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Race: Hamilton claims record-breaking Hungarian win
- Updated: July 24, 2016
Lewis Hamilton set a new record for the most Hungarian GP victories, five, as he raced to the win on Sunday, setting it up with a great getaway off the line.
Although starts have been the Brit’s Achilles’ Heel this season, Hamilton pushed that aside as he match pole-sitter Nico Rosberg as the lights went out and held the inside line to take the lead.
He briefly gave up the lead to Rosberg when he pitted on lap 16. But with Rosberg in a lap later, Hamilton retook P1 by 1.5 seconds.
Swapping to the soft Pirellis and with the track temperature hovering in the early 50s, Hamilton struggled for pace compared to the chasers. He was told to “pick the pace up a little bit” and replied: “I’m working on it.”
He made his second stop on lap 41 swapping softs for softs, a move mimicked by Rosberg a lap later. This time Hamilton increased his advantage to 3.7s and it was a race to the line for the Mercedes team-mates.
Rosberg was assisted in his pursuit by Esteban Gutierrez, who …
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