The Hungarian Grand Prix marked the first Formula 1 race after the passing of Jules Bianchi on 17 July 2015, and perhaps as a tribute the F1 gods delivered a remarkable race at Hungaroring.
At the start the two Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen took first and second respectively stealing the positions from the Mercedes duo who had annexed the front row in qualifying.
What transpired thereafter was an action packed race which included a safety car period and several errors from the Mercedes drivers who were under big pressure throughout the day, which resulted in Hamilton and Rosberg finishing sixth and eighth respectively, while the two Red Bull drivers scored the team's first podium positions of the season - Daniil Kvyat second and Daniel Ricciardo third.
It was also a race packed with incidents: Felipe Massa lined up on the grid incorrectly, Nico Hulkenberg's Force India swallowing its front wing, Pastor Maldonado and Sergio Perez making contact, Ricciardo and Rosberg had a coming together while battling for second place - the Aussie emerged to finish third but the German was not so lucky.
When the dust had settled, Hamilton extended his lead over Rosberg to 21 points, while jubilant race winner Vettel moved closer to the pair, another 21 points behind Rosberg. Mercedes were well and truly beaten which in itself was a huge and welcome change to the script.
Our readers went for the United States Grand Prix and agreed that was a cracker, but we felt that Hungarian epic had the edge...
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