As it happened: Hungary 2016 - The race

• 12:30

  Hi Factbyte Factbox friends, it's Sunday which means race day. Are you ready for Hungary?

• 12:30

  Yesterday provided quite the entertaining qualifying session - twice as long as normal, due to rain, red flags and many incidents. There's no rain forecast for today so it should be more straightforward, but you never know...

• 12:31

  Circuit Data

  Hungaroring
  Local timezone	+02:00 GMT
  First race	1986
  Number of laps	70
  Circuit length	4.381km
  Race distance	306.630km
  Start offset	0.040km

• 12:32

  Despite the chaos on Saturday, it's still a Mercedes front row with Nico Rosberg ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Their race starts have caused plenty of kerfuffle so far this season, so that's definitely something to watch when the lights go out.

• 12:32
  Medium

  Soft

  Supersoft

  The Hungaroring has been resurfaced this year, and drivers have the middle of the road compounds to play with.

• 12:34

  There's about half an hour to go until the race begins, so the pit lane has opened and cars are heading towards the grid.

• 12:36

  Starting grid

  1	N Rosberg	Mercedes
  2	L Hamilton	Mercedes
  3	D Ricciardo	Red Bull
  4	M Verstappen	Red Bull
  5	S Vettel	Ferrari
  6	C Sainz	Toro Rosso
  7	F Alonso	McLaren
  8	J Button	McLaren
  9	N Hülkenberg	Force India
  10	V Bottas	Williams

• 12:37

  Williams squeezed into the top ten with Valtteri Bottas, but unfortunately Felipe Massa was out early in Q1 after crashing into the wall. He caused one of three red flag periods during that first session.

• 12:38

  Meanwhile, McLaren did a great job to get both their cars into the top ten, and Fernando Alonso is hoping they can capitalise today.

  "It’s been a good weekend so far. P7 every single session. At the moment the car seems to perform well at this circuit, we have to capitalise this weekend and hopefully score some good points today. I think there’s a real chance we can improve our best result, we need some help… people at the front have any issue, any problem, we will be ready to take the opportunity."

• 12:39

  Felipe Massa completed an installation lap, but the Williams has returned to the garage and been pushed back in to a sea of mechanics poring over the car. Could be a problem there.

• 12:40

  Tweet from @pirellisport: Dry conditions, so we're expecting a two-stop race. It makes little difference to overall race time whether you start on soft or supersoft.

• 12:41

  Daniel Ricciardo on the grid: "Feel good, very good. Pretty relaxed, pretty calm. I think if we can get a nice tow off the Mercedes into turn one, it should put us pretty close in the braking zone. I’m hoping there’s going to be a good fight today."

• 12:42

  Max Verstappen on the grid: "You could see in GP2, already some people on the right side had a good start. We’ll see. Hopefully we can do a good start and from there on we can challenge the guys ahead. Maybe with some pit stop changes we can jump them, but I think the most important thing is to get a good start."

• 12:43

  Felipe Massa had just a couple of minutes left to exit the pit lane before it closes but he's managed to get out - it looks like it was some kind of steering issue but they hope they've fixed it!

• 12:45

  

  27°C
  Track	52°C
  Humidity	48%
  Wind speed	2.3mps

• 12:48

  Marcus Ericsson is starting from the pit lane, after crashing during qualifying yesterday. They've had to patch up that chassis considerably, so he'll be at the pit lane exit when the race gets underway. It's the second race in a row he's had to start from the pit lane, too.

• 12:48

  Tweet from @WilliamsRacing: .@MassaFelipe19 felt a steering issue in his car on the way to the grid, we've changed the steering rack

• 12:52

  Williams have added that Massa is still feeling a problem with the steering on the car, but it's okay to drive, at least to start the race.

• 12:54

  This could be a tense race, there's just one championship point between Rosberg and Hamilton. The momentum had been leaning Lewis' way, but the luck in qualifying was firmly with Nico.

• 12:55

  Tweet from @pirellisport: The risk of rain is 10%. Interestingly, that’s exactly the same percentage as was quoted shortly before the monsoon-like deluge yesterday.

• 13:00

  The formation lap is underway, with Rosberg lead the pack away in the steaming hot conditions.

