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World Championship: Hamilton dethrones Verstappen as championship leader

World Championship: Hamilton dethrones Verstappen as championship leader

01-08-2021 16:33
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Max Verstappen lost his position at the top of the world championship after the Hungarian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton scored a podium finish which gave him fifteen points. Verstappen managed just one point and that means the seven-time world champion now has a six-point lead going into the summer break.

Strikingly, third, fourth, fifth and sixth all scored no points in the race at the Hungaroring. Carlos Sainz scored a great deal of points with his fourth place.

After the summer break there are twelve more Grands Prix to go, starting with the Belgian weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. What is certain is that Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll will both be penalised with a five place grid penalty.  

Ranking drivers in World Championship

1. Lewis Hamilton 192
2. Max Verstappen 186
3. Lando Norris 113
4. Valtteri Bottas 108
5. Sergio Perez 104
6. Charles Leclerc 80
7. Carlos Sainz 80
8. Daniel Ricciardo 50
9. Sebastian Vettel 48
10. Pierre Gasly 48
11. Esteban Ocon 39
12. Fernando Alonso 36
13. Lance Stroll 18
14. Yuki Tsunoda 16
15. Nicholas Latifi 4
16. George Russell 2
17. Kimi Raikkonen 1
18. Antonio Giovinazzi 1
19. Mick Schumacher 0
20. Nikita Mazepin 0