Hungarian Grand Prix News
Carlos Sainz Jr. Finished fourth in another disastrous day for Ferrari. Leclerc was sixth, one spot behind Sergio Perez of Red Bull. Verstappen's eighth win of the season was the 28th of the Dutchman's career.
Hamilton, who won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, again took a knee while wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt, but some drivers were either too late or remained standing.
Max Verstappen, who was 8.702 seconds slower than Hamilton, made a second-place finish in his Red Bull.
Hamilton will look to equal Ferrari great Michael Schumacher`s all-time F1 record of eight Hungarian Grand Prix titles when he heads into the race on Sunday.
The Briton`s best lap of the day of one minute 16.003 seconds at the twisty track was 0.086 quicker than championship leader Bottas, despite being on harder tyres than the Finn.
Perez is fifth overall and 10 points ahead of Stroll in the Formula One standings after two races.
The Hungarian GP is one of the remaining events in the current season of F1 as the coronavirus pandemic forced a slew of cancellations and postponements over the past two months.
Hamilton went top of the timing screens right at the end of a session that was shortened by 10 minutes to allow track workers time to clear oil dumped earlier by a blown Formula Two engine.
Hamilton had said he could not wait to be back in the car after recovering from a bug that laid him low in Germany last weekend and he wasted no time in getting back up to speed.
Vettel ended the day with the quickest lap of one minute 16.834 seconds after Red Bull`s Australian Daniel Ricciardo led the way in the morning with a best of 1:17.613.
The 30-year-old four-time champion clocked a best lap of one minute 16.276 seconds to secure his third pole at the Hungaroring circuit and the 48th of his career.
Vettel was second fastest, 0.183 off the pace, after a slow start to his weekend. Mercedes` Lewis Hamilton, a point behind the German in the standings and chasing a record sixth Hungarian victory on Sunday, was third and fifth respectively in the two sessions.
The governing FIA announced last week that the halo would be introduced next season as the best solution to a problem that has troubled the sport for years.
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton beats team-mate Nico Rosberg to win record fifth title at Hungaroring circuit and lead overall Drivers' Championship.
Hamilton outpaced pole-sitter Rosberg at the start and then controlled the 70 laps with a mixture of speed and flawless judgement in sweltering heat at the Hungaroring circuit.
The championship-leading 31-year-old German produced a fastest lap of one minute and 19.965 seconds.
The 31-year-old German seized his chance and took full advantage after his team-mate and defending three-time champion Hamilton hit the barriers only 13 minutes into the second practice.
Rosberg was runner-up to world champion Hamilton in the previous two seasons and his advantage over the Briton this term has shrunk from 43 points since the Spanish Grand Prix in May.
Rules on car damage have also been tightened.
In six races since the F1 circus arrived at the Circuit de Catalunya, Rosberg has won only once while Hamilton has collected four wins to release his team-mate`s grip on the championship.
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