• 13:00

  The top ten are all on the supersofts, after their Q2 performance. Grosjean in 11th is also on the supersofts.

• 13:01

  Soft tyre selections come from Kvyat, Pérez and Räikkönen, in 12th, 13th and 14th respectively. Also, Palmer and Massa, and Haryanto and Ericsoon, all a bit further back.

• 13:03

  Rosberg pulls to a halt in his pit box, as Hamilton backs the pack up behind him.

• 13:03

  Race started.

• 13:04 Lap 1

  Both the Mercedes made a good start, but they were swamped by the Red Bull drivers at the first corner. Ricciardo took the outside line but ended up second. Hamilton has got up to first.

• 13:04 Lap 1

  Into turn two, Rosberg went round the outside of Ricciardo and got back ahead but he's second now.

• 13:04 Lap 1

  Fernando Alonso gained a position off the line, passing Carlos Sainz to move up to sixth at this early stage.

• 13:05 Lap 1

  Kimi Räikkönen is coming under pressure from, huh, a Sauber and a Renault.

• 13:05 Lap 2

  As the second lap gets underway, Kimi has moved ahead of that squabbling pack. We've got Nasr being chased by Palmer and Wehrlein is looking to keep tabs on the battle as well.

• 13:06 Lap 2

  Tweet from @ForceIndiaF1: End of lap 1 - Nico in P10 tracking BOT, Checo in P13 behind two Haas. GUT ahead for a Mexican derby!

• 13:06 Lap 3

  DRS enabled.

• 13:08 Lap 3

  Daniil Kvyat has lost eight places at this early stage in the race. He got a slow start off the line, and lost most of those places before he'd got to turn one. He's down to 20th.

• 13:09 Lap 4

  Jenson Button has slowed right down, he's been passed by three cars down the main straight.

• 13:10 Lap 4

  Team radio from Jenson Button: "Pedal's going to the floor, what's the problem?"

  No pace on that McLaren at all.

• 13:11 Lap 5

  Team radio to Jenson Button: "Do not shift, do not shift, we've lost hydraulic pressure."

  "Okay, game over."

• 13:12 Lap 7

  Team radio to Jenson Button: "Jenson, stay out, stay out."

  "Oh fantastic. The race from hell, this is going to be."

• 13:12 Lap 7

  Button is now last, and way off the pace of everyone.

• 13:13 Lap 7

  One to Watch

  R Grosjean	vs.	K Räikkönen
  10th	+0.404s	11th

• 13:14 Lap 8

  Rosberg is keeping tabs on the race leader, within two seconds of Hamilton out front.

• 13:15 Lap 9

  Jenson Button comes into the pit lane, and heads back out again.

• 13:15 Lap 9

  Incident involving Jenson Button under investigation - unauthorised radio communications.

• 13:15 Lap 9

  Team radio to Max Verstappen: "You're still within DRS of Ricciardo."

  "I'm driving like a grandma."

• 13:16 Lap 9

  Meanwhile, Kimi locks up a little as he continues to hunt down the Haas ahead of him. Even DRS isn't helping the Ferrari make a move yet.

• 13:16 Lap 10

  Drive through penalty for Jenson Button - unauthorised radio communications.

• 13:18 Lap 10

  Hamilton is busy setting the fastest lap of the race so far, early days though. It's a 1:25.674.

• 13:19 Lap 11

  Jenson Button comes into the pit lane to take his drive through penalty. He was right, this is the race from hell for him.

• 13:20 Lap 12

  Driver Positions

  Pos		Driver	Stops
  1	1	L Hamilton	0
  2	-1	N Rosberg	0
  3	0	D Ricciardo	0
  4	0	M Verstappen	0
  5	0	S Vettel	0

• 13:20 Lap 12

  Felipe Nasr has come into the pit lane to take his first stop of the afternoon. He's swapped his supersofts for soft tyres.

• 13:22 Lap 13

  13 laps in and Grosjean has still got a Ferrari in his wing mirrors. They're on different tyres so perhaps on different strategies, but I would have expected Kimi to make a move by now.

• 13:24 Lap 15

  Team radio from Jenson Button: "So, the brake pedal going to the floor isn't classed as a safety issue? That's quite interesting. I think someone needs to read up on what is safe and what isn't."

