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LEWIS HAMILTON and Max Verstappen lock horns again after their thunderous clash at the British Grand Prix two weeks ago.The pair will get into action at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Saturday, July 31

Practice Three – 11am BST
Qualifying 2pm BST

Sunday, August 1

Hungarian Grand Prix – 2pm BST

Stay up to date with all the action from Hungaroring in our live blog…
HAMILTON ON POLE
Lewis Hamilton will start from pole for the Hungary Grand Prix after topping qualifying.
Rival Max Verstappen in third.

THE TOP 10 FOR HUNGARY GP
How the grid will look for tomorrow’s race:

Hamilton
Bottas
Verstappen
Perez
Gasly
Norris
Leclerc
Ocon
Alonso
Vettel

LEWIS HAMILTON TAKES POLE FOR THE HUNGARIAN GP
The Mercedes man is unable to better his time and it remains Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen.
HERE WE GO THEN…
But we have a slow train of cars and Hamilton just crosses the line in time for a second crack.
MAX HAS MORE IN THR TANK
Verstappen to his team: “I don’t know why but I just had a lack of grip on this set.”
WOAH – HAMILTON FINDS A STONKING LAP
The stands go silent as the Brit goes quickest on his first attempt with a time 0.550 seconds quicker than the Red Bull man.
It is Hamilton on provisional pole, then Bottas, then Verstappen.
Five minutes to go….

FINAL QUALIFYING SESSION
Max versus Lewis. Who is your money on?

MORE PAIN FOR RICCIARDO
The Aussie is booted out in Q2. He qualified in 11th place and struggling.
To make matters worse for him, he’s seen teammate Norris reach P2 in Q2.

GREEN LIGHT – Q2 SESSION HAS RESUMED
There are six minutes left and it is Hamilton, Leclerc and Verstappen at the top.
In the dropzone are Giovinazzi, Sainz (who is out), Raikkonen, Stroll and Norris.

RED FLAG – SESSION STOPPED – SAINZ HAS CRASHED
The Spaniard was on a flying and lost control at the final corner, sliding sideways into the barriers.
He is fine but his Ferraris is broken. He is out of qualifying.

NOW IT IS HAMILTON’S TURN
The Brit is now topping the timesheets in a game of cat-and-mouse. This is good stuff.
GREEN LIGHT AGAIN AND INTO Q2
Who will make the cut for the top-10 shootout?

TEMPERATURES RISING
Not just the battel between Hamilton and Verstappen. The track temperature has climbed to 62.3 degrees. I am not too sure I can remember when they have been hotter.
RUSSELL IS OUT
The Brit fails to escape Q1 and he is eliminated. The Williams man is out along with Schumacher, Mazepin, Latifi and Tsunoda.
That is disappointing for Russell, who is still yet to score the team’s first points.
VERSTAPPEN LOOKING COMFORTABLE
The Red Bull man leads the way.

FIRST RUNS DONE IN Q1
And Verstappen heads the field from Hamilton.
In the dropzone are Schumacher, who crashed out in last practice and likely to miss out, Mazepin, Latifi, Russell and Tsunoda.

GREEN LIGHT – QUALIFYING IS GO
Qualifying for the Hungarian GP is underway at the Hungaroring. Hamilton vrs Verstappen vrs Bottas.

QUICK SUMMARY
Lewis Hamilton kept Mercedes at the top of the timesheets, pipping Red Bull championship rival Max Verstappen in Saturday’s final practice session for the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix.
The Briton, who trails Verstappen by eight points in the overall standings, lapped the 4.3-kilometer long Hungaroring in one minute, 16.826 seconds, beating the Dutchman by just 0.088 seconds.
Valtteri Bottas, who knocked Verstappen off the top of the timesheets to set the pace on Friday’s opening day of practice, was third in the other Mercedes, 0.229 seconds off his team mate’s benchmark.
The final session of practice, once again run in sweltering heat with track temperatures climbing above 50 degrees Celsius, set up a thrilling battle qualifying between the two title protagonists, with Verstappen gunning for his fifth successive pole and Hamilton his first in six races.
Tensions between the pair are high heading into the weekend after they collided at the last race in Britain, which resulted in a heavy crash for Verstappen with Hamilton overcoming a 10-second time penalty to win.
Spaniard Carlos Sainz, the power unit in his Ferrari changed overnight, was fourth ahead of team mate Charles Leclerc.
Briton Lando Norris was sixth for McLaren ahead of Verstappen’s team mate Sergio Perez.
SETTING THE PACE
Here is how the cars were during practice 3.

SCENES
Not a bad day in Hungary as Lewis Hamilton stretches his car.
Credit: Splash
Credit: AFP
FINAL PRACTICE – HAMILTON TOPS THE SESSION
The world champion sets the quickest time, but it is incredibly close to Verstappen, who is just 0.088 seconds behind him.
Bottas in P3 means this is going to be a really close call for pole position. Qualifying at 2pm UK time.
SESSION HAS RESTARTED
While Schumacher is assessed by the medics, the final practice resumes. There is a near miss in the pitlane as Lance Stroll clips an Alfa Romeo.
And out on track Pierre Gasly also had a close one with an Alfa.

BIG CRASH FOR SCHUMACHER
The German has a high-speed accident and sent spinning into the barrier. He is winded but ok and sent to the medical centre for precautionary checks.

A LOOK AT LAPTIMES
Bottas continues to show his pace. He is in P1, Verstappen in P2 and Hamilton in P3.
I said it yesterday, but this is going to be a close fight for pole position.
SOME BAD LUCK FOR LATIFI
The Williams man has a broken mirror on his car. And he needs all the luck he can get at the moment.

