Lewis Hamilton’s Victory Is Great Sign for Championship Hopes

Team Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wasn’t expected to be victorious at the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix, but after winning the pole and leading almost every lap on Sunday, the veteran driver is back in contention for the Formula One Championship. Hamilton currently sits fourth overall in the standings, 48 points behind leader Sebastian Vettel, per NBC Sports.   2013 F1 Championship Standings Rank Driver Points Behind Wins Top 5 Top 10 DNF Laps Led 1 Sebastian Vettel 172 - 4 9 9 1 240 2 Kimi Raikkonen 134 38 1 7 10 0 41 3 Fernando Alonso 133 39 2 7 9 1 85 4 Lewis Hamilton 124 48 1 9 9 0 66 5 Mark Webber 105 67 0 6 9 1 43  *Full results via NBC Sports.   Not only did Hamilton win his first race of the seaso...

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