A leading Ferrari hunted down by a charging Mercedes and Red Bull: if this year’s Hungarian felt a little bit “déjà vu”, you are not mistaken. 12 months ago, the Budapest race had also been an absolute thriller with Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton in hot pursuit of Fernando Alonso. Unfortunately for the Aussie, who had eventually come out on top in 2014, history did not repeat itself this time around.

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