Postpublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 24 July 2016
Image source, F1.comThis crowd shot looks like a page out of a Where's Wally book. I'm not seeing any Wallys, but plenty of bare chests. There's not a rain cloud in sight today.
Summary
Hamilton wins after passing pole man Rosberg into Turn One on first lap
Hamilton leads drivers' standings for first time this season, six points clear of Rosberg
P1 Hamilton, P2 Rosberg, P3 Ricciardo, P4 Vettel, P5 Verstappen, P6 Raikkonen
Button retires after being penalised over radio communications
Palmer spins Renault out of points
Postpublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 24 July 2016
Image source, F1.comPostpublished at 11:38 British Summer Time 24 July 2016
'Fascinating afternoon ahead'published at 11:38 British Summer Time 24 July 2016
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at HungaroringThe Formula 1 season reaches its halfway point at half-distance in the Hungarian Grand Prix, and like the championship itself the race is finely poised.
A mixed-up weekend has made it difficult to judge in absolute terms who is the faster Mercedes driver - Nico Rosberg is on pole, but Lewis Hamilton, who has had a difficult weekend, almost certainly should have been.
Equally, the Red Bulls looked miles off the Mercedes pace on Friday but Daniel Ricciardo felt he had a time in him that would have matched the pole lap.
And Ferrari, struggling until Saturday lunchtime, turned it on in qualifying and Sebastian Vettel reckons he will have the legs on the Red Bulls despite starting behind them.
Add in a likely close and hectic midfield tussle, led by the McLarens, and a fascinating afternoon is in prospect.
Postpublished at 11:35 British Summer Time 24 July 2016
Image source, Getty ImagesHello! Welcome to round 11 of the 2016 Formula 1 season - the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Yesterday we were served up one of the most fascinating (and longest) qualifying session in some time.
Q1 was about as long as the film Das Boot - and featured almost as much water - before Nico Rosberg snatched pole from under Lewis Hamilton's nose, with the German having able to complete his lap after yellow flags for Fernando Alonso's spin and wrecked Hamilton's lap.
If we get just a pinch of the drama we had yesterday in today's race, then we should be in for a thriller.
The Hungaroring Gamespublished at 11:30
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's been a season of fluctuating fortune for Lewis Hamilton.
Bad starts, mechanical problems and collisions blighted the start of the year, while Nico Rosberg raced into a 43-point lead.
But Hamilton has chipped away at that advantage, bringing the deficit down to a solitary point ahead of today's Hungarian Grand Prix. Finish ahead of Rosberg, and Hamilton will take the championship lead for the first time in 2016.
That carrot on the stick has seen Hamilton remain sanguine throughout this weekend, and not even a late Fernando Alonso spin that scuppered Hamilton's chances of taking pole in qualifying yesterday could dampen his mood.
Hamilton is clearly calm, focused and determined to hunt down Rosberg today and finally take control of the championship.
Let the Hungaroring Games begin...