Germany’s Sebastian Vettel yesterday won an emotional Hungarian Grand Prix for Ferrari and the late Jules Bianchi after a crazy race that turned into a rare nightmare for champions Mercedes despite Lewis Hamilton increasing his overall lead.
With his win, Vettel equaled the late Ayrton Senna’s total of 41 Grand Prix victories.
While Vettel celebrated his second win of the season — only days after the funeral of the team’s French former test driver Bianchi, who died on July 17 from injuries sustained at the Japanese Grand Prix last year — Mercedes’ double world champion Lewis Hamilton finished only sixth after starting from pole.
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Instead, Russian Daniil Kvyat took an unexpected second place for Red Bull — his first F1 podium appearance — with Australian teammate Daniel Ricciardo following him home in third.
Max Verstappen produced a wonderful drive for a 17-year-old to guide his Toro Rosso into fourth on a track where his father Jos finished on the podium in 1994.
Vettel dedicated his win to Bianchi after he took the checkered flag, speaking in French for the watching family and then adding in English: “We know sooner or later Jules would have been a part of this team.”
Hamilton still increased his championship lead after Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg collided with Ricciardo while in second place and suffered a puncture. The German finished eighth after nursing his car back to the pits.
It was the first time this season that neither of the Mercedes cars finished on the podium.
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