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Raikkonen boosts world title hopes

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen revived his world championship hopes with a comfortable victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest on Sunday.

The Finn finished over half a minute clear of Michael Schumacher's Ferrari with brother Ralf Schumacher in a Toyota in third.

Championship leader Fernando Alonso finished out of the points after damaging the front wing of his Renault on the opening lap.

Raikkonen is now 26 points behind the Spaniard with six rounds of the championship remaining.

Raikkonen's main opposition was set to be team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya, but the unfortunate Colombian retired on lap 40 with a drive shaft problem while leading.

"It was disappointing for the team because it should have been a one-two, but personally I am very happy," said Raikkonen.

McLaren also cut Renault's lead in the constructors' championship to 12 points.

Alonso's race was wrecked when he broke his car's front wing in a coming together with Ralf Schumacher's Toyota on lap one.

"I think I was unlucky today," said the 24-year-old after finishing 11th.

"I was very surprised by how many movements Ralf was making into the first corner and he just didn't give me any room at all and hit the front wing," said Alonso.

Alonso pitted at the end of the lap and rejoined in 17th place at a circuit where overtaking is notoriously difficult.

Italian Jarno Trulli completed a good day for Toyota with fourth place, while Britain's Jenson Button used a two-stop strategy to claim fifth for BAR-Honda and score his fourth consecutive points finish.

German Nick Heidfeld used a similar strategy to climb up into sixth place for Williams.

Australian Mark Webber, who qualified with the heaviest car on the grid, brought the second Williams home in seventh but was lapped by the leaders and Takuma Sato completed the points scorers for BAR-Honda.

The start was a disaster for Red Bull, with Christian Klein flipping his his car on the opening turn, then teammate David Coulthard lost control and spun off.

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