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Formula 1 Hungarian GP

F1 Hungarian GP Live Commentary and Updates - race day

Live updates for the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring

Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing RB16B

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Red flag
Ah, red flag now. Too much debris to clear.
Norris has also has come in for a new nose and tyres. He rejoins in P15.
Verstappen has pitted. Damage to the floor on his Red Bull. He came into the pits in P9.
Let's look at the start again: Bottas couldn't get away, Norris passes, but Bottas goes into the back of Norris and sends the McLaren into Verstappen. Bottas then hits Perez for good measure.
Safety car
That's the safety car, as Bottas and Leclerc are out!
Leclerc was caught up in that Turn 1 mess and is out of his car.
Crash
Hamilton gets away well, Bottas gets an awful start - and it's skittles at Turn 1! Norris got hit by Bottas, and he collected Verstappen into Turn 1!
Lights out
And the Hungarian Grand Prix is go!
Giovinazzi has come into the pits. He was due to start from 14th.
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"It is inters", Hamilton concedes, as the cars return to the grid.
Green flag
The formation lap, meanwhile, has begun.
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Hamilton suspects it might not be intermediate weather, saying he hopes that more rain appears shortly.
A full field of intermediate tyres - so that means all meticulously-curated tyre strategies go out of the window.
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No DRS for the start of the race, owing to the dampness of the track.
Rain
Giovinazzi's engineer says that the rain should remain at the same level for the time being - with possible small pockets of greater intensity.
There's a flurry of work going on with Sainz's Ferrari, it seems there's some kind of issue with brakes that they're trying to rectify.
The clouds over the circuit look incredibly ominous - I'll stop carping on about weather, because we know what Formula 1 is like...
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The gazebos and umbrellas are out here, but the rain isn't hugely heavy at the moment. Maybe it'll pick up.
Rain
Just about 20 minutes until the race begins, and we've got a big chance of a wet start to the race. The teams are currently deciding what the best tyre to start on will be.
Hello everyone - and welcome to Autosport's Live coverage of the Hungarian Grand Prix!

By: autosport.com staff

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