• 13:24 Lap 15

  Sebastian Vettel dives into the pit lane for his first stop of the day, and it kicks off the pit window. Hülkenberg and Grosjean both come in as well.

• 13:24 Lap 15

  Vettel rejoins right in front of teammate Kimi Räikkönen, and the pair are now on the same tyre compounds - Kimi's 14 laps older.

• 13:25 Lap 15

  Tweet from @pirellisport: Vettel in and onto the soft tyre; trying to beat the Red Bulls on pace. Can he get past them once they make their stops?

• 13:25 Lap 16

  The Red Bull mechanics appear in the pit lane and it is Daniel Ricciardo that gets the call first. Soft tyres go on the car and he rejoins comfortably ahead of the Ferrari pair.

• 13:27 Lap 17

  Lewis Hamilton comes into the pit lane, and Max Verstappen takes his turn for a Red Bull stop.

• 13:27 Lap 17

  Verstappen has rejoined in between the two Ferraris, and with the momentum Räikkönen gets past the Red Bull. Max has lost out for now, but he's ready to take the fight to Kimi.

• 13:28 Lap 18

  Nico Rosberg briefly led the race there, but comes into the pit lane for his own stop of the day. He rejoins easily in second place, giving the lead back to Hamilton.

• 13:28 Lap 18

  Meanwhile, Daniel Ricciardo sets the fastest lap of the race so far - 1:25.433.

• 13:29 Lap 18

  The entire field are on soft tyres now except for Kevin Magnussen in ninth place, who is still running the supersofts he started on.

• 13:29 Lap 19

  One to Watch

  K Räikkönen	vs.	M Verstappen
  5th	+0.521s	6th

• 13:30 Lap 19

  Verstappen closes up to the Ferrari but doesn't have the pace to take the outside line just yet.

• 13:33 Lap 21

  Hamilton is complaining about his drinks, he sounds completely relaxed out front if annoyed that he's running out of liquid.

• 13:33 Lap 21

  Those who haven't stopped yet include Kimi, up in fifth, Pérez, Palmer and Magnussen also tucked into the top ten. Massa and Kvyat down in 13th and 14th, as well as Rio Haryanto further back.

• 13:34 Lap 22

  Rosberg is within DRS range of Hamilton at the moment, but he's not close enough on this lap.

• 13:35 Lap 22

  Jenson Button has made up a position on Marcus Ericsson, now running around in 21st place. Which begs the question, what's up with Ericsson!?

• 13:35 Lap 23

  Kevin Magnussen is still circling on those supersoft tyres, 22 laps now.

• 13:37 Lap 24

  Tweet from @pirellisport: We’re seeing track temperatures now that are as hot as the highest levels we’ve seen so far this year (in Baku).

• 13:39 Lap 25

  Kevin Magnussen finally comes into the pit lane, a solid 23 laps on those supersofts. Good job, KMag.

• 13:39 Lap 25

  Daniil Kvyat has also popped into the pit lane for his first stop of the afternoon.

• 13:40 Lap 26

  Tweet from @ForceIndiaF1: We used to have the Trulli-Train, now we have the Massa-Marching Line. Nico and KVY stuck behind the Williams now

• 13:41 Lap 27

  Magnussen's late pit stop made us think he was heading for a one-stop, but he's bolted on another set of supersofts. Interesting strategy from Renault.

• 13:41 Lap 27

  Felipe Massa, meanwhile, has put on the medium tyres, the first sighting of white stripes this afternoon.

• 13:42 Lap 27

  Incident involving Daniil Kvyat under investigation - speeding in the pit lane.

• 13:43 Lap 28

  Tweet from @pirellisport: Looks like @MassaFelipe19 is trying a one-stop strategy by going for the medium. Will be interesting to see how that works out.

• 13:43 Lap 28

  A first pit stop for Sergio Pérez, who drops a few places but rejoins in tenth position.

• 13:43 Lap 28

  5 second time penalty for Daniil Kvyat - speeding in the pit lane.

