Hungarian Grand Prix LIVE: Lewis Hamilton wins to extend championship lead as Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas crash

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Lewis Hamilton starts from pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix with championship rival Sebastian Vettel down in fourth after an action-packed qualifying session.

Two thunderstorms hit the Hungaroring that shook up qualifying, and brought the best out of Hamilton as he left it late to snatch pole away from Mercedes teammate Valttero Bottas, who starts alongside him in second. Kimi Raikkonen claimed third, having at one point looked on course for his first pole in over a year, meaning both Ferraris start behind the Mercedes’ at a track that is supposed to favour them.

Red Bull endured a nightmare day as Max Verstappen could only manage seventh, but at least he made it out of Q2 whereas teammate Daniel Ricciardo failed to do so, leaving him in a lowly 13th. Fernando Alonso starts 11th in the McLaren on what is his 37th birthday, looking to bounce back from another disappointing day.

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What time does it start?

The Hungarian Grand Prix gets underway at 14:10 BST on Sunday 29 July.

Where can I watch it?

The race will be shown live at 14:10 BST.

Starting grid

1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 35.658secs

2 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 1:35.918

3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:36.186

4 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:36.210

5 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Renault 1:36.743

6 Pierre Gasly (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:37.591

7 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:38.032

8 Brendon Hartley (Nzl) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:38.128

9 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 1:39.858

10 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 1:40.593

11 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:35.214

12 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:36.442

13 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 1:36.506

14 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 1:37.075

15 Lance Stroll Williams No Time

16 Stoffel Vandoorne (Ned) McLaren 1:18.782

17 Charles Leclerc (Can) Sauber-Ferrari 1:18.817

18 Esteban Ocon Force India (Fra) 1:19.142

19 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:19.200

20 Sergey Sirotkin (Rus) Williams 1:19.301

Key Points

• Lewis Hamilton leads from pole as Valtteri Bottas pits second
• Sebastian Vettel moves up to second as Kimi Raikkonen drops to fourth
• Max Verstappen retires from fifth but Daniel Ricciardo on the charge
• Fernando Alonso disappointed with 11th on his 37th birthday
• Force India placed into administration amid growing financial troubles

[29 July 2018 15:48 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 70: Hamilton starts the final lap, with Bottas still fourth and Ricciardo continuing in fifth.

[29 July 2018 15:50 · Jack de Menezes]

CHEQUERED FLAG! LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX!

[29 July 2018 15:59 · Jack de Menezes]

[29 July 2018 16:02 · Jack de Menezes]

Chequered flag: No further action against Vettel or Bottas for their collision, but Bottas is still under investigation for the separate crash with Ricciardo. He ended up giving the position back - albeit with a fight - as the Red Bull past him on the exit of turn one, so I'd be surprised if there's any action there.

But in my opinion, Bottas was at fault for both crashes even if they didn't warrant action.

[29 July 2018 16:02 · Jack de Menezes]

RESULTS

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Raikkonen
4. Ricciardo
5. Bottas
6. Gasly
7. Magnussen
8. Alonso
9. Sainz
10. Grosjean
11. Hartley
12. Hulkenberg
13. Ocon
14. Perez
15. Ericsson
16. Sirotkin
17. Stroll

DNF: Vandoorne, Verstappen, Leclerc

[29 July 2018 16:05 · Jack de Menezes]

WHAT THEY SAIDLewis Hamilton: 

What a beautiful day... A big thank you to everyone back at the factory

Sebastian Vettel: 

It was a tough race... P2 was not what we wanted this weekend, but I think it was the maximum today

Kimi Raikkonen:

Yeah, I think this was the best we could hope for. Far from ideal, we had pretty good speed, but what can you do