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Hungarian GP: Hamilton wins to take F1 championship lead

Lewis Hamilton moved into the championship lead for the first time this season after taking a commanding victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Briton, starting from second on the grid, basically won the race at the first corner, when he overtook teammate Nico Rosberg, who made a worse start. Despite Rosberg staying in contact all race long, Hamilton never looked troubled and took his fifth win in six races to move into first place in the standings, seven points ahead of Rosberg. It was Hamilton's fifth race in the Hungaroring, making him the winningest driver at the circuit. Daniel Ricciardo finished a distant third as Red Bull did not prove to be a match for Mercedes in race trim, the...
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