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Race: Hamilton Turns Up The Heat In Hungary
Lewis Hamilton put aside all talk of Mercedes burning up their tyres in the heat to take the victory at an extremely hot Hungaroring.
With the track temperature up to 51'C at the start of the 70-lap grand prix, even pole sitter Hamilton feared he would be out of contention before long.
However, with Sebastian Vettel having to fight off Romain Grosjean at the start, Hamilton was given a free pass that he put to great use edging away from the chasing field.
Three pit stops later, the 2008 World Champion emerged in second place but with Vettel still needing to come in for his final stop. And when he did, it was a clean path to victory lane for Hamilton, his first with Mercedes.
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