incredible re-build job from the Red Bull team on the grid, while both the Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc found themselved lapped on another disappointing day.
Mercedes think about pitting Hamilton. F1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2020, qualifying at Hungaroring — Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the Hungarian GP by edging out Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes streaked clear of their rivals, with Racing Point locking out the second row and Daniel Ricciardo failing to make it past Q2. Lewis Hamilton waiting on someone to challenge him…Lewis Hamilton stands proud after securing back-to-back wins.Max Verstappen secured the second spot and Valtteri Bottas snatched the final podium spot.After finishing in second place, Max Verstappen said: “Not how I wanted it at the beginning. Launch RaceFans Live: 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix second practice. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate.
JONATHAN McEVOY AT THE HUNGARORING: Lewis Hamilton took the world championship lead for the first time this season by cruising to a convincing victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Last season’s was one of his more dramatic triumphs as he hunted down and passed Max Verstappen with three laps to go.From a constructor’s perspective, McLaren leads the way in the all-time standings with 11 race victories, while Ferrari and Williams both have seven to date.The last 10 winners of the Hungarian Grand Prix are as follows:Track Lap Record: 1:19.071 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari, 2004)Lewis Hamilton secured a record-equalling seventh Hungarian Grand Prix pole position on Saturday and is joined on the front row by Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas.Another Mercedes-powered team in the form of Racing Point occupy the second row with Lance Stroll ahead of Sergio Perez.Here is the starting grid for the Hungarian Grand Prix:Given his display at the last race, and his record at the track, there’s little surprise that Hamilton is the heavy favourite to make it eight wins there.The leaders in the race for the driver and constructor titles heading into the F1 tyre manufacturer Pirelli will bring the white hard C2 tyre to the Hungarian Grand Prix along with the yellow medium C3 and the red soft C4.Hungarian Grand Prix 2020: Time, TV channel, live stream, grid The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. A time of 1:17.497.Hamilton pits for the soft tyre. “I try not to lean on the drivers because I don't want them to think it is because of me they are doing it.“But I don’t think it has been taken seriously.
Re-live the action below.Hamilton has dominated the weekend so far, with the two Mercedes' nearly a second-a-lap faster than the third-and-fourth placed Racing Points in a mighty qualifying display.