Race Recap: Mystery, magic and consistency at the 2013 Hungarian F1 Grand Prix [spoil

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For the last three years, the question many have asked about the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team is "What are they doing?" This year that question is, "What will they do next?" They lured Lewis Hamilton from McLaren. They hadn't yet cured their tire issues, yet Nico Rosberg has still been winning races. They got away with a seriously illegal questionable tire test. And then after being shut out of the Young Driver Test and a chance to learn the new Pirelli tires, Lewis Hamilton shows up at the Hungaroring - a track where everyone (including Mercedes itself) expected the team to struggle - and puts his car on pole position.

At least this time, everyone, including Lewis and his team, was surprised. Informed that he had taken P1 from Infiniti Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel, Hamilton asked, "Is that pole?" When he said "I need a miracle" to actually win the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix, however, that part we could believe.Continue reading Race Recap: Mystery, magic and consistency at the 2013 Hungarian F1 Grand Prix [spoilers] [UPDATE]

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