Jack Leslie F1: 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix In Pictures

The 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix wasn't the most exciting race of the season so far, but it certainly threw up some fascinating headlines and produced some great pictures.

Lewis Hamilton snatched the championship lead away from his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg with victory at the Hungaroring. Here is the race weekend in images.

Friday

The new exit kerb sensors at the fourth and 11th corners were put through their paces in first practice as drivers tried to find the limit of the track.

The first session started in damp conditions after earlier rain, with the intermediate tyres being used in the opening part of FP1.

Hamilton emerged fastest in first practice, finishing two tenths clear of his team-mate Rosberg, who confirmed his contract extension with Mercedes prior to the start of the session.

Carlos Sainz Jr. was one of several drivers to spin or go off track in second practice, as drivers continued to get used to the new track surface.

Rosberg moved to the front in FP2, after Hamilton crashed out of the session at Turn 11.

A spectator enjoys the view during a busy and eventful second practice session in Hungary.

Saturday

Rosberg beat Verstappen by just 0.002 seconds to set the pace in third and final practice on Saturday morning.

A very heavy rain shower arrived just before qualifying and caused the first segment to be delayed by 20 minutes.

Red flags dominated Q1, with several drivers finding the wall in the tricky conditions when the session did finally get underway.

Jolyon Palmer was the first to be eliminated, with Felipe Massa 18th after his crash. Kevin Magnussen was next up, ahead of Marcus Ericsson, Pascal Wehrlein and Rio Haryanto.

Conditions improved enough for dry tyres at the end of Q2. Romain Grosjean was 11th, with Daniil Kvyat, Sergio Perez, Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Nasr next up.

Rosberg took a controversial pole position, with Hamilton just losing out in the closing stages and Daniel Ricciardo finishing third.

Sunday

Hamilton and Rosberg had good starts, but Ricciardo tried to challenge the Mercedes cars around the outside at Turn 1.

It was a good attempt and Ricciardo briefly made it up to second place, only to lose the position at the next corner.

Hamilton quickly opened up a small lead over Rosberg, with Ricciardo lurking in the background.

There were some close scraps in the midfield pack but the Hungaroring proved once again to be a tough circuit for overtaking.

Massa found himself in unfamiliar territory, fighting Magnussen well outside the points. It was a disappointing weekend overall for Williams.

Raikkonen went for an alternative strategy and found himself quickly moving up the order, only to get stuck behind the Haas of Grosjean.

It was an encouraging first few laps for Jenson Button, but the Brit's race quickly went downhill with an issue, drive-through penalty and a struggle to claw back ground.

Wehrlein had another great start but his challenge slowly faded at the wheel of his Manor, also losing ground with an early pitstop.

Fernando Alonso and Sainz enjoyed a few close scraps on track, with the McLaren picking up a decent haul of points in Hungary once again.

Rosberg finished second but didn't look particularly pleased, having lost the championship lead.

Ricciardo was a delighted third, returning to the podium at the Hungaroring.

Hamilton celebrated his fifth victory at the Hungaroring and fifth win of the season, as he took the lead in the drivers' standings for the first time in 2016.

26 July 2016

2016 Hungarian Grand Prix In Pictures

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