As early as the first lap, Verstappen irresistibly took the reins from Lewis Hamilton, who had started from pole position. The Dutchman’s racing team broke a record from 1988 in Hungary.

Max Verstappen continued his impressive winning streak in Formula 1 in Hungary. The Dutchman won the eleventh round of the season at the Hungaroring ahead of Briton Lando Norris in the McLaren. As early as the first lap, Verstappen edged out his British colleague Lewis Hamilton, who had started from pole position.

Third place went to Verstappen’s Red Bull colleague Sergio Pérez. Verstappen’s ninth success of the year was also the twelfth consecutive victory for his Red Bull team. The racing team thus surpassed McLaren’s Formula 1 best mark from 1988.

In the overall standings, Verstappen extended his lead over Pérez to 110 points. In the constructors’ standings, Verstappen’s racing team now has more than twice as many points as second-placed Mercedes, followed by Aston Martin and Ferrari.

German Nico Hülkenberg again failed to score points in 14th place at Haas. Disappointed, the 35-year-old called for a faster pace of development in his Haas team after the race: “The engineers have a duty to do this.