By Jack Bantock, CNNUpdated 1605 GMT (0005 HKT) July 31, 2022 Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the Hungarian Grand Prix. (CNN)Max Verstappen surged from the middle of the grid to win the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, increasing his commanding lead atop the F1 driver's championship.Starting from 10th after a loss of power in qualifying, the Red Bull driver tore through the field at the Hungaroring in Budapest to secure his second straight victory after triumph in France last week.With both Ferraris starting in the front three, it had looked set to be a day of damage control, but it ended with Verstappen adding another 17 points to his lead over Charles Leclerc in the championship.Now trailing the runaway leader by 80 points, more strategic mishaps compounded another disastrous day for Leclerc and Ferrari.
The Monegasque driver was the only racer inside the top 15 to be pitted three times as he finished sixth, with teammate Carlos Sainz falling from a second-place start to fourth.A decision to switch Leclerc to hard tires penned the latest blunder onto a growing list of calamitous strategy decisions by Ferrari, just one week on from an embarrassing radio back-and-forth with Sainz.Read MoreIt meant for the second race running, Ferrari's misery was contrasted by celebration in the Mercedes garage, as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished second and third respectively to secure back-to-back double podium finishes for the team.'It was a crazy race'Despite racing on a narrow track notoriously difficult for overtaking, Verstappen wasted no time in cutting away at his deficit, rising to sixth by lap seven.Even a 360-degree spin on the 43rd lap couldn't halt the charging Red Bull driver, who recovered