Lewis Hamilton wins in Hungary to take championship lead

24 July 2016 01:53

Lewis Hamilton leads the Formula One championship for the first time this season after cruising to a record-breaking fifth victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Hamilton led from start to finish in a race which he controlled from the very outset after overtaking pole-sitter Nico Rosberg on the long run down to turn one.

With just one more race to go before the summer break - next Sunday's German Grand Prix - Hamilton has moved six points clear of his Mercedes team-mate Rosberg in his quest for a hat-trick of consecutive titles.

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo joined Hamilton, now a winner in five of the last six grands prix, and Rosberg on the podium after he finished a distant third.

Source: PA