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Last weekend was the final race before all drivers and team staff take their summer breaks for the next three weeks.
In case you need reminding it was Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton who won the Hungarian Grand Prix in beautiful Budapest ahead of his championship rival Sebastian Vettel.
Hamilton's fifth race win of the season now puts him 24 points ahead of the German and now the favourite to win this year's driver's championship come November.
But there are still plenty of races to go in the 2018 calendar.
In the meantime however, let's review all 20 driver's performances from this year's race in the Hungaroring.
Here are Sportskeeda's driver ratings for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
#10 Williams
Sergey Sirotkin - 16th
Sergey Sirotkin started the race 2nd from last while his teammate Lance Stroll began from the pits.
As from what we have seen from most of the 12 races in 2018, Sirotkin has had many quiet races.
From hanging around at the back of the grid to facing a number of DNFs, the Russian might be over the moon to be having a summer break to help forget the first half of a dreadful campaign.
Driver's rating: 2/10
Lance Stroll - 17th
Lance Stroll's future at Williams could come at an end later this year if the rumours are true of his billionaire father planning to buy Sahara Force India.
This has come after Force India announced last Friday that they had gone into administration.
And with this latest development Stroll could be a future racer at the pink panther team.
It can't get any worst for the Canadian as there seems to be no progress for him at Williams.
Driver's rating: 2/10
#9 Sauber
Marcus Ericsson - 15th
A mixed race for Sauber's Marcus Ericsson.
The Swede started off badly by going over Daniel Ricciardo's rear left wheel at the start of the race but was able to carry on.
Ericsson has been improving over the last few weeks since his team mate Charles Leclerc has taken everyone by surprise.
But Ericsson will be disappointed to have finished a place lower than when he started at lights out.
Driver's rating - 3/10
Charles Leclerc - DNF
Not a way to wrap up your first 12 races as a Formula 1 driver by receiving a DNF next to your name on the leaderboard.
Charles Leclerc has been one of the main talking points since his impressive performances for Sauber throughout 2018 so far.
The man from Monaco will be gutted not to at least finish the race on Sunday.
But the rumours are growing higher and higher for Leclerc to be joining Ferrari at some point in the future.
Driver's rating - 1/10
#8 Scuderia Toro Rosso
Pierre Gasly - 6th
Another young and impressive driver that keeps coming up with the goods.
Pierre Gasly's first full season in F1 has not even been a year yet and the Frenchman is knocking on Red Bull's door.
Gasly somehow stayed unlapped in Sunday's race alongside the five drivers who finished ahead of him of Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen, Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas.
Who knows where Gasly's future lies, come the end of the year.
Driver's rating - 7/10
Brendon Hartley - 11th
It's been a tough year for Brendon Hartley so far.
With the talent being on display from his team mate, Pierre Gasly, the New Zealander has not been on the same par.
Hartley had a strong qualification by starting the race in 8th position but then the harsh reality arrived on race day as the 28 year old finished outside the points in 11th place.
Driver's rating - 5/10
#7 McLaren
Fernando Alonso - 8th
Fernando Alonso yet again with another strong finish for McLaren when the harsh reality is that this year's car struggles to compete above and beyond 8th place.
Could this be Alonso's final summer break as an F1 driver?
The Spaniard's future is unsure but we may know more in the upcoming weeks throughout August.
The two-time world champion is apparently very disappointed with his team's efforts of coming up with a competitive car.
The highlight of Alonso's performance on Sunday was unlapping himself by overtaking Valtteri Bottas but would eventually be lapped again by the Fin.
Driver's rating: 6/10
Stoffel Vandoorne - DNF
Stoffel Vandoorne's future in Formula 1 could be in real doubt as the Dutchman has hardly improved from his debut season last year.
Sunday saw Vandoorne face his third DNF of the season and the last time we saw Vandoorne finish in the points was the second race of the year in Bahrain.
There are high rumours of either Lando Norris or Carlos Sainz taking his seat in 2019.
Vandoorne has a lot to do to change the bosses minds.
Driver's rating: 1/10
#6 Force India
Sergio Perez - 14th
It's been a very hard week for Force India after news came out on Friday that the team went into administration.
Sergio Perez took the team to court but for the good of saving over 400 jobs at the factory based next to the Silverstone circuit.
The Mexican said in an interview that the last few weeks has been difficult for him to work as a racing driver while other things are going on.
A poor qualification from Perez and his team mate Esteban Ocon very much denied them a points finish on Sunday.
