BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – JULY 24: Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Ferrari drives during practice for the Formula One Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on July 24, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
The 4X world champion made a fantastic start in Mogyorod and never looked back; Red Bull’s Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo taking 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The Ferrari duo, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, claimed the advantage at the start with a terrific start, while the Mercedes team were left in their exhaust.
Mr. Vettel can now enjoy a month-long break before the F1 campaign resumes in Belgium on 23 August, a race that Mr. Hamilton has not won since Y 2010.
Lewis Hamilton came 6th in the race, Nico Rosberg finished 8th.
Mercedes is can look on Sunday’s weak performance as something they could not have avoided, hoping their place in the standings can be recovered with an improvement in fortune from here on out.
How they finished Sunday’s race;
Hungarian Grand Prix results:
- Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
- Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull)
- Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)
- Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso)
- Fernando Alonso (McLaren)
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Romain Grosjean (Lotus)
- Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
- Jenson Button (McLaren)
- Marcus Ericsson (Sauber)
- Felipe Nasr (Sauber)
- Felipe Massa (Williams)
- Valtteri Bottas (Williams)
- Pastor Maldonado (Lotus)
- Roberto Merhi (Manor)
- Will Stevens (Manor)
Retired: Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), Sergio Pérez (Force India), Nico Hülkenberg (Force India).
Below are the drivers’ standings following Sunday’s result, as follows
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1. | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 202 |
| 2. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 181 |
| 3. | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Ferrari | 160 |
| 4. | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 77 |
| 5. | Kimi Raikkonen | Scuderia Ferrari | 76 |
| 6. | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 74 |
| 7. | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 51 |
| 8. | Daniil Kvyat | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 45 |
| 9. | Nico Hulkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 | 24 |
| 10. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 23 |
| 11. | Max Verstappen | Sauber F1 Team | 22 |
| 12. | Felipe Nasr | Sahara Force India F1 | 16 |
| 13. | Sergio Perez | Lotus F1 Team | 15 |
| 14. | Pastor Maldonado | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 12 |
| 15. | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 11 |
| 16. | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Sauber F1 Team | 9 |
| 17. | Jenson Button | McLaren Honda | 6 |
| 18. | Marcus Ericsson | McLaren Honda | 6 |
| 19. | Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 20. | Will Stevens | Manor Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
Prior to Sunday’s race, family, friends, fans and the F1 community observed a minute of silence for F1 driver Jules Bianchi following his funeral last week, with Lewis taking the time to dedicate his performance Mr. Bianchi.
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Paul Ebeling
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