Lewis Hamilton passed by his celebrating teammates after winning the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Published: July 28, 2013
BUDAPEST — Before the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday it appeared highly unlikely that the race would be anything other than yet another of the long processions through the narrow, winding and sinuous track outside Budapest that fans have come to expect.
The 4.3-kilometer, or 2.7-mile, track is the second slowest on the calendar, behind the one through the streets of Monaco. But at the
Monaco Grand Prix, also known for processional racing, there is almost always something unexpected that happens — usually an accident — to shake up the race, while in Budapest often nothing changes the initial starting order.
All that changed on Sunday, where although Lewis Hamilton dominated from his pole position at the start to his victory at the end, the race was a palpitating mix of daring overtaking moves, tense team tire strategies and other great driving. That, along with temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) under a nearly cloudless sky, created one of the most interesting races in dry conditions that the circuit has produced since it started being used for the race in 1986.
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