Damage control deluxe: Hamilton with a second bonus win

Lewis Hamilton is the big winner of the World Cup First and foremost, today's victory should not be expected: "We fell under the slogan" damage limitation "and we leave with more points that competition, "says Toto Wolff, the boss of motorsport.know that it was mostly Saturday rain that was decisive because it was the only possible double pole for Mercedes, which was a milestone for victory.

Because Lewis Hamilton was able to determine the race from the start – with Valtteri Bottas as a buffer between him and Vettel and the knowledge that overtaking on the Hungaroring is virtually impossible, the Briton could take a more relaxed Sunday, 17 seconds ahead of Hamilton can not resist that # 39, which is a lot more fun for Ultrasoft tires when the biggest rival starts three places behind him and put in harder tires.

For Mercedes, it was clear that we would start with ultrasoft. "It was the best strategy for us," says Wolff. "We were pretty sure of that."

This is only when Ferrari brought Kimi Räikkönen and Mercedes followed with Bottas, it was a little closer to Hamilton. Because suddenly Vettel had the bridle and could implement his tire tactics. "But I was able to respond to his time," Hamilton says. "The team and I did not expect it – and that decided the race," said the Briton.

Or no, then Hamilton got after the Vettel stop nor badistance to the shooter. Although the German was practically in the lead, he came back after a bad tire change behind Bottas on the track and was stopped by that. Hamilton could therefore lead to the summit without much pressure. But there was still a chance that Vettel would come looking for new ultrasoft.

Wolff sure: win without Bottas blockade

"I knew I had to breach when she was still behind Because I knew it was unlikely that Valtteri would reach the end", said Hamilton. The Briton had only nine laps after Bottas stopped and he had even better equipment, while at one point the Finns broke the roadblocks and he had to leave pbad both Ferrari. For that, he had even extended his first additional relay.

Toto Wolff believes that Hamilton would have won if Vettel was back to Bottas: "It would certainly have come to Lewis, but Lewis's Softs were I do not think he could have doubled, but we certainly would have had some gray hair over, "says the Austrian.

But that was – at least in the case of Hamilton – without gray hair on arrival. Sovereign, he won a victory that it was not expected at Mercedes, despite the pole.For Friday, it was shown that the tires overheated the Silver Arrows – but in the race it was not a problem despite the High temperatures of the track. "The free ride plays an important role, but it's a little puzzle that sometimes you play on one tire and not on the other," says Wolff.

New courage for Mercedes

"The feeling that emerges is, We did not think we could have won the race in Buda pest with a track temperature of 60 degrees Celsius, which gives me the feeling that we have more understood and that we will be more competitive in the hottest races in the future. "Motorsport boss continues

For Lewis Hamilton, the win was definitely a milestone in the World Cup, and with 24 points ahead of him, he believes Ferrari had the fastest car ever so far. "But the championship is not just about speed, but about how to handle things, the strategic choices to make, the mistakes … all those things," Hamilton says. here, I hope we did a better job. "

" I could never have dreamed of being in this position, "the Briton says, saying he's happy after the consecutive victories can go to the summer break. "I think the push on our team will last long enough, so I look forward to the break," said Hamilton. "In the second half, our team is usually better, so we'll be well prepared to make ourselves even stronger. "