Defending F1 champion Hamilton gets 1st win of 2009 at Hungary; Raikkonen 2nd

Hamilton picks up 1st F1 win of 2009 at Hungary

BUDAPEST, Hungary — McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has won the Hungarian Grand Prix, giving Formula One’s defending champion his first victory of the season.

Hamilton snapped a streak of 11 races without a top-three finish.

Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen was second Sunday and Red Bull’s Mark Webber finished third to move into second in the title race after teammate Sebastian Vettel retired with an engine problem.

Pole sitter Fernando Alonso of Renault retired early after one of his front tires came off.

Overall leader Jenson Button finished seventh and leads Webber by 18.5 points.

The race was overshadowed by the absence of Felipe Massa, who remained in the hospital in “life-threatening” but stable condition with multiple skull fractures after a crash in qualifying.