Lewis Hamilton finished the
Hungarian Grand Prix in third place but had to defend the spot firmly when
Max Verstappen came looking for it. A collision between the two took place, but the seven-time world champion Briton dismissed it as a racing incident.
Hamilton on the collision with Verstappen
"Huge congratulations to McLaren on the one-two. My old, original family so happy to see them up front," Hamilton began after the race.
"Mercedes did a great job to continue pushing. We didn't have the pace of McLaren's or Red Bulls but we held on at the start of the race." Hamilton got involved in a heated duel with his old rival Max Verstappen in the closing stages, which launched Verstappen in the process, who lost a place to
Charles Leclerc. Both drivers were able to continue on their way.
"The close battle at the end was a bit hair-raising, but that's motor racing. It's not nerve-wracking."When you see the pace they close the gap in some corners, you just laugh because it's not something I can do. Particularly in the last sector, they were very strong. I saw him coming from a long way back and he braked later. He sent it up in the inside, and I stayed still. A racing incident I think." Hamilton concluded.