Why Williams Are Most Likely to Challenge Mercedes in 2nd Half of 2015 F1 Season

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Published: August 1, 2015

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So, can he win it?

It's a question we've become accustomed to asking in the immediate aftermath of every Hungarian Grand Prix, such is the event's tendency to provide unpredictable races and surprise winners.

In each of the last three seasons, the dark horse in the championship battle has triumphed at the tight and twisty dust bowl that is the Hungaroring, supposedly injecting renewed momentum and seriousness into a title challenge just beginning to fall flat.



Lewis Hamilton's first Mercedes victory in the 2013 race came on the back of his third pole position in succession and barely 24 hours after he admitted how—due to the hot conditions, the fragile Pirelli tyres and his car's habit of charring its rubber—it "would be a miracle" if he won, per BBC Sport's Andrew Benson.

If Hamilton managed to reach the top step of the podium when he felt needed divine intervention, just what could he achieve on days when the odds were stacked in his favour?

In 2014, meanwhile, Daniel Ricciardo told Sky Sports News how the championship—against the backdrop of the double-points finale in Abu Dhabi—was reappearing on his radar after the Red Bull driver's second victory in five races.



This year, it is the turn of Sebastian Vettel to dare to dream after claiming his second win (and seventh podium) of the season in Hungary, where, after snatching the lead at the first corner, the four-time world champion controlled the race from start to finish.

If Hamilton was thought to be in contention for the title after his 2013 win, which moved him to within 48 points of the championship leader—and Ricciardo fancied his chances 12 months ago, despite a 71-point deficit to then-leader Nico Rosberg—surely Vettel, now just 42 points away from the summit of the standings, must be in with a shot.

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