Alonso keeps Ferrari sweet with second place

Second placed Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain splashes with champagne after the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit, near Budapest July 27, 2014. REUTERS/David W Cerny

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Fernando Alonso gave himself an early birthday present, and kept Ferrari sweet, after finishing second in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

The result was the Spaniard's best result of the year, after a third place in China, and came at the circuit where he took his first win in Formula One with Renault back in 2003.