Daniel Ricciardo stormed to his second Formula 1 victory of the season in an epic Hungarian Grand Prix that started on a wet track after a rain shower forty minutes before the start. Aussie Ricciardo, on fresher tyres, managed two late overtaking manoeuvres on consecutive laps to pass the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton for second and the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso to take the lead, and pulled away to take the win by over five seconds as the Ferrari and Mercedes drivers struggled for grip. Alonso gambled on making a set of the soft Pirelli tyres last for over thirty laps to try and take his first victory of the season, but as his grip disappeared, he was unable to hold back Ricciardo’s Red...
Full Story »