Budapest, July 29 : Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton of Britain (Mercedes) on Sunday won the Hungarian Grand Prix for the sixth time of his career, increasing his lead in the 2018 driver standings to 24 points ahead of his German rival Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari).
Four-time world champion Hamilton started from pole and finished with a commanding 17.123-second lead over Vettel, 20 seconds ahead of Kimi Raikkonen of Finland (Ferrari), earning his second straight win and his fifth this season after 12 of 21 races, reported Efe.
"What a beautiful day," Hamilton said following his 67th career victory here at the Hungaroring circuit. "A big thank you to everyone back at the factory."
Australia's Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) came fourth, ahead of Finland's Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), while Spaniards Fernando Alonso (McLaren) and Carlos Sainz (Renault) were eighth and ninth on the timesheet respectively.
"It was a tough race," Vettel admitted. "P2 was not what we wanted this weekend, but I think it was the maximum today."
Vettel lost precious seconds due to a botched pit stop on Lap 40, and also touched his Mercedes rival Bottas while passing.
Toward the end of the race, Bottas had his own incident when he knocked Ricciardo off the track as the Red Bull driver was attempting to overtake. Race stewards ruled it an honest error.
Ricciardo was named Driver of the Day by Formula One for advancing to a fourth-place finish after starting from the 12th position.
Formula One's next race is to be the Belgian Grand Prix, scheduled for August 26.
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Banihal/Jammu (PTI): Ten people were killed after an SUV skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and fell into a gorge in Ramban district on Friday, officials said.
The vehicle was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar and it fell into a 300-feet gorge at the Battery Cheshma area of the district around 1.15 am, they said.
Ten people have died, the officials said.
Police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel are at the spot.
The bodies of 10 passengers have been recovered amid heavy rains, the officials said.
They said that the car's driver, Balwan Singh (47) of Amb Ghrotha in Jammu, and Vipin Mukhiya Bhairagang of West Champaran in Bihar are among the deceased.
Rescue operation is underway, the officials said.