Hungry Hamilton holds off Raikkonen to reignite title hopes

Lewis Hamilton resisted late pressure from Kimi Raikkonen to win the Hungarian Grand Prix from lights to flag and said: “It’s good to be back.”

While Hamilton launched his McLaren from pole position, and made what he described as “the best start I’ve had all year”, Raikkonen started fifth in his Lotus and lost a place to championship leader Fernando Alonso, which forced him to lap behind the Ferrari for his first stint and conserve his tyres.

Raikkonen had a problem with his KERS, which failed at the start of the race and only later returned at 50% power.