Hamilton's Hungary domination: Ferrari star can match his own all-time F1 record with victory
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08:00, 22 Jul
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Kieran Lynch
Lewis Hamilton can match his own all-time Formula 1 record if he takes victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend.
The Ferrari driver has eight wins at the Hungaroring, which is level with Michael Schumacher's number of victories at the Magny-Cours - the former host of the French Grand Prix. Should Hamilton win the Hungarian Grand Prix, he would match his all-time F1 record of most wins by any driver at one circuit, after clinching nine victories at his home race at Silverstone.
It would be another staggering record for Hamilton, who has also taken seven wins at Barcelona and Montreal, and holds six triumphs in Shanghai.
Hamilton won three races in six years with McLaren in Budapest, taking to the top step of the podium in his rookie 2007 season, as well as 2009 and 2012. After switching to Mercedes in 2013, he won five of the next eight races in Budapest, in 2013, 2016 and in three consecutive years from 2018 to 2020.
That victory in 2020 was the last time he has won the Hungarian Grand Prix, despite coming second in 2022 and 2023 - his highest finish in those respective seasons. He will be keen for a much better Hungarian GP than in his first season with Ferrari where he qualified and finished the race in 12th - finishing eight positions behind his teammate Leclerc.
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Most wins by drivers on one circuit
- Lewis Hamilton - 9 (Silverstone)
- Lewis Hamilton (Hungaroring) and Michael Schumacher (Magny-Cours) - 8
- Michael Schumacher (Montreal and Imola), Lewis Hamilton (Montreal and Barcelona) - 7
- Ayrton Senna (Monaco), Michael Schumacher (Spa, Barcelona and Suzuka) and Lewis Hamilton (Shanghai) - 6
- Graham Hill (Monaco), Alain Prost (Jacarepagua and Silverstone), Ayrton Senna (Spa), Michael Schumacher (Monaco, Nurburgring, Indianapolis and Monza), Lewis Hamilton (Austin, Monza, Yas Marina, Sakhir, Sochi and Spa), Sebastian Vettel (Singapore) and Max Verstappen (Spielberg, Mexico City and Yas Marina) - 5
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Hamilton was penalised for his part in the collision which resulted in George Russell's retirement from the race. His teammate Charles Leclerc did show strong pace however, finishing in second place.
The seven-time world champion told GPblog, among others: "Yeah, it's just a showing that the car is moving in the right direction. It's just down to the team doing such a great job with bringing improvements every weekend."
Hamilton was also positive about the team's execution over the past weekends. "Yeah, definitely really encouraging. I think the team have been making great progress decisions with strategy, I think we've really elevated a lot across the board in how we operate on the weekend. And then today, as I said, I think we had the pace to win today. Given everything, to come away with points, it's great."
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Friday 24.07.26
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Practice 2
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | MercedesMER | 204 | |
2 | FerrariFER | 159 | |
3 | MercedesMER | 154 | |
4 | FerrariFER | 126 | |
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