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Lewis Hamilton wins Hungarian Grand Prix
Grosjean was often less than 2 seconds behind Hamilton until he was passed by Raikkonen as the Finn came out of the pit lane after his final tire change on lap 45.
Raikkonen kept the pressure on Hamilton until the end.
“They are absolutely rapid, these guys,” Hamilton said about the two Lotus drivers. “If we were on another track where overtaking was much easier, I think perhaps the result would have been different.”
For Grosjean, who returned to F1 this season after seven races with Renault in 2009, it was the third podium finish of the year.
“We were really close to fighting for the win,” the Swiss-born Frenchman said. “It’s a good result for the team, but to be honest I’m a bit disappointed.”
Grosjean was diplomatic about Raikkonen’s manoeuvr at Turn 1, when the 2007 world champion practically pushed him off the track to take over second place.
“He did what he had to do to not let me pass,” said Grosjean, who sounded confident he would have caught Hamilton. “I went a little bit on the outside and got the marbles on the tires, and then I struggled to recover. It is what it is.”
