Verstappen's Red Bull battling three-headed threat as F1 season hits midpoint in Hungary

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain walks through the paddock before the first free practice ahead of the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix race at the Hungaroring racetrack, in Mogyorod, Hungary, Friday, July 19, 2024.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain walks through the paddock before the first free practice ahead of the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix race at the Hungaroring racetrack, in Mogyorod, Hungary, Friday, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)


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Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes has joined the challengers in a highly competitive Formula One season, with three fast teams now putting pressure on leader Max Verstappen. Hamilton and teammate George Russell have won back-to-back races in Britain and Austria before this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. Verstappen has won here the past two years and still commands a significant lead over McLaren's Lando Norris in the drivers' standings. But the poor performances of teammate Sergio Pérez has left Red Bull as a team in hard fight for the constructors' title with Ferrari not too far behind.

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