Mercedes has capitalised on a Ferrari engine failure to take a fortuitous win at the Russian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton made up 20 seconds in 17 laps to deprive beat Max Verstappen to victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton has set the fastest time in a rain-affected day of practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Ferrari suffered a double car failure to leave the way open for Lewis Hamilton to take his fourth pole position of the season.
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Lewis Hamilton benefitted from a mid-race safety car to jump teammate Valtteri Bottas and pinch victory.
There is no other driver operating on the same level as Lewis Hamilton today. While the Briton has earned the benefit of a class-leading car and is obviously immensely naturally talented, it’s his insatiable desire to be the best — surely the point of any elite competition — that is setting him apart from his undoubtedly fast rivals.
Lewis Hamilton dominated the French Grand Prix to extend his championship lead to 36 points.
Mercedes claimed a record-breaking 63rd front-row lockout at the French Grand Prix.
If you were monitoring that renowned bastion of reasonable and level-headed debate known as Twitter during the Canadian Grand Prix, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Formula One had folded overnight, never to be seen again among the ranks of top-tier motorsport.
The most important question now is how integral Ferrari’s flaws are to its 2019 campaign. Only with that answer can it attempt to lift and salvage what’s left of its season.
The cost of Ferrari’s slow start to the season will be paid by its 2019 campaign eventually. Whether the payment ultimately bankrupts its campaign will be decided this weekend.
It’s early days yet, but there could be trouble brewing at Mercedes — and if Ferrari can’t pull itself together, you’d better hope there is.

Lewis Hamilton thinks it’s unlikely his team will be able to close the 0.7-second gap to Ferrari from today’s practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in time for qualifying, but the Briton is optimistic Mercedes’s long-run pace will make it a challenger in the race.

The 2019 preseason starts today.
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