2019 Hungarian Grand Prix
- Sunday, August 4, 2019
- Rolex Magyar Nagydij
- F1 World Championship
A clash of F1’s two biggest titans always was going to be decided in the margins. This Hungarian Grand Prix was tilted by a failed Lewis Hamilton overtake and overheating Mercedes brakes – in Hamilton’s favour
Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes gets by Max Verstappen's Red Bull late on Photo: Motorsport Images
“I’m not sure this is the right strategy,” said Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes suddenly went for an unplanned and late second stop as an alternative way of trying to pass Max Verstappen’s pole-setting Red Bull, something they’d not been able to do on-track.
Circuit - Hungaroring
Country
Hungary
Location
Mogyorod, Pest
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.722 (Miles)
Record
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Benz F1 W11 EQ Performance), 1m16.627, 127.882 mph, F1, 2020
