Hamilton wins in Hungary after pole controversy05.08.2007 14:01 SportsBy Alan Baldwin BUDAPEST (Reuters) - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton led the Hungarian Grand Prix from start to finish on Sunday to stretch his championship lead over unhappy team mate Fernando Alonso to seven points. The 22-year-old British rookie took his third victory and 10th podium finish in 11 races, 0.7 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. Germany's Nick Heidfeld was third for BMW Sauber. Spain's double world champion Alonso, who was stripped of pole position and demoted to sixth place on the starting grid for unnecessarily impeding Hamilton in Saturday's qualifying, finished fourth. As punishment for that same incident, but subject to appeal, leaders McLaren were barred from scoring points towards the constructors' championship in the race. McLaren remained on 138 points, with Ferrari narrowing the gap on 119 with six races remaining. Ferrari's Felipe Massa, third in the championship before Sunday's race, failed to score after starting 14th and slipped to fourth place overall. Hamilton has 80 points, Alonso 73, Raikkonen 60 and Massa 59 in a championship that remains very much a four-way battle with an appeal hearing into a spy controversy also hanging over McLaren's hopes. Continued... Source: reuters.comwww.alllee.com |
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