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Once again, McLaren take the spoils in inclement weather and Jenson Button claims a superb victory at the scene of his maiden triumph five years ago. Yesterday his website was hacked, but today he was the hacker, keeping cool in difficult conditions while others lost their way.
Vettel and Red Bull team boss Christian Horner will be pleased with second place and taking a healthy championship lead into the summer break.
Others will also be encouraged this afternoon. Paul di Resta put in a really good drive to grab seventh and Sebastien Buemi will be well pleased with eighth. Daniel Ricciardo beats his team-mate and he is starting to climb the steep Formula 1 slope.
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Vettel and Red Bull team boss Christian Horner will be pleased with second place and taking a healthy championship lead into the summer break.
Others will also be encouraged this afternoon. Paul di Resta put in a really good drive to grab seventh and Sebastien Buemi will be well pleased with eighth. Daniel Ricciardo beats his team-mate and he is starting to climb the steep Formula 1 slope.
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Red Bull continues its march towards another constructors' title, with a sizable 103 point margin over the revitalised McLaren team.
Today's winner Button is now 100 points behind Vettel in fifth.
Webber remains second in points, with Hamilton just three behind the Red Bull man and Alonso another point back in fourth.
With the race winners varying race-by-race, Vettel moves to an 85 point advantage going into the summer holiday.
Four drivers retired from the Hungarian Grand Prix:
Heikki Kovalainen disappeared in the late stages after another determined drive, Michael Schumacher spun and stopped at Turn 2 while fighting against Massa for position and Jarno Trulli stopped early in the pitlane.
Nick Heidfeld suffered perhaps once of the strangest retirements we have ever seen. His Renault burst into flames just after a pitstop, then partially exploded, ripping a hole in the side of the R31 as Heidfeld jumped away to safety.
Heikki Kovalainen disappeared in the late stages after another determined drive, Michael Schumacher spun and stopped at Turn 2 while fighting against Massa for position and Jarno Trulli stopped early in the pitlane.
Nick Heidfeld suffered perhaps once of the strangest retirements we have ever seen. His Renault burst into flames just after a pitstop, then partially exploded, ripping a hole in the side of the R31 as Heidfeld jumped away to safety.
They stand atop the podium for the traditional winner's photographs and make their way into the interview room to discuss an epic race.
The champagne sprays on the podium and Button sprays his team down below, before giving his engineer a deserved shower.
Alonso receives the sponsor-shaped trophy for his run to a popular third place.
Vettel collects his award for second place in today's event. He raises the trophy above his head and looks pleased with the performance.
McLaren's Dave Robson, Button's engineer, is on hand to collect the award for the winning constructor.
Jenson Button picks up the trophy for his brilliant win at the scene of his memorable first victory. He is delighted.
The top three drivers step out onto the podium and God Save the Queen rings out to salute today's winners - Jenson Button and McLaren.
Button jogs out of parc ferme to embrace his delighted McLaren team.
Daniel Ricciardo gets to the end in 18th, beating D'Ambrosio in 19th and Tonio Liuzzi in the other HRT.
Sutil came back past Perez in the late stages and pulled away to finish 14th, the Mexican 15th, Maldonado 16th and Glock 17th.
Out of the points: Kobayashi had to give it best and dropped to 11th after that late pitstop, with Petrov 12th and Barrichello 13th.
Button tells his team that this is perfect heading into the summer break. "Let's come back and win them all," he exclaims.
There is delight in the Button camp as they celebrate wildly.
Jaime Alguersuari claims the final point in 10th after an epic battle at the lower end of the points in the late stages.
Di Resta does hold on to seventh, keeping it together for a great result with Buemi eighth and Rosberg ninth.
Webber ends up fifth for Red Bull, with Massa sixth in his Ferrari.
Hamilton was spectacular throughout, leading for much of the distance, but will be frustrated with his fourth place finish.
It's a fine third for Alonso, who cut through the chaos for another podium finish.
Vettel takes second in his Red Bull, bolstering his incredible championship advantage.
Another sensational drive from the 2009 champion in mixed conditions, with the strategy calls once again putting him on top of the podium.
Jenson Button wins his 200th race with a brilliant victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix!
Lap 70: Di Resta is likely to hold on to seventh now, with Buemi 2.1s back and Rosberg unable to do anything about passing the Toro Rosso.
Lap 70: Button is less than half a lap from victory in another modern classic.
Lap 69: Webber is keeping Hamilton on his toes as the pair continue into their penultimate tour.
Lap 68: Di Resta maintains seventh but Buemi closes the gap further still to just 2.7s, but Rosberg is now up with the Swiss driver.
Lap 68: Button is two laps away from his second Hungarian Grand Prix triumph.
Lap 67: Spots of rain return and Rosberg in ninth is less than one second behind Buemi now.
Lap 67: Alguersuari is 10th with Kobayashi 11th and now some 25s behind the Toro Rosso after that stop in the pits.
Lap 66: Rosberg in ninth is just 1.6s behind Buemi and catching the developing scrap quickly.
Lap 66: Five laps remain in a thrilling Hungarian Grand Prix.
Lap 65: With Massa all alone in sixth, di Resta is seventh but now has Buemi catching back up to him again. The gap is 3.5s.
Lap 65: Button has cemented his lead up front with a nine second advantage over Vettel.
Lap 65: But Hamilton is now over 30 seconds behind third-place Alonso and there is little more he can do in the remaining laps.
Lap 65: Kobayashi eventually gives it best and pits after that long stint. He falls outside the points.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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