However, it took two hours to confirm Perez's win as stewards investigated him for leaving too much distance between himself and the safety car on two different occasions. There were also three virtual safety car deployments
The win in Hungarian GP for the Belgian racer means that he now has an 80-point title lead. All of the top three teams were in contention to win the game but Red Bull took the crown.
Hamilton finished 2nd in the French GP which was also his best result this season. The British racer still couldn't match the performance of his rival Verstappen as he clenched French GP but it was his best finish while also continuing the podium streak.
With Sainz second, Lewis Hamilton took his first podium finish since the opening round of the season, with the Mercedes driver finishing ahead of team-mate George Russell.