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Hamilton’s eyes on title with risky fastest lap to cap dominance
Lewis Hamilton says his decision to chase the fastest lap late in the Hungarian Grand Prix was made with the drivers’ championship in mind. The six-time world champion was dominating the race and had little more than a pit stop in hand with 10 laps remaining when he started discussing a late stop for soft tires. At the time, teammate Valtteri Bottas held the fastest lap, but Hamilton stopped for a third time with five laps remaining, taking on softs and setting a new lap record on the final lap to ensure he took maximum points away from the Hungaroring. “You have to weigh up the risks and I didn’t push so much that I was going to make a mistake and go off — it was a controlled...
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