Is Lewis Hamilton’s Hungarian Grand Prix Victory His Most Dominant of 2016?

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Published: July 24, 2016

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Like Sasquatch or Kimi Raikkonen's smile, the so-called "hot hand" may or may not exist.

One thing we can be certain of, though, following Lewis Hamilton's victory in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix, is that if the hot hand does exist, the British driver currently has it.

Hamilton's win at the Hungaroring, northeast of Budapest, was his fifth in the last six Formula One races. More importantly, the 25 points he scored pushed him past his Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg, and into first place in the drivers' championship.

Hamilton won the world championship in 2014 and 2015, but this is his first time at the top of the table this year. In 2014, he also got off to a slow start and spent much of the season trying to catch Rosberg. This year, Rosberg's lead was 43 points after the Russian Grand Prix in May—now that is all gone.



Back in 2014, after a collision with Rosberg ended Hamilton's Belgian Grand Prix (and left him 29 points adrift in the championship), he won six of the final seven races to lock up the title.

After a variety of struggles earlier this year, Hamilton is in the midst of a similar streak. This time, the turning point looks to have been the Spanish Grand Prix, where Hamilton took both himself and Rosberg out on the opening lap. 

Yes, he made a mistake in qualifying at the European Grand Prix, but the defending champ was flawless in Canada, Great Britain and Hungary. When he has confidence in himself and his car, Hamilton is nearly unbeatable.

Such is his self-possession that, in Hungary, he controlled the gap to Rosberg like a boxer with a 10-inch reach advantage, using his long arms to keep his opponent at bay.

"This is a race where, because it's so hot here, you don't need to do more," Hamilton explained on the Sky Sports broadcast. "You don't need the five-second, 10-second gap. I need to just do what I had to do, even if I win by a...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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