Lewis Hamilton on overcaming his worry to win over Max Verstappen in Hungarian GP

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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton take the lead again with 62-point lead with masterly executed two-stop strategy in hungarian grand prix. Last week was a tough race for Hamilton considering his health condition at that time that lead to Verstappen to claim his triumph.

The two-stop strategy of Mercedes caught Red-Bull off guard, ensuring that Mercedes will have fresher rubber on the race.


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The five-time world champ after on his second attempt emerging from the pits need to closed down a 20sec gap. With this, Hamilton got the advantage for the clear track that makes his way to his lead in championship.

Hamilton said:

"I feel tired, which is how it should be but I feel really grateful for the day and the team who continue to push me to the limits and take a chance on me. We've been together for seven years, but every win feels brand new."

"We had brake problems all weekend, and I was a bit worried, but we made the changes and I was actually doing a lot of lift and coast for half a lap, but I was just trying to save as much as I could. It was difficult to get by, the defence was great, and I didn't know if I could catch that 19-second gap. I just kept my head down, and each lap was like a qualifying lap. I know if Niki was here today, he would take his hat off."

Verstappen, on the other hand, congratulated his rival for his performance and said,

We were just not fast enough, but I tried everything I could on those hard tyres to stay alive, Unfortunately it wasn't enough, but to finish second with the fastest lap, it was a good weekend overall."

"Of course, congratulations to Lewis for the win and he was pushing me very hard. I was just lacking a bit of grip I guess. We tried the one stop, and they had the opportunity to do two, and that worked out well."



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