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2012 Hungarian F1 GP: Hamilton Takes Hungaroring

Lewis Hamilton took a big win at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, leaping off pole and joining the exclusive 'two wins in 2012' club in the process. The McLaren team performed faultlessly all weekend and carefully crafted a race-win


Lewis Hamilton took a big win at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, leaping off pole and joining the exclusive 'two wins in 2012' club in the process.

The McLaren team performed faultlessly all weekend and carefully crafted a race-winning strategy, despite a concerted effort from the Lotus team to spoil the party.

Mark Webber had another difficult race, thanks to differential troubles robbing him of pace, and a strategy that relied on the misfortune of others.

Race

The grid feared a forecast storm, but the skies remained clear for the duration. Mark Webber went to the grid on the medium tyre, while most of the grid started on softs.

The grid formed up for the start, but it was aborted due to a stationary Mercedes, that of Michael Schumacher. The Mercedes was rolled into pitlane and the German was able to start from the pits.

The drivers re-formed the grid and this time the race was go as the five red lights went out.

Lewis Hamilton got a great start, as did Vettel who lunged at Grosjean into turn one, who refused to yield and wrong-footed the Red Bull driver. Button got alongside the German then got the inside line at turn 3 and pushed Vettel back to fourth.

Mark Webber rocketed into seventh by turn two, a fantastic start while Felipe Massa went backwards, as did Pastor Maldonado.

Schumacher pitted at the end of the first lap to switch to mediums but then got a drive-through for a pitlane speeding infringement.

Raikkonen was having his own problems, radioing his team to say his KERS wasn't working properly.

Alonso was holding the pack up in fifth, a train forming behind him from sixth to 13th. Hamilton and Grosjean were swapping fastest times up the front, extending the gap back to Button who was holding steady in third.

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