McLaren ace Lewis Hamilton...

McLaren ace Lewis Hamilton was back on top at last weekendрЂ™s Hungarian grand prix. The defending champion took a dominant race victory at the end of a chaotic event that left FerrariрЂ™s Felipe Massa recovering from a serious head injury.

During qualifying on Saturday the young BrazilianрЂ™s skull was fractured in a freak accident when a suspension part fell off Rubens BarrichelloрЂ™s Brawn GP car. The Ferrari ace is now recuperating in hospital and is not expected to race for at least six weeks.

As a result Kimi Raikkonen was the only entry for the Italian squad on race day, starting down in seventh place. However, like eventual winner Hamilton, the Finn used the extra power of his KERS system to catapult up the order into the first corner, before fighting his way up to second at the finish.

Pole-sitter Fernando Alonso managed to stay in front before being reeled in by Hamilton, who had already passed the Red BullрЂ™s of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel.

Alonso held off HamiltonрЂ™s McLaren for a while, but a light fuel load meant the two-time world champ headed for the pits after just twelve laps, leaving the way clear for Lewis.

Disaster then stuck for Alonso when his mechanics failed to secure the right front wheel of his Renault, causing it come adriftf as soon as he rejoined the race. The French squad were subsequently hauled in front of the race stewards, before being slapped with a ban for the next round, the European grand prix in Valencia, Spain.

Another driver suffering a torrid time in Hungary was championship leader Jenson Button. The Brawn GP driver struggled for pace all weekend, eventually bringing his machine home in seventh place and securing two valuable championship points рЂ“ he now leads Mark Webber by 18.5 points

Further down the grid Toro RossoрЂ™s Jaime Algusuari made an assured debut. Despite qualifying at the back of the grid, the young Spaniard fought his way up to fifteenth at the flag, one place ahead of his team mate Sebastien Buemi.

But the big news was McLarenрЂ™s recovery from its dismal early season form, with a first win for Lewis Hamilton since last yearрЂ™s Chinese grand prix and a fourth place finish for Heikki Kovalainen.

рЂЗItрЂ™s an incredible feeling to be back here after what feels such a long time awayрЂЭ, exclaimed Hamilton. рЂЗI am just so proud of the guys, as I go into the factory and I see how hard everyone is pushing. Everyone wants to win just as much as I do and they never gave up. They have never given up which is something very rare to see in such a large group of people. I am very, very proud of them.рЂЭ

Next up the team рЂ“ minus Renault рЂ“ head to Spain for the European grand prix on 23 August.

Result

1. HamiltonВ В В В В  McLaren-Mercedes

2. RaikkonenВ В В В  Ferrari

3. WebberВ В В В В В В  Red Bull-Renault

4. RosbergВ В В В В В  Williams-Toyota

5. KovalainenВ В В  McLaren-Mercedes

6. GlockВ В В В В В В В  Toyota

7. ButtonВ В В В В В В  Brawn-Mercedes

8. TrulliВ В В В В В В  Toyota

9. NakajimaВ В В В В  Williams-Toyota

10. BarrichelloВ В  Brawn-Mercedes

11. HeidfeldВ В В В В  BMW Sauber

12. PiquetВ В В В В В В  Renault

13. KubicaВ В В В В В В  BMW Sauber

14. FisichellaВ В В  Force India-Mercedes

15. AlguersuariВ В  Toro Rosso-Ferrari

16. BuemiВ В В В В В В В  Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Driver championship

1. Jenson Button В В В  В 70

2. Mark Webber В В  В 51.5

3. Sebastian Vettel В В  В 47

4. Rubens Barrichello В В  В 44

5. Nico Rosberg В В  В 25.5

6. Jarno Trulli В В  В 22.5

7. Felipe Massa В В  В 22

8. Lewis Hamilton В В  В 19

9. Kimi Räikkönen В В  В 18

10. Timo Glock В В  В 16

Constructor championship

1. Brawn-Mercedes В В В  В 114

2. RBR-Renault В В  В 98.5

3. Ferrari В В  В 40

4. Toyota В В  В 38.5

5. McLaren-Mercedes В В  В 28

6. Williams-Toyota В В  В 25.5

7. Renault В В  В 13

8. BMW Sauber В В  В 8

9. STR-Ferrari В В  В 5