Jenson Button 1st“I want to say a big, big thank you to the team today. The car worked a treat in all conditions, and we made all the right strategy calls. We deserved this win and it felt great to stand alongside my race engineer Dave (Robson) on the occasion of his first appearance on the podium. The race was a brilliantly eventful one. I had a good battle with Lewis when we were running one-two. We were both driving on the limit and the gap ebbed and flowed, depending on the traffic. It was good fun and I was sorry that we weren’t standing up there on the podium together at the end of it all. This was the perfect way to celebrate my 200th Grand Prix, and the team can enter the summer break with a spring in its step. We know we have a good car, so let’s enjoy our holidays and come back even stronger at Spa-Francorchamps. I’m excited about that race already.”
Lewis Hamilton 4th“Big congratulations to Jenson. He pushed me hard and he deserved to win the race. I felt sorry for the team that we didn’t get a one-two, but at least one of us got the victory. The car felt very good to drive today. I think the cooler conditions helped us, but the team has done a fantastic job to get us where we are. We’ve now won two races in the space of a week, which is a great way to enter the summer break. I’m disappointed in myself for spinning. I had to do a doughnut to get myself facing the right way and that forced Paul (di Resta) onto the grass, which is why I got the drive-through penalty. I’ve apologised to Paul and I’ll put the penalty behind me and move on to the next race.”
Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren team principal What a way for Jenson to celebrate his 200th Grand Prix! Just brilliant! Fantastic! Those were very, very difficult conditions this afternoon, and it was easy to get it wrong, but Jenson drove a great race. His measured yet combative drive was a testament to how naturally smooth and smart he is on the racetrack, and he really deserved this win. Lewis was in the pits six times this afternoon and he got his drive-through penalty for putting Paul on the grass. He’ll be disappointed because he’d like to have been standing on the top step of the podium alongside Lewis, but he accepted his penalty well. He kept his cool and overtook another couple of cars as a result. His resulting fourth place gave him - and us - 12 valuable world championship points. This was McLaren’s 10th win in Hungary - a record - and it comes on the back of Lewis’s win in Germany last weekend. We’ve won three of the past five Grands Prix, and have scored 119 world championship points over the same period. The team can now take a well-deserved break before attacking the second half of the season.”
Results
Pos Driver Team 1. Button McLaren-Mercedes 2. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 3. Alonso Ferrari 4. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 5. Webber Red Bull-Renault 6. Massa Ferrari 7. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes 8. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 9. Rosberg Mercedes 10. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 11. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 12. Petrov Renault 13. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 14. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 15. Perez Sauber-Ferrari 16. Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 17. Glock Virgin-Cosworth 18. Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 19. D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 20. Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth
Fastest lap: Massa, 1:23.415
DNF
Kovalainen Lotus-Renault Schumacher Mercedes Heidfeld Renault Trulli Lotus-Renault
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