Räikkönen comes close to F1 win in Hungary Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120729/f1/120729815#ixzz246Ku6zi9

by - 8/19/2012 06:37:00 p.m.


Kimi Räikkönen  put in his best drive of the Formula One season on his way to a superb second place in Hungary --and he also moved himself into serious title contention.
He sits fifth in the championship and only eight points behind second-place Mark Webber.
A KERS problem meant that Räikkönen lost a place to Fernando Alonso off the line. However, he got back in front of the Ferrari driver at the first stops and gained three more places after a superb middle stint.
“I had an OK start, but then we had an issue with the KERS,” Räikkönen said. “And I only could use 50 percent, and I lost one position to Fernando, so the first few laps were not really good because we were trying to get the KERS working.


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