Hungarian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton secures victory after late overtake

Re-live all the action from the Hungaroring

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Lewis Hamilton passed Max Verstappen with three laps remaining to win the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Hamilton was within one second of Verstappen when he was called in for a second pit stop - Mercedes hoping that a switch to fresh tyres would provide the British star with a chance to usurp Verstappen. The strategy move by Formula One's all-conquering team proved inspired.

Hamilton left the pit lane 21 seconds behind Verstappen with 21 laps remaining, the Briton lighting up the time sheets before catching the back of Verstappen's Red Bull. The world champion then made the move for victory stick around the outside of Verstappen on lap 67. Re-live the action below:

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And the race is underway! 

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Lap 1: What a start for Hamilton!  He goes past Bottas on the outside. Verstappen gets away, though, and leads after the first lap. It's a nightmare start for Bottas, who watches Leclerc overtake too.

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Lap 2: Bottas has damaged his front wing after a collision with Leclerc and has to take an early pit stop. Verstappen has already established a lead of over two seconds, so it's looking good for the youngster. 

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Lap 4: Verstappen's lead over Hamilton is at 2.280 seconds, while Leclerc is 5.440 seconds back in third. Bottas, after his dismal start, is now in fifth.

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Lap 6: Bottas is in the pits again. He's changed to hard compound tyres but loses a lot of ground. Pierre Gasly also had a poor start, dropping three spots.

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Lap 7: It's looking increasingly like a two-horse race. Verstappen and Hamilton are way ahead in front, with Leclerc over eight seconds behind the leader.

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Lap 9: Leclerc is struggling to keep pace with the front runners. He is keeping himself ahead of Vettel, Sainz, Norris, Raikkonen and Gasly, though. Hamilton, meanwhile, is asking his team how he can close the gap on Verstappen.

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Lap 11: Ricciardo has done well to move up to 16th, overtaking Lance Stroll. Meanwhile, Hamilton has cut the gap on Verstappen to 2.005.

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Lap 12: The front two continue to streak away from the rest, and there's another big gap between Vettel in fourth and Sainz in fifth. Verstappen, so far, has been unflappable.

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Lap 14: Hamilton, having gained on Verstappen slightly, has now lost more ground on the leader. He now trails the Belgian by 2.306 seconds.