5 Talking points from the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen delivering again for the Alfa

F1 Grand Prix of Hungary - where Raikkonen collected a respectable P7

In races where the best drivers of the grid, inarguably, driving faster machines become the toast of F1 and the talk of the town, not an awful lot is reserved for the midfielders. Take Kimi Raikkonen, the most experienced man on the grid, for example.

So far, Raikkonen has been the only man who's been giving the likes of Renault, Haas, and even McLaren, the fastest team in the tight midfield battle, some competition. And more often than not, Kimi has succeeded.

He entered the Hungaroring at the back of a stellar statistic, having graced the podium on 9 separate occasions. While a podium finish have surely have seemed unlikely, but what wasn't was the prospect of seeing Kimi finishing comfortably inside the top ten.

And that's exactly what the Iceman delivered for the Hinwill-based outfit as he collected a cool and reassuring seventh-place on the grid, managing to keep Valtteri Bottas at bay upon the completion of the 70 laps.

Raikkonen jumping a couple of places inside the opening lap to gain control of the eighth position having started from tenth was his best moment of the race.