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26 Jul 2015

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel raced to victory during a crash-filled 2015 Hungarian GP. Lewis Hamilton will have choice words with team mate Nico Rosberg...

What a race! Ferrari's epic Hungarian GP victory

26 Jul 2015

VETTEL: "This victory is for Jules. It's been an incredibly tough week. This one is for him" #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/fqC63Pq5bG
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 26, 2015

Vettel dedicates victory to Bianchi

26 Jul 2015

The finger is back! ? #HungarianGP #F1 #Seb5 #Vettel pic.twitter.com/UkGtWTPw2C
— Sebastian Vettel #5 (@sebvettelnews) July 26, 2015

The ''Finger returns

26 Jul 2015

.@alo_oficial 5th; @JensonButton 9th – @McLarenF1's first double points since November 2014 (Brazil). #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/S0SyxLEbfC
— Mobil 1 The Grid (@grid1tv) July 26, 2015

Good job McLaren

26 Jul 2015

BREAKING: Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel wins the 2015 #HungarianGP ahead of Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo pic.twitter.com/7oorRRTjXz
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 26, 2015

And he's done it! What a race by Sebastian Vettel.

26 Jul 2015

Kvyat could podium! This is immense! Someone somewhere has ripped up the script for Hungary once more! #HungarianGP
— ThePitCrewOnline © (@ThePitCrew2000) July 26, 2015

Daniil Kyvat could grab a podium spot.

26 Jul 2015

Pastor Maldonado, ladies and gents. #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/XadNQAy5xk
— Racing Humour (@racinghumour) July 26, 2015

26 Jul 2015

#HungarianGP in one pic pic.twitter.com/weTyW0xAU6
— Kimi Räikkönen Fans™ (@iceman7news) July 26, 2015

Pretty much sums up the race for some drivers

26 Jul 2015

10 laps remain of the #HungarianGP. Live @BBCOne @BBCSport @bbc5live. http://t.co/xtyUJuQUfS #bbcf1 pic.twitter.com/Jwfp54tskA
— BBCF1 (@bbcf1) July 26, 2015

Lap 61/69 1 Vettel 2 Raikkonen 3 Ricciardo. Can Vettel hold on!

26 Jul 2015

Emocionante Gran Premio de Hungría de #F1 Contacto entre Hamilton y Ricciardo en el reinicio del #HungarianGP Contact between Lewis and Daniel at re-Start http://t.co/gjTZRHplIi

A photo posted by Oscar Tunjo (@oscartunjo) on Jul 26, 2015 at 6:33am PDT

Disastrous race for Hamilton

26 Jul 2015

McLaren Team Radio: "Alonso you are currently P6" #HungarianGP #BelieveInMcLarenHonda pic.twitter.com/qDDVyQmaGv
— Badger GP (@BadgerGP) July 26, 2015

Hahaha

26 Jul 2015

HOLD THE PRESSES: McLaren Honda are currently P7 and P8 #HungarianGP
— Badger GP (@BadgerGP) July 26, 2015

Not bad McLaren all things considered.

26 Jul 2015

GRANDSTAND FINISH: There's just 2.1s between Vettel (P1), Rosberg (P2) and Ricciardo (P3) #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/wJYuVeQr25
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 26, 2015

What a race!

26 Jul 2015

Greenwood: 'Sorry Kimi about that we tried our best' #HungarianGP #redseason
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 26, 2015

Poor Kimi

26 Jul 2015

Checo stops in the pits, his race is sadly over. An unfortunate afternoon for us. #HungarianGP
— Sahara Force India (@ForceIndiaF1) July 26, 2015

Sergio Perez enters the pits. End of Force India's participation in Hungary.

