Autosport Magazine 2nd August 2018 Back Issue

HAMILTON'S HUNGARIAN HEIST
Great drivers are strong across a range of areas, that’s what makes them the best. But the last two weekends have shown there is one box that Lewis Hamilton is currently ticking that his title rival Sebastian Vettel is not.
Ferrari had the best car, in dry conditions, at both the German and Hungarian GPs, but came away beaten on both occasions. Two rain showers, one during the race at Hockenheim and one in qualifying at the Hungaroring, gave Hamilton a window of opportunity and he delivered. Yes, he required some luck in Germany, but it was, by his own admission Vettel’s fault he went off the road while on course for victory. Vettel is not a bad wet-weather driver his first two F1 wins came in the rain but he hasn’t won in those conditions since 2009. Hamilton, on the other hand, has taken the last nine rain affected GPs. You have to go back to the 2014 Hungarian GP and Daniel Ricciardo to fi nd a non-Hamilton victory in the wet. That’s not luck, that’s a serious weapon the Briton has in his armoury.