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Raikkonen claws back with Hungary GP win
(China Daily)
Updated: 2005-08-01 05:32

BUDAPEST: Kimi Raikkonen won the Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren yesterday to revive his Formula One title hopes and claw 10 points back from Renault's championship leader Fernando Alonso.

Ferrari Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany leads the pack after the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix on Hungaroring near Budapest, July 31,2005. McLaren's Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland won the race, Toyota Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher finished on third place.
Ferrari Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany leads the pack after the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix on Hungaroring near Budapest, July 31,2005. [Reuters]
After the agony of retiring while leading last weekend's German Grand Prix, won by Alonso who failed to score this time, the Finn celebrated his fourth victory of the year in the heat of the Hungaroring.

Seven times world champion Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari finished 35.5 seconds behind, after starting on pole position and leading for much of the first half.

Alonso was 11th on an afternoon of hard labour and no reward, his lead cut to a still comfortable 26 with six races remaining.

McLaren trimmed Renault's lead in the constructors' championship to 12 points but their hopes of a one-two finish died when Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya retired while leading after 41 of the 70 laps.

Alonso's race was wrecked when he broke his car's front wing in a coming together with Ralf Schumacher's Toyota at the first corner.

The 24-year-old pitted at the end of the opening lap and rejoined in 17th place at a circuit where overtaking is notoriously difficult.
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