From GMM
The race for the 2009 world championship took a sharp turn in Hungary on Sunday, as the sport's reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton recorded a surprise victory.
Title contenders Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel both struggled: the Brawn driver just seventh at the chequered flag with tyre wear problems, and Red Bull's Vettel suffering a hefty blow with a tumultuous race and retirement.
It was therefore Mark Weber smiling most, despite the Nurburgring pole sitter and winner finishing just third. The Australian leapfrogged his teammate Vettel in the drivers' standings, and closed the gap to leader Button to 18.5 points.
"It's a bit of a surprise -- we expected to be a little bit quicker," said the Red Bull driver. "It was a pretty difficult venue for us. We knew we didn't have the advantage we had in the last two races.
"I'm pretty happy all in all. We're still very much a force," added Webber.
Vettel blamed Kimi Raikkonen, who finished second behind winner Hamilton, for his retirement. "In the first corner I had contact with Kimi," said the German, whose front suspension later failed.
The incident sparked the interest of the stewards, who are currently considering whether to penalise the Finn.
"I didn't notice that I had touched somebody," said the Ferrari driver, who also made contact with Hamilton at the first corner. "This is the first I've heard of it."
Webber, meanwhile, escaped penalty when his crew released him from a pitstop into Raikkonen's path.
Brawn's early-season dominance ended definitively in Hungary, after the team had blamed the cold circuit conditions at Silverstone and the Nurburgring.
"I don't think we can blame the weather," said Button at Budapest, where ambient temperatures hovered in the mid twenties on Sunday. "We've got to be looking in other areas."
At one point over the radio, the 29-year-old was heard to ask his engineer: "How can this car be so bad at the moment?"
The Briton told reporters: "Our car is not driving as well as it did at the start of the season. There's obviously an issue."
Pole sitter Fernando Alonso led early but retired after a problem with his right front tyre, which fell off shortly after a pitstop. The Spaniard also told reporters he had a problem with the fuel pump.
Felipe Massa's pit crew wished the injured Brazilian driver a speedy recovery on the grid, holding up his pit board with the message: "Forza Felipe. Siamo con te" (we are with you).
Classification of Hungarian grand prix 2009
1 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) 70 laps - 1.38'23"876
2 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 11"529
3 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 16"886
4 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 26"967
5 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 34"392
6 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 35"937
7 - Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 55"088
8 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 1'08"172
9 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'08"774
10 - Rubens Barrichello (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'09"256
11 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'10"612
12 - Nelson Piquet (Renault R29) - 1'11"512
13 - Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'14"056
14 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1 lap
15 - Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1 lap
16 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1 lap
Fastest lap : Mark Webber 1'21"365
Retirements
30° lap - Sebastian Vettel
16° lap - Fernando Alonso
2° lap - Adrian Sutil
Classifications of the drivers championship
1.Button 70; 2.Webber 51,5; 3.Vettel 47; 4.Barrichello 44; 5.Rosberg 25,5; 6.Trulli 22,5; 7.Massa 22; 8.Hamilton 19; 9.Raikkonen 18; 10.Glock 16; 11.Alonso 13; 12. Kovalainen 9; 13.Heidfeld 6; 14.Buemi 3; 15.Bourdais, Kubica 2.
Classification of the constructors championship
1.Brawn-Mercedes 114; 2.Red Bull-Renault 98,5; 3.Ferrari 40; 4.Toyota 38,5; 5. McLaren-Mercedes 28; 6.Williams-Toyota 25,5; 7.Renault 13; 8.BMW 8; 9.Toro Rosso-Ferrari 5.
Unofficial results
The race for the 2009 world championship took a sharp turn in Hungary on Sunday, as the sport's reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton recorded a surprise victory.
Title contenders Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel both struggled: the Brawn driver just seventh at the chequered flag with tyre wear problems, and Red Bull's Vettel suffering a hefty blow with a tumultuous race and retirement.
It was therefore Mark Weber smiling most, despite the Nurburgring pole sitter and winner finishing just third. The Australian leapfrogged his teammate Vettel in the drivers' standings, and closed the gap to leader Button to 18.5 points.
"It's a bit of a surprise -- we expected to be a little bit quicker," said the Red Bull driver. "It was a pretty difficult venue for us. We knew we didn't have the advantage we had in the last two races.
"I'm pretty happy all in all. We're still very much a force," added Webber.
Vettel blamed Kimi Raikkonen, who finished second behind winner Hamilton, for his retirement. "In the first corner I had contact with Kimi," said the German, whose front suspension later failed.
The incident sparked the interest of the stewards, who are currently considering whether to penalise the Finn.
"I didn't notice that I had touched somebody," said the Ferrari driver, who also made contact with Hamilton at the first corner. "This is the first I've heard of it."
Webber, meanwhile, escaped penalty when his crew released him from a pitstop into Raikkonen's path.
Brawn's early-season dominance ended definitively in Hungary, after the team had blamed the cold circuit conditions at Silverstone and the Nurburgring.
"I don't think we can blame the weather," said Button at Budapest, where ambient temperatures hovered in the mid twenties on Sunday. "We've got to be looking in other areas."
At one point over the radio, the 29-year-old was heard to ask his engineer: "How can this car be so bad at the moment?"
The Briton told reporters: "Our car is not driving as well as it did at the start of the season. There's obviously an issue."
Pole sitter Fernando Alonso led early but retired after a problem with his right front tyre, which fell off shortly after a pitstop. The Spaniard also told reporters he had a problem with the fuel pump.
Felipe Massa's pit crew wished the injured Brazilian driver a speedy recovery on the grid, holding up his pit board with the message: "Forza Felipe. Siamo con te" (we are with you).
Classification of Hungarian grand prix 2009
1 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) 70 laps - 1.38'23"876
2 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 11"529
3 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 16"886
4 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 26"967
5 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 34"392
6 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 35"937
7 - Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 55"088
8 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 1'08"172
9 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'08"774
10 - Rubens Barrichello (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'09"256
11 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'10"612
12 - Nelson Piquet (Renault R29) - 1'11"512
13 - Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'14"056
14 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1 lap
15 - Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1 lap
16 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1 lap
Fastest lap : Mark Webber 1'21"365
Retirements
30° lap - Sebastian Vettel
16° lap - Fernando Alonso
2° lap - Adrian Sutil
Classifications of the drivers championship
1.Button 70; 2.Webber 51,5; 3.Vettel 47; 4.Barrichello 44; 5.Rosberg 25,5; 6.Trulli 22,5; 7.Massa 22; 8.Hamilton 19; 9.Raikkonen 18; 10.Glock 16; 11.Alonso 13; 12. Kovalainen 9; 13.Heidfeld 6; 14.Buemi 3; 15.Bourdais, Kubica 2.
Classification of the constructors championship
1.Brawn-Mercedes 114; 2.Red Bull-Renault 98,5; 3.Ferrari 40; 4.Toyota 38,5; 5. McLaren-Mercedes 28; 6.Williams-Toyota 25,5; 7.Renault 13; 8.BMW 8; 9.Toro Rosso-Ferrari 5.
Unofficial results