• 13:44 Lap 29

  Gap Analysis

  Pos	Driver	Gap
  1st	HAM	1:26.336
  2nd	ROS	+1.395
  3rd	RIC	+5.155
  4th	VET	+7.584
  5th	RAI	+15.766

• 13:45 Lap 29

  Only two drivers have yet to stop - Kimi Räikkönen up in fifth place, and Rio Haryanto down in 17th.

• 13:45 Lap 30

  Jenson Button heads back into the pit lane, another stop for the McLaren.

• 13:46 Lap 30

  Kimi Räikkönen finally comes into the pit lane, after almost half the race. He's got supersofts going on.

• 13:48 Lap 31

  Räikkönen, on his fresh rubber, drives around Alonso and disappears into the distance. Alonso's tyres are 15 laps old, and he has to settle back into 7th place.

• 13:50 Lap 33

  Fastest pit stops

  1	Mercedes	2.1
  2	Williams	2.3
  3	Ferrari	2.4
  4	Renault	2.5
  5	Force India	2.7
  6	Haas	2.8
  7	McLaren	2.9
  8	Red Bull	3.0
  9	Sauber	3.2
  10	Toro Rosso	3.6
  11	Manor	3.8

• 13:52 Lap 35

  Team radio to Lewis Hamilton:

  "Okay Lewis, Ricciardo's about to get on the back of the train, so we need to open this gap up."

  "I'm driving to the best of my ability with these tyres."

  "If these cars bunch up, we'll be bringing Nico in first."

  "Why would they do that? It's not like I'm driving slow, I'm trying."

  "Yea, Lewis, it's just the risk is we're putting the win in jeopardy."

• 13:53 Lap 35

  Rosberg got held up in traffic there, though, so he's probably not in line to be brought in first now. The gap between the Mercedes is 2.5 seconds. Ricciardo still closing in.

• 13:54 Lap 36

  Ricciardo has jumped first and pitted for the second time, he's got soft tyres on the Red Bull again.

• 13:55 Lap 36

  Lapped Cars

  Pos	Driver	Laps Down
  18	P Wehrlein	1
  19	M Ericsson	1
  20	F Massa	1
  21	J Button	1
  22	R Haryanto	1

• 13:56 Lap 37

  Wehrlein pits for the second time, as Ericsson and Massa do battle for 19th place.

• 13:57 Lap 38

  Grosjean and Magnussen take their turn in the pit lanes, following each other in and out without a change in the order.

• 13:58 Lap 39

  Verstappen has had one warning of being off track limits. They're allowed three before harsher penalties kick in.

• 13:59 Lap 39

  The Red Bull driver dives into the pit lane for his second stop, he was fourth, and he rejoins in sixth place.

• 13:59 Lap 39

  Driver Analysis

  Driver	S Vettel
  Team	Ferrari
  Position	3
  Started	5
  Stops	1
  Last lap	1:25.706
  Best lap	1:25.515

• 14:01 Lap 41

  Jolyon Palmer follows Nico Hülkenberg around the track, and then into the pit lane as well, but Renault put in a stellar stop and get their driver out ahead of the Force India.

• 14:01 Lap 41

  Tweet from @ForceIndiaF1: Oh bugger.

• 14:02 Lap 42

  Lewis Hamilton takes a wide line into the pit lane but does jink inside the white lines and head in for his second stop.

• 14:03 Lap 42

  Another beautiful stop by Mercedes and they release their driver as Sebastian Vettel heads in for his own quick turnaround.

• 14:03 Lap 42

  Pit Stop Analysis

  Driver	N Hülkenberg
  Team	Force India
  Pit lane	23.350s
  Stopped	3.9s

  Pit Stop Analysis

  Driver	J Palmer
  Team	Renault
  Pit lane	21.665s
  Stopped	2.6s

• 14:04 Lap 43

  Once again, Rosberg was given one lap to lead the race and then he comes in for his own pit stop. Hamilton sweeps past the pit exit and Rosberg rejoins in second place.

• 14:05 Lap 43

  Replays show Sergio Pérez came into the pit lane and the team weren't ready for his pit stop, they had to hustle to get new tyres on and send him on his way.

