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Lewis Hamilton took another consummate victory at the Hungarian
Grand Prix. The world champion’s record at the Hungaroring is unparalleled. On Sunday he and his Mercedes team delivered again and this time with such overwhelming superiority that it put a palpable chasm between them and their rivals just three races into the season.
Hamilton took an untroubled win with another flawless run from pole, enjoying a pace advantage married to perfect execution that could not be matched. In unusually cool temperatures for Budapest in July, Hamilton barely appeared to break a sweat.