Hamilton was not burned in the heat

Hamilton did not burn in the heat

MOGYOROD. The Mercedes driver won before the summer holidays in Hungary and increased his lead in the championship.

The Briton finished at the Hungaroring ahead of the Ferrari duo Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Rikknen the second win in a row. Bild: APA / AFP

Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix yesterday after his victory in Germany yesterday. The world champion Mercedes won at the Hungaroring in front of the two Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Rikknen and built before his summer break his lead over Vettel from 17 to 24 points. It was the 67th career victory for the British.

"We take this win as a bonus, it was not really our track," said Hamilton, hailing a grueling race. Rikknen had to fend for himself in the Hungarian plains, even without liquid, because he had forgotten to hang up his bottle with Ferrari.

Only Mercedes had a double win in Hockenheim, although the Vettel were in fourth place despite some courageous tactics. after a failed refueling stop there was no chance of victory. With a radical maneuver, however, the German has managed at least second place and maximum damage limitation. Although Valtteri Bottas blocked until shortly before the end of the two Ferrari's, he hit Vettel but overtook the Finn by dodging the front wing of his Mercedes and even took Rikknen to the podium [19659008]. at the end, let Daniel Ricciardo pbad. Although the Finn fiercely resisted here and collided with Australian Red Bull from all sides, he then dropped fourth place on the team's instruction. While Max Verstappen retires after just five laps with a defective RB14 and unleashes his team's rage on Renault, Ricciardo is selected as the man of the race.

Behind the scenes are currently contested for the future of the Force India team. The team of Indian entrepreneur Vijay Mallya is insolvent, but can maintain its operation for the moment. He is working with major shareholders on an "urgent basis" to achieve "the best outcome" for creditors, said FRP Advisory LLP's insolvency administrator. In addition, "options for securing the future of the team" are evaluated. American Lawrence Stroll, whose son Lance leads for Williams, but also Mondsee's BWT technology group, is a possible hope for Force India (19659010). On the Hungaroring, the Linz Thomas Preining gets his second place. Celebrating the victory of the season in the Porsche Supercup. The German Michael Ammermller remained in charge of the international cup, Preining is now eighth

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