• 14:08 Lap 46

  Gap Analysis

  Pos	Driver	Gap
  1st	HAM	1:26.093
  2nd	ROS	+2.480
  3rd	RIC	+7.408
  4th	RAI	+10.627
  5th	VET	+14.059
  6th	VES	+22.548

• 14:11 Lap 46

  Top 10 Fastest Laps

  1	K Räikkönen	1:24.254
  2	N Rosberg	1:24.648
  3	M Verstappen	1:24.687
  4	D Ricciardo	1:24.733
  5	L Hamilton	1:24.748
  6	S Vettel	1:25.155
  7	J Palmer	1:25.743
  8	D Kvyat	1:25.862
  9	E Gutiérrez	1:25.955
  10	S Pérez	1:26.094

• 14:12 Lap 48

  Sebastian Vettel has been complaining about blue flags for quite a few laps now. "I mean, come on, seriously," he moans over the radio.

• 14:12 Lap 48

  Kvyat has come into the pit lane, and taken his five second penalty before being sent on his way.

• 14:13 Lap 49

  Max Verstappen looks like he's exceeded the track limits for a second time now.

• 14:14 Lap 49

  Jolyon Palmer has a high speed spin off at turn four, but he points the car in the right direction and gets going again. He's down to 13th now, after all that amazing pit stop work by the team.

• 14:15 Lap 50

  

  Snapshot of Jolyon Palmer losing control briefly.

• 14:15 Lap 50

  When Verstappen was told about his track limits issue, he said: "Yea, I know, I ran wide, and lost a lot of time."

• 14:16 Lap 51

  Kimi Räikkönen comes into the pit lane, another set of supersoft tyres go on the car, and he rejoins in sixth place. He's got clear track but will be aiming to take on Verstappen.

• 14:17 Lap 52

  Black and white flag for Fernando Alonso - track limits!

• 14:18 Lap 52

  

  Marcus Ericsson started from the pit lane, and has been back in there twice so far.

• 14:19 Lap 53

  Incident involving Esteban Gutiérrez under investigation - ignoring blue flags.

• 14:21 Lap 54

  Team radio to Fernando Alonso:

  "Fernando, we've had a final warning for track limits."

  "We are at two, or three?"

  "We are at three."

• 14:21 Lap 55

  Gutiérrez was holding Lewis Hamilton up during that blue flag situation, which allowed Nico Rosberg to close to around about one second of the race leader.

• 14:22 Lap 55

  Räikkönen has closed up to Max Verstappen, as we anticipated, so we're in for yet another fight between these two.

• 14:22 Lap 55

  One to Watch

  M Verstappen	vs.	K Räikkönen
  5th	+0.591s	6th

• 14:24 Lap 57

  Kimi has a brief look around the outside of the Red Bull but doesn't have a go this time. Räikkönen has much fresher tyres, five laps compared to Verstappen's 17 lap old supersofts.

• 14:24 Lap 57

  5 second time penalty for Esteban Gutiérrez - ignoring blue flags.

• 14:25 Lap 57

  Räikkönen pulls alongside Verstappen in the DRS zone.

• 14:25 Lap 57

  Into turn two, Kimi clipped the back of the Red Bull and ran wide off track. There's some damage to the front wing of the Ferrari.

• 14:26 Lap 58

  Team radio from Kimi Räikkönen: "He moved right and then back to left as I was going there."

• 14:26 Lap 58

  Replays show it does look like Verstappen moved to the right as a defence, and then was heading left because that's where the corner went. Hard to call if that counts as a double move.

• 14:27 Lap 59

  That may have been the best opportunity for Kimi, as his tyres get older and he's now missing front wing. But he's still within a second of the Red Bull so he's not going to give up.

• 14:28 Lap 59

  Verstappen runs wide and gives the Ferrari an opportunity but Kimi makes his own mistake and loses the momentum.

• 14:29 Lap 60

  Ten laps left and Verstappen versus Räikkönen is the best fight on track at the moment. They're coming up on some traffic now.

• 14:31 Lap 61

  Out front, Hamilton has stretched the gap a little to 1.5 seconds now. Rosberg has a comfortable 14 seconds over third place Ricciardo.

• 14:33 Lap 63

  Team radio to Jenson Button: "Box this lap, box this lap. Back off, we're going to retire the car."