26 Jul 2015

Hamilton loses 3 places & damages front wing at #HungarianGP McNish "This is going from bad to worse for Lewis!" pic.twitter.com/FT5hwTLkB0
— BBC 5 live Sport (@5liveSport) July 26, 2015

Lap 54/69 1 Vettel 2 Raikkonen 3 Ricciardo 4 Daniil Kyvat

26 Jul 2015

Yeah attaboy Danny! Fighter! First time I've cheered at the TV during an #F1 race all year! #HungarianGP
— Richard Craill (@Craillsy) July 26, 2015

Daniel Ricciardo not backing down

26 Jul 2015

Four cars into one corner doesn't work. It's all kicking off. #HungarianGP
— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) July 26, 2015

Sound advice from Renault

26 Jul 2015

We are set for a pulsating finish to the #HungarianGP. @BBCOne @BBCSport @bbc5live http://t.co/xtyUJuQUfS #bbcf1 pic.twitter.com/lGw6AAR6qN
— BBCF1 (@bbcf1) July 26, 2015

The 2015 Hungarian GP is shaping up to be Vettel's best race of the season. Provided he can hold onto his lead a little longer...

26 Jul 2015

Race restarts #HungarianGp #redseason push push push
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 26, 2015

Ferrari determined to win this.

26 Jul 2015

Hamilton loses part of his front wing as Rosberg pases Raikkonen for P2 #HungarianGP
— The Swift #RIPJules (@oneandonlyswift) July 26, 2015

Race back but Hamilton collides on track. Could the champs race be over?

26 Jul 2015

Well you don't see that every day. Safety car guides the drivers through the pit-lane to avoid debris. #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/tKD616rZEB
— BBCF1 (@bbcf1) July 26, 2015

26 Jul 2015

Hulkenberg pierde estrepitosamente el alerón delantero y queda fuera de competencia #F1 #HungarianGP

A photo posted by F1 y Algo Mas Venezuela (@f1yalgomas) on Jul 26, 2015 at 6:15am PDT

Hulkenberg is the only non-finisher in this race so far. They are still cleaning the track.

26 Jul 2015

Safety Car. #Formula1 #HungarianGP #30thAnniversary

A photo posted by Patricia Toth (@patsyloowho) on Jul 26, 2015 at 6:16am PDT

Lap 47/69 Safety Car guiding the grid.

26 Jul 2015

Hulk's team radio: Front wing got broken Engineer: Are you ok? Hulk: Yes I'm ok #HungarianGP
— Team Nico Hülkenberg (@TeamHulkenberg) July 26, 2015

Safety Car still deployed following Hulkenberg's crash

26 Jul 2015

Safety car in Pit lane drivers behind it #HungarianGP #redseason
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 26, 2015

Will Mercedes capitalise on the Safety Car?

26 Jul 2015

Safety car in Pit lane drivers behind it #HungarianGP #redseason
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 26, 2015

Nico Hulkenberg's race-ending crash.

Perez unhurt after crash-landing in Hungary

26 Jul 2015

Big shunt for Nico, who's out of the race. He is thankfully ok as he gives the marshals a thumbs-up. #HungarianGP
— Sahara Force India (@ForceIndiaF1) July 26, 2015

26 Jul 2015

Hulkenberg crashes, his front wing gone, and the Virtual Safety Car is deployed. #F1 #HungarianGP
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) July 26, 2015

Nico Hulkenberg's race is over. It's the second time we've seen a Force India crash in one weekend.

26 Jul 2015

Alguien ha escrito en la línea de meta "Ciao Jules" #Hungaroring #StartingGrip #HungarianGP #F1

A photo posted by Juan Aragonés (@juanaragonesg) on Jul 26, 2015 at 6:00am PDT

Teams and fans write messages on the grid honouring Jules Bianchi

26 Jul 2015

After the race is not going to be funny, I think #F1 #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/ioKPbEQDKG
— Katy (@RetoF1) July 26, 2015

Maldonado and Perez might not be as friendly after the race.

26 Jul 2015

At half-race distance, those in points: 1 VET 2 RAI 3 ROS 4 HAM 5 Daniel 6 BOT 7 HUL 8 Daniil 9 Max 10 ALO #HungarianGP #RaceCommentweeter
— Red Bull India (@inRedBull) July 26, 2015

26 Jul 2015

#F1 #HungarianGP #StartingGrip #Hungaroring #Pitlane

A video posted by Juan Aragonés (@juanaragonesg) on Jul 26, 2015 at 5:56am PDT

Great fan clip taken at the Hungarian GP

26 Jul 2015

If Mercedes get both cars on the podium they'll set a record for getting ten in a row - but it's not looking likely now... #F1 #HungarianGP
— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) July 26, 2015

Just past the halfway point of the race - Can Mercedes regain the lead?

