Lewis Hamilton bounced back from a trio of poor races with victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix. He resisted pressure from both Lotus drivers – first Romain Grosjean, then Kimi Raikkonen, the latter crossing the finish line just one second behind the McLaren.

Hamilton drew away from Raikkonen slightly towards the end of the race, the pair trading sector times until the chequered flag. Their final laps were almost identical, and after 69 laps of racing there was just a second between them.

The McLaren driver claimed his third victory at the Hungaroring and his second win of 2012.

Red Bull also opted for the three-stop approach for both their cars. Vettel was able to get in and out without losing fourth place but didn’t have enough time to catch Grosjean despite taking two seconds per lap out of the Lotus. He finished one second behind, needing that extra lap which was cut from the race distance to launch an attack for the final podium place.

If for Vettel it was a case of “nothing ventured, nothing gained”, Webber lost out badly with his final stop. He came in fifth, resumed eighth and stayed there. Like Button he found Senna’s Williams impossible to pass.

Button had managed to leapfrog the Williams but was frustrated to finish sixth having run third.