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2021 FIA Formula One World Championship
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring
Mogyorod, Hungary
Sunday, 1 August 2021
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas will be hoping to emulate his compatriot Heikki Kovalainen by winning the
Hungarian Grand Prix.
The 31-year-old star finished third in last year's Hungarian Grand Prix and he will be hoping to become the first Finnish driver to win the race since Kovalainen in 2008.
Bottas made it three podium finishes in a row when he finished third in the most recent race which was the British Grand Prix on July 18.
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His teammate Lewis Hamilton won the 2021 British Grand Prix which was the 10th round of the current season.
While Charles Leclerc of Ferrari finished third in an entertaining race that took place at the iconic, Silverstone circuit.
Looking at the 2021 Drivers' Championship standings, Red Bull Racing-Honda's Max Verstappen is sitting at the top and he is followed by Hamilton and Lando Norris of McLaren-Mercedes respectively.
Bottas is now placed fourth on the standings and he will be eager to move back into the top three positions by winning the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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The Nastola-born driver wasn’t entirely satisfied with his own result at the British Grand Prix, but he is pleased to have secured a podium finish.
“For me what compromised the race and being able to fight for the race win was the race start, in the qualification, in the first race start and obviously after the red flag," Bottas said.
“Losing a place at the start compromised the race, so when Lando stopped, quite early, he had a slow stop and I had to react to that, as that was the best chance to get ahead of him, so we took the opportunity.
"At the same time, we knew that was going to compromise the end of the race, but I’m still happy to be on the podium and get some good points.”
Red Bull Racing-Honda are placed at the top of the Constructors' Championship standings and they were followed by Mercedes and McLaren-Mercedes respectively.
2020 Hungarian Grand Prix results
Winner: Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
Runner-Up: Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing-Honda
Third-Place: Valtteri Bottas - Mercedes
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