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Lewis Hamilton beats Max Verstappen in Hungary with late overtake

Lewis Hamilton made a clever strategic call work for him on Sunday at the Hungaroring to claim a seventh win at the circuit and extend his championship lead. The Mercedes driver started from third but was able to pass team-mate Valtteri Bottas on the opening lap to slot in behind polesitter Max Verstappen, where he would remain for the opening half of the race, managing a never more than two second gap to the Red Bull. Hamilton would stay out longer than Verstappen after the first stops, a decision which looked to have handed the win to the Dutchman who was able to open a seven second lead, but Hamilton's pace was blistering with his new hard tyres and within just a handful...
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