26 Jul 2015

#Kimi7 I want my onboard camera back, I'm slower without it #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/Ec8xhYIvKJ
— KimiRäikkönenSpace (@EvenstarSaima) July 26, 2015

26 Jul 2015

Ham now P4 #Seb5 keeps pushing #HungarianGP #redseason pic.twitter.com/gooGpfDODw
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 26, 2015

Ferrari concerned by Hamilton's recovery

26 Jul 2015

Lap 30/69 1 Vettel 2 Raikkonen 3 Rosberg 4 Bottas. The Ferrari pair maintain the lead though Nico Rosberg continues to hound them in third. Lewis Hamilton recovered from his disastrous first lap to claw his way back to 4th place.

26 Jul 2015

#HungarianGP Current order: 1 Pointy 2 Drinky 3 Blondie 4 Smiley 5 Hammy 6 #BOTTAS 7 Hulky 8 Kvy 9 Maxy 10 Pushy
— Badger GP (@BadgerGP) July 26, 2015

Alternative grid positions

26 Jul 2015

#F1 #HungarianGP - One does not simply race with @Pastormaldo pic.twitter.com/gltz4mx2tD
— Daily FakeF1 (@DailyFakeF1) July 26, 2015

F1 having some fun with crash-prone Maldonado

26 Jul 2015

No way... #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/IycaE3mM5U
— Racing Humour (@racinghumour) July 26, 2015

No really, Pastor Maldonado caused yet another collision.

26 Jul 2015

LAP 25/69: TOP TEN (ALL STOPPED ONCE) 1 VET 2 RAI 3 ROS 4 RIC 5 HAM 6 BOT 7 HUL 8 KVY 9 VES 10 ALO #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/nh6cjBdskE
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 26, 2015

The top ten

26 Jul 2015

Penalty for MAL is the stewards' way of saying "What you did to Checo wasn't nice, Pastor". #HungarianGP
— Sahara Force India (@ForceIndiaF1) July 26, 2015

Force India responds to Maldonado's penalty.

26 Jul 2015

Those switching from soft to medium keep their options open - rather than locking into any particular strategy now #HungarianGP
— Pirelli Motorsport (@pirellisport) July 26, 2015

Some tyre-insight from Pirelli as teams enter the pits.

26 Jul 2015

Maldonado..... Again #F1 #F1CarPictures #HungarianGP

A photo posted by @racing_moments on Jul 26, 2015 at 5:39am PDT

Lotus' Pastor Maldonado and Force India's Sergio Perez clash on track. Maldonado penalised.

26 Jul 2015

#Kimi7 Pit stop soft tyres for him too 3.2 identical time to #Seb5 #HungarianGp #redseason
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 26, 2015

Kimi enters the pits.

26 Jul 2015

Kimi losing that camera housing #F1 #HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/tZaJVk07X5
— F1 Madness (@F1_Madness) July 26, 2015

Another shot of Raikkonen's damaged Ferrari.

26 Jul 2015

#f1 #hungariangp #hungaroring #Kimi

A video posted by @jina.kong on Jul 26, 2015 at 5:34am PDT

Kimi Raikkonen's loses the front wing of his car.

26 Jul 2015

PEREZ IS OFF! It's not been his weekend - but at least he's back in the race! #HungarianGP
— ThePitCrewOnline © (@ThePitCrew2000) July 26, 2015

Sergio Perez recovers from after running off-road.

26 Jul 2015

"I lost some part, maybe on the front wing." - Raikkonen #F1 #HungarianGP
— F1 Grid (@F1grid) July 26, 2015

That could pose a problem later on

26 Jul 2015

#HungarianGP #Hamilton #Rosberg #F1

A photo posted by @f1news.ru on Jul 26, 2015 at 5:27am PDT

Oh no, a Force India runs off track

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