The victory at Hungaroring was his second win in as many weeks after the Styrian Grand Prix in Austria a week prior.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen fought off a determined Valtteri Bottas to claim second overall, while the Fin had to settle for third.

Following the race the 22-year-old driver Verstappen said he was delighted with a 2nd place.

“The car felt good, like new. It was just on time but everything was working like normal.

“I thought I was not going to race, so to be second is like a victory today.”

“The first lap was very crucial.

“From then on we made the right calls and had good pace and kept doing our own thing.

“I was just trying to do my own pace and I could see he was catching a second a lap but of course following here is quite tricky so when he was within 1.5s it was difficult for him.”

“On the last lap we had traffic in front which didn’t make it easy for me on those old tyres and we’re very happy with second.

The drivers and their teams will enjoy a week off before heading to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix and the end of the month, and 70th Anniversary Grand Prix a week later.

@MorganPiek OFM Sport