Formula 1, LIVE: Leclerc accelerates and commands the Hungarian Grand Prix, minute by minute

Lap 41. Verstappen, aided by the strategy, goes for everything. He overtook Leclerc and is third behind Sainz and Hamilton, who have to go to the pits yes or yes. Only rain can change the twist that Red Bull has just made.

40th lap. The one for now is Leclerc, who used hard tires. Russell stopped too. Manda Sainz, followed by Hamilton.

Lap 39. Verstappen makes a second stop and loses a position. Change of strategy to get to the end. They also call Russell to the garage.

38th lap. The drops began to fall in some sectors of the track. Leclerc escapes and Russell not only suffers Sainz’s attack, but Verstappen also joins the fight.

34th round. Now the one who attacks Russell is Sainz, who tries to move up to second place to forge the 1-2 that Mattia Binotto imagined.

31st lap. The brave Leclerc has found the gap to overtake Russell and is the new leader of the race. He overtakes it on the main straight, on the outside and extending the braking, to command the Hungaroring.

Lap 29. Leclerc constantly attacks Russell, who shows his talent for defending the point. As they fight, Sainz and Verstappen begin to get closer.

Lap 27. Leclerc goes on the attack and looks for the point that Russell still has in his hand. The Monegasque who wants to return to victory is in the DRS area.

Lap 25. Russell remains the leader with just over a second ahead of Leclerc. Sainz is 2.6 seconds behind and Verstappen closes the gap and is just under three seconds behind the Spaniard. Hamilton wastes time and is fifth.

Lap 22. Russell is back in the lead and commands the Hungarian GP. Leclerc comes out in second place, ahead of Sainz. Verstappen remains in fourth place. Will it go on the attack?

Lap 21. Leclerc still holds the top with the old tires. And he has an 18-year lead over Russell. Verstappen is already fourth.

Lap 20. Hamilton goes to the pits and Leclerc, for now, commands without stopping. Russell is already second and Sainz is third. Verstappen, who set the lap record, is fifth behind Ocon, who didn’t change his tires either.

Lap 19. Send Leclerc, who hasn’t stopped yet. Hamilton follows and Russell, who did not make a good stop, is third.

Lap 17. Russell is losing performance and will inevitably lose the lead at the hands of Ferrari. And it happened when Mercedes entered the pits. There was an order for Sainz to change tires, but he didn’t pay attention. The Brit dropped to sixth after the tire change. Leadership, for now, Sainz. Verstappen also stopped eighth.

15 lap. Norris goes to the pit lane. Leclerc approaches Sainz trying to put pressure on Russell.

14th round. Perez also notices Norris. The two Red Bulls continue to accelerate beyond a few small problems that plague Verstappen. The order from Ferrari puts pressure on Russell.

12th round. Norris could not resist the attack of Hamilton, who overtook him on the starting straight, nor that of Verstappen, who saw the light and passed. Now comes the battle for fourth place between the last two F1 champions.

Lap 10. The Red Bulls, with new engines, are in full swing. Checo Pérez also represents Ocon and is seventh. Russell keeps the lead over Sainz and Leclerc. Hamilton attacks Norris, but Verstappen approaches.

8th round. Verstappen is now looking for Hamilton. A good battle is coming up on the asphalt of the Hungaroring, where the rain, for now, is waiting.

7th round. Verstappen is already sixth. He took advantage of a distraction from Ocon and stepped forward. Checo Pérez also advances, leaving Alonso behind.

6th lap. Max Verstappen continues to advance and overcomes Fernando Alonso’s Alpine to climb back to seventh place. He now focuses on the other Alpine, that of Esteban Ocon. At the top leads Russell, with Sainz accelerating and with the lap record.

4th round. Again he runs to the Hungaroring. Russell sent with just over two seconds ahead of Sainz. Leclerc is third, followed by Norris. Hamilton remains fifth, ahead of Ocon and Alonso. Just then Verstappen and Pérez appear. Close the Magnussen stitch area.

Round 2. The stewards gave the green light to the Virtual Safety Car for a touch of Sebastian Vettel’s Aston Martin and Alex Albon’s Williams.

Lap 1. George Russell keeps the lead after a great attack from Carlos Sainz, who managed to stay ahead by a few meters. Yellow flags were waving for a touch in the first sector, but everything quickly returned to normal. Max Verstappen gained two positions and is eighth. Lewis Hamilton jumped from seventh to fifth.

He is already running at the Hungaroring

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It starts already

The race, thirteenth on the official calendar, will start at 10:00 (Argentine time) on the Hungaroring circuit and will last 70 laps. It will be broadcast live on Fox Sports and Star +.

Russell, the fantastic poleman

British George Russell (Mercedes) will start today from pole position of the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix, ahead of the Ferraris of Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr. and Monegasque Charles Leclerc.

There is already the engine noise

Welcome to the live broadcast of the thirteenth date of the Formula 1 season. The appointment is in Budapest, at the traditional Hungaroring, where the Hungarian Grand Prix is ​​held.