Sunday, July 31, 2011

2011 HUNGARY GP: JENSON BUTTON KING OF WET/DRY CIRCUITS


Jenson Button wins his 200th race with a brilliant drive on wet/dry Hungaroring. Another sensational drive from the 2009 champion in mixed conditions, with the strategy calls once again putting him on top of the podium. Button eventually led Sebastian Vettel over the line by 3.5s, who in turn had a lead of 16.2s over Fernando Alonso in third. But those gaps don't do justice to how close this race was, with Hamilton, who finished fourth, looking nailed on for victory until the third pit stops when he took on supersoft tyres instead of softs.

Jenson Button:
"For some reason I like these conditions, don't ask me my why, but it worked out again. A great call from the team to put me on the prime tyre when they did, a great call from all of us. All round it has been an amazing weekend. I want to say a big thank you to the team. Everyone has worked so hard to produce the car we have now. I think we are going into the break on a nice high. Every day we are on holiday we'll be thinking about Spa. It turned out a little bit different with the rain coming down, but I had a lot of fun all the same. It's always fun racing with Lewis. It's great to come away with a victory this weekend."


The Hungarian Grand Prix;70 laps; 306.663km;
Weather: Mixed conditions.

Classified:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1h43:42.337
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault + 3.588
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 19.819
4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 48.338
5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault + 49.742
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari + 1:17.176
7. Paul Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 1 lap
8. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
9. Nico Rosberg Mercedes + 1 lap
10. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
11. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 1 lap
12. Vitaly Petrov Renault + 1 lap
13. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth + 2 laps
14. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 2 laps
15. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 2 laps
16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth + 2 laps
17. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth + 4 laps
18. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth + 4 laps
19. Jerom D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth + 5 laps
20. Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth + 5 laps

Fastest lap: Felipe Massa, 1:23.415

Not classified/retirements:
Driver Team On lap
Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 56
Schumacher Mercedes 27
Heidfeld Renault 24
Trulli Lotus-Renault 18


After 11 races:
Drivers: Constructors:
1. Vettel 234 1. Red Bull-Renault 383
2. Webber 149 2. McLaren-Mercedes 280
3. Hamilton 146 3. Ferrari 215
4. Alonso 145 4. Mercedes 80
5. Button 134 5. Renault 66
6. Massa 70 6. Sauber-Ferrari 35
7. Rosberg 48 7. Force India-Mercedes 26
8. Heidfeld 34 8. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 22
9. Schumacher 32 9. Williams-Cosworth 4
10. Petrov 32
11. Kobayashi 27
12. Sutil 18
13. Buemi 12
14. Alguersuari 10
15. Di Resta 8
16. Perez 8
17. Barrichello 4

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