Driver's rating: 3/10
Esteban Ocon - 13th
Esteban Ocon is of course in the same situation as Sergio Perez at Force India wondering what next for his employers.
Despite all of that going on, Ocon looks tipped to be taking Carlos Sainz's seat at Renault for next season.
Ocon will be happy to out qualify and finish ahead of his team mate but it won't help solve Force India's financial problems.
A difficult summer ahead for Force India.
Driver's rating: 3/10
#5 Haas
Kevin Magnussen - 7th
The last few races for Kevin Magnussen have been impressive.
The Haas driver has sealed recent top 10 finishes to help Haas still compete for fourth spot in the constructors' championship.
A 7th place finish on Sunday adds six points to the team's tally and are currently 16 points behind Reanult in fourth position.
Driver's rating: 6/10
Romain Grosjean - 10th
Romain Grosjean has had so many forgettable moments so far in 2018.
His basic error in Azerbaijan started a number of incidents that would see Grosjean's future in doubt.
But the last few weeks has seen Grosjean avoid anymore problems and instead bring the car home.
Every point counts in the constructors' championship and Gorsjean will be happy to finish the first half with a top 10 finish.
Driver's rating: 5/10
#4 Renault
Carlos Sainz Jnr - 9th
Carlos Sainz Jnr achieved his best qualifying performance by being fifth fastest on Saturday.
However, the Spaniard failed to stay there as he went on to finish in 9th place.
Sainz said in an interview on the F1 website on Tuesday that his race at the Hungarian Grand Prix summarised his season as 'frustrating'.
Driver's rating: 4/10
Nico Hulkenberg - 12th
The lead man in Renault's team missed out on the points on the same weekend as their team rivals, Haas, had both of their drivers finishing ahead of the German and his teammate Carlos Sainz Jnr.
The two races prior to the Hungarian Grand Prix saw Hulkenberg finish in 5th and 6th at the German and British Grand Prix.
Hulkenberg will be a little annoyed not to carry on his momentum ahead of the summer break.
Driver's rating: 3/10
#3 Red Bull
Daniel Ricciardo - 4th
Without doubt, the driver of the day at the Hungarian Grand Prix and that is Daniel Ricciardo.
The Australian started the race in 12th before storming through the pack including an overtake against Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas.
Not only did Ricciardo go up eight places but also recorded the fastest lap of the day with a 1:20.012.
Ricciardo's future is still unsure but the Aussie has got a big career decision coming up.
Driver's rating: 9/10
Max Verstappen - DNF
It feels as though Max Verstappen's win in Austria, on Red Bull's home soil, is a long time ago now.
Sunday saw Verstappen and Red Bull have problems with the Renault power unit and a team radio recording of many beeps of the 20-year-old's reaction says it all.
The end of the season couldn't come soon enough for Red Bull when their new partnership begins with Honda for 2019.
Driver's rating: 1/10
#2 Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel - 2nd
The last seven days or so have been difficult for Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari.
The team lost Sergio Marchionne before the Hungarian Grand Prix as both Ferrari cars had a black strip to remember him by.
And let's not forget Vettel missing out on winning his home race at the German Grand Prix.
Vettel maybe runner-up for now but will he change all of that come the end of the season in November?
Driver's rating: 7/10
Kimi Raikkonen - 3rd
The fifth podium in a row for Kimi Raikkonen as the Fin is reminding us all what the racer is capable of.
A good teammate for Vettel by moving aside for the German to compete at the top with Lewis Hamilton for the world championship.
Will Raikkonen still be a Ferrari driver in 12 months time?
Driver's rating: 6/10
#1 Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton - 1st
A second race win in a row for Lewis Hamilton in a week where the Briton turned the championship around.
At the start of July, the Austrian Grand Prix saw Vettel and Ferrari top both the driver's and constructors' championship.
Since then it has been all but success for Hamilton and his team.
The one thing we have definitely learnt from Mercedes since they have battled against Ferrari is that they perform when needed.
Driver's rating: 8/10
Valtteri Bottas - 5th
12 races into the 2018 season and amazingly Valtteri Bottas has not won a single race yet.
His agonising retirement in Baku while leading the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is still haunting the Fin as Bottas is wondering how to win a race for his team.
Bottas can at least relax this summer knowing his future at Mercedes is sorted for now after signing an extension in July but a race win must surely be around the corner.
Driver's rating: 5/10
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