Hamilton stays Hungary at the top

Defending champion Lewis Hamilton produced a trademark triumph of pace and panache to win Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg and replace him as leader of this year's world title race.

Hamilton outpaced pole-sitter Rosberg at the start and then navigated the 70 laps with a mixture of speed and flawless judgement in sweltering heat at the Hungaroring circuit.

His victory completed a hat-trick of successes in consecutive races, was his outright record fifth in Hungary, his fifth of the season and the 48th of his career.