Lewis Hamilton arrives at the Hungaroring ahead of the race in which he will start on pole after Fernando Alonso's demotion Alonso is the centre of media attention at the track after his involvement in the controversial qualifying session Hamilton starts well to lead the field to the first corner while Kimi Raikkonen moves into second spot in the Ferrari Alonso struggles from the start and finds his McLaren stuck in the middle of a group of cars as the opening lap unfolds Hamilton and Raikkonen leave the rest of the field behind as the McLaren and Ferrari vie for supremacy up front Alonso starts to pick his way through the field as the race progresses as he searches for vital world championship points Memories of last year's win seem very distant as Jenson Button's miserable season continues with retirement midway through the race BMW's Nick Heidfeld consolidates his third place after losing second spot to Raikkonen at the start of the race Despite pressure from the Ferrari of Raikkonen, Hamilton steers clear of any trouble to take the chequered flag The victory extends Hamilton's lead in the driver's championship to seven points after Alonso finishes fourth
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