2013 Hungarian GP: Lewis Hamilton wins first race for Mercedes as tyre fears evaporate

Lewis Hamilton brilliantly confounded all pre-race expectations to finally convert a pole position into a maiden victory for Mercedes in the Hungarian GP and suggest he could yet pose a major title threat in the second half of 2013.

Having already been put under investigation for clouting the side of Button's McLaren at the chicane, which later resulted in a 20-second time penalty that didn't serve to affect the finishing order, Grosjean was penalised for putting all four wheels outside of the track at the top at turn four in what had appeared a breathtaking move around the outside of Felipe Massa. The aforementioned Button and Massa finished seventh and eighth respectively after eventful afternoons for both, with Sergio Perez's ninth place ensuring McLaren closed to within two points of Force India's fifth place in the standings, the Silverstone-based team failing to score for the second straight race after losing Adrian Sutil through a hydraulics fault early on. And in a result that's likely to be welcomed throughout the sport, Williams finally got their 2013 points account up and running as Pastor Maldonado took advantage of Nico Rosberg's fiery late retirement to snare the final point.