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LEWIS HAMILTON and Max Verstappen lock horns again after their thunderous clash at the British Grand Prix two weeks ago.The pair will get into action at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Saturday, July 31

Practice Three – 11am BST
Qualifying 2pm BST

Sunday, August 1

Hungarian Grand Prix – 2pm BST

Stay up to date with all the action from Hungaroring in our live blog…
VERSTAPPEN REACTS
Red Bull star Max Verstappen is not surprised by the gap to Mercedes in FP2.
Verstappen said: “No – I mean it’s nothing too big to overcome, just in general it’s not been an easy day with track temperatures like this, so we’ll analyse everything.
“[There were] a few adjustments we were trying from FP1 to FP2 so just need to look into which things worked, which things didn’t.
“[We still need to improve] especially over one-lap and also long run, so a lot of things to look into. But nothing shocking”
RUNNING ORDER
Here’s the the classification of the weekend’s second session:

ANOTHER CLOSE ONE AT THE ‘RING
It is all delicately poised in Hungary as there is not much between the top three.
It is likely to remain close all weekend, but the weather could play a part.
CHEQUERED FLAG IS UP
Tsunoda’s one lap puts him into 17th place whereas Bottas ends Practice Two atop the timesheet, 0.027s ahead of Hamilton.
Practice One pacesetter Verstappen has to settle for third, 0.298s off Bottas’ best time.
FP3 IS DONE
Bottas leads the way but just 0.027seconds ahead of Hamilton.
Verstappen in P3. Ocon P4, Perez P5.
DIFFICULT DAY FOR McLAREN
Norris in 9th. Ricciardo in 13th.

LAP TIMES TUMBLING
Bottas leads Hamilton and then Verstappen as the top three. I said this before but this is very close between Red Bull and Merc.
It is difficult to call who will be on pole position.

APPROACHING THE HALFWAY STAGE
And it is Bottas, Hamilton, Ocon, Gasly, Vettel, Stroll, Verstappen.
But the Red Bull man is doing his long runs in a heavier car.
ALFA LOOKING QUICK…
In a straight line at least.

CARLOS SAINZ WAS QUICK IN FP1
But teammate Charles Leclerc goes in too hot into FP2.

GREEN LIGHT IN THE PITLANE AND FP2 IS GO
Can Merc hit back or will Verstappen increase his advantage?
ALL DONE – MAX TOPS THE TIMESHEETS
Advantage Red Bull, but it is only a slender one, as Bottas and Hamilton are breathing down Verstappen’s neck.

FOUR MINUTES TO GO
And it is closer than I thought. Just 0.061 seconds between Verstappen in P1 and Bottas in P2. This is encouraging for drama tomorrow in the shootout for pole.
SESSION HAS RESTARTED AND HAMILTON AND VERSTAPPEN NEARLY HIT EACH OTHER
They almost collide in the pitlane, as both exit their garages at the same time. No damage done.

RED FLAG – SESSION STOPPED AS TSUNODA CRASHES
The AlphaTauri man has a spin into the barriers. It is a big impact but he is ok.

ICYMI THIS WAS HAMILTON ON HIS SILVERSTONE MOVE WHEN I ASKED HIM YESTERDAY
I asked the world champion straight up if he would do it again. His reply was: “In terms of the move, I’d do the move exactly the way I did it last time.
“In terms of how I reviewed it, analysed it, and with all my experience, and over the years I have been through a lot, I wouldn’t change it.”

BUDAPEST – WHAT A PLACE, WHAT A CIRCUIT!
If you have never been, then you should add it on the bucket list. This is a mega track in an even better city.
The Hungaroring is an old school track, twisty but with overtaking points and plenty of elevation changes.
Never knew much about the latter until running the track, especially the last sector.
Anyway, I digress. This place has served up drama in the past and promises to do the same.
Whether you are Team Hamilton or Team Verstappen, it is going to be a cracker come Sunday.
VERSTAPPEN SETTING THE EARLY PACE
He’s angry, sore and determined to make up for lost points. If you missed his press conference yesterday, Verstappen was still scathing over Hamilton’s move hat caused him to crash at Silverstone.
He is out for revenge and looks in good form, 0.7 seconds quicker than Bottas in P2.
BIG SPIN FOR ALONSO
The birthday boy loses control of his Alpine and spins off track. The Spaniard, who is 40 this weekend, is back in the pits.

PRACTICE ONE
Verstappen has joined the action on the track and is up and running on the timesheet already – 1:19.725, to take an early P1 spot.
Meanwhile, Hamilton’s team-mate Bottas told the Mercedes team the “brake pedal is terribly soft”.
They responded that it should get better soon
PRACTICE ONE
Lewis Hamilton has taken to the track whereas Max Verstappen is still in the garage.
Red Bull usually send their team leader out a little later than most into P1
GREEN LIGHT
Aaaaaaaaand here we go with Practice One.
The cars have filed onto the track of the Hungarian Grand Prix
MATTER OF TIME
Practice One is getting underway during this scorching day in Budapest.
Lewis Hamilton enters the race sat on 99 F1 wins after his triumph at Silverstone.

THAT’S A FIRST
British superstar Lewis Hamilton was spotted arriving at the track of the Hungarian Grand Prix riding a motorcycle.
Hamilton is indeed a jack of all trades but it all comes down to his Mercedes car today
Credit: EPA
Credit: EPA
GOOD MORNING FROM HUNGARY
Greetings and thank you for joining our live coverage of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
British superstar Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen continue their rivalry following an intense encounter at Silverstone.
The two star drivers collided and Verstappen’s team accused Hamilton of reckless driving before the Mercedes ace won the race.
This is the final race before the summer break and promises immense excitement
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