• 14:34 Lap 64

  As Kimi moves to within three tenths of Verstappen, the gap at the front has closed as well. Rosberg dipping in and out of DRS range at this point.

• 14:34 Lap 64

  Replays show Hamilton had a lock up and ran wide which has allowed Rosberg right into the fight.

• 14:35 Lap 65

  Button does head into the pit lane and the McLaren is retired. He's the only DNF of the race so far, and we've got just five laps to go.

• 14:36 Lap 65

  Tweet from @ManorRacing: Lap 63/70 | BUT retires, the only retirement of the race. We are P19 & P21, with ERI squished between us.

• 14:40 Lap 68

  Felipe Massa comes into the pit lane, at this very late stage in the race.

• 14:40 Lap 68

  Black and white flag for Romain Grosjean - track limits.

• 14:41 Lap 69

  Räikkönen went for a last ditch attempt on the Red Bull, but couldn't brake in time and ran wide. Remains behind.

• 14:42 Lap 69

  The other Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel is also hunting down a Red Bull, this time looking to take third place off Ricciardo.

• 14:43

  Lewis Hamilton wins the Hungarian Grand Prix!

• 14:44

  He moves into the lead of the championship, with Nico Rosberg settling for second place in the end.

• 14:44

  Daniel Ricciardo fends off Vettel to scoop another podium position, and Verstappen held off Räikkönen yet again for fifth.

• 14:45

  Driver Positions

  Pos		Driver	Stops
  1	1	L Hamilton	2
  2	-1	N Rosberg	2
  3	0	D Ricciardo	2
  4	1	S Vettel	2
  5	-1	M Verstappen	2
  6	8	K Räikkönen	2
  7	0	F Alonso	2
  8	-2	C Sainz	2
  9	1	V Bottas	2
  10	-1	N Hülkenberg	2

• 14:46

  Tweet from @MercedesAMGF1: "Thanks so much for all your hard work guys! All the guys back at the factory too, great job. I really appreciate it" @LewisHamilton

• 14:47

  Race Winner

  Driver	L Hamilton
  Team	Mercedes
  Race time	1:40:30.115
  Race distance	306.630km
  Average speed	183.059km/h

• 14:47

  Hamilton exits the car in the pit lane and heads to the waiting mechanics for big hugs and back slapping from everyone involved. Rosberg follows afterwards.

• 14:47

  Daniel Ricciardo looks happy with his result, as he extricates himself from the Red Bull.

• 14:58

  Podium quotes - Lewis Hamilton: "Firstly, a bit thank you to all the fans here. They’ve been amazing this weekend. It’s because of these guys that this race is so spectacular… With the race, the start was everything. I got a good start, I had one of the Red Bulls on the inside of me, so I was pressured into turn one. The team did a great job with the strategy… A huge thank you to them, this is a great result for the team. What a day!"

• 14:58

  Podium quotes - Nico Rosberg: "It was all down to the start in the end, I lost out a little bit. Into turn one, with Daniel on the outside and Lewis on the inside, I ran out of space, had to bail out of it… From then on I was trying to put the pressure on Lewis, but it’s impossible to overtake on this track. The next race coming up very quickly, my home race, it’s going to be awesome."

• 14:59

  Podium quotes - Daniel Ricciardo: "It’s great to have another podium this year. Obviously the first one was a bit bittersweet but this one I can definitely enjoy. For sure, the smile is back. Super happy to be here today, three years in a row I’ve been on the podium at this track. It’s been good to me. Thanks to everyone, thanks to the team, we’re continually getting better."

• 15:06

  Turns out it wasn't the best race, it couldn't live up to the promise of qualifying. There was plenty going on but none of it resulted in any excitement.

• 15:06

  No drama at the first corner, no major strategy surprises, and no one able to overtake no matter how hard they tried.

• 15:07

  Good job by Lewis to move into the lead of the championship, great job by Alonso (who finished 7th again!) to pick up a point for McLaren.

• 15:08

  It seems likely that Verstappen will be voted driver of the day again, but impressed with Ricciardo's performance to pick up a quiet but well-needed podium.

• 15:08

  Otherwise, not much to say about the race. Roll on next week, where we'll have the final event before the summer break, with the German Grand Prix.