Ralf enjoys 'great' race in Hungary

The Toyota driver took full advantage of his two-stop strategy to finish in sixth position, even running ahead of world champion Fernando Alonso for several laps.

"The race was great," said Schumacher. "I made a strong start and was fighting for fourth place in the first few corners.

"The car was really good, at the beginning it was a bit nervous but we made some front flap adjustments and then it was okay. After the first pitstops we started to see different strategies from some of the teams.

"We went with a two-stopper and I think we made the right decision. It was a shame we lost quite a bit of time coming up behind Heidfeld later in the race but still three points is good for the team. We need them and now we are looking good for the rest of the season. It's my best result of the season so I am happy."

Teammate Jarno Trulli was not so positive after the race, the Italian unable to finish in the points after making a poor start from eighth place.

He finished in 10th position.

"That was a disappointing race because we had looked competitive this weekend," he said. "It was very difficult for me after the start because again it was bad. I lost a lot of positions and from there I couldn't really do anything because it is so hard to overtake on this circuit. I was just stuck in traffic.

"We tried to make up some positions with our strategy and when I was in clear air my lap times improved so I moved up a bit. However, you cannot do too much on this track.

"The final stint was quite difficult on the option tyre but at that stage there was not much we could do to improve our position. We have work to do before the next race."