As he continued his impressive climb up the rankings, Lewis Hamilton faced a formidable opponent towards the end of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso didn’t back down and even made it difficult for the current world champion. For ten laps, the two former McLaren teammates faced off, treating spectators to an exciting duel.<\/p>\n
The Alpine driver estimated that this exciting battle allowed Hamilton to learn a new trajectory. Indeed, Hamilton tried to overtake him on the outside several times, without success. It was ultimately a mistake by the Spaniard, who locked up his tires at the first corner, allowing Hamilton to take fourth place. A technique that was quickly adopted by his rival in passing Sainz one lap later.<\/p>\n
\u00ab I honestly thought I couldn’t hold him for more than one or two laps. I think he learned a few different trajectories in the last three corners after following me for ten laps. He managed to overtake Carlos Sainz in just one lap, using these new trajectories.<\/p>\n
\nThis battle was everything.<\/p>\n
Old rivals @alo_oficial<\/a> and @LewisHamilton<\/a> put on an incredible show on Sunday \u2694\ufe0f#HungarianGP<\/a> \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa #F1<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LGqPXTU1VR<\/a><\/p>\n