HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING
Hungaroring, Budapest
4.381kms / 2.772 miles
Weather: Sunny with some cloud
Air: 30 - 310C, Track: 38 - 440C
Qualifying for round 11 of the Championship, the Hungarian Grand Prix, ended badly for the AT&T Williams team in Budapest today. Nico Rosberg eased into Q2, but was unable to convert a promising pace when his car showed up a hydraulic problem leaving him confined to the garage for the duration of the run and in P15 for tomorrow’s race.
Kazuki Nakajima was knocked out of Q1 having struggled with balance and heavy traffic on his final run and will start the race from 17th on the grid for his first outing at the Hungarian track.
Nico Rosberg:
We had a difficult start to this weekend, but we’ve improved throughout the sessions and learnt a lot of things along the way. We therefore weren’t looking too bad for qualifying. I made a mistake on my fast lap in Q1 and lost two and a half tenths in one corner, so my Q1 time did not show the true potential of our car.
We then had a good chance of making it into Q3, but a hydraulic problem meant I couldn’t go out at all in Q2 which was disappointing. It’s pretty interesting here tyre-wise as both are very soft on this track, but the harder ones were better for me today.
Kazuki Nakajima:
It was a difficult qualifying for me. Aside from plenty of traffic, I didn’t really manage to find the right balance on my last set of option tyres. Both factors compromised my run.
We now need to go through the data and work out what’s happening in order to get the most out of the car for tomorrow.
Sam Michael, Technical Director:
It was always going to be a tight qualifying session for us. Unfortunately, Kazuki didn’t progress through from the first session. Nico obviously could have delivered more, but a hydraulic problem kept him in the garage for the whole of Q2.
There was no sign of it during the last run in Q1, but it became apparent when we fired up for the second session. We’re investigating the cause now and will resolve the problem in time for the race.
1 L HamiltonMcLaren Mercedes--1:20.899
2 H Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes-1:21.140
3 F Massa Ferrari- 1:21.191
15 N Rosberg FW30 05–H355 AT&T WILLIAMS 1:20.748 (14th) No time (15th) -
17 K Nakajima FW30 04-H336 AT&T WILLIAMS 1:21.085 - -
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Force India Formula One - Hungaroring qualifying
02.08.2008
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2008 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying and Final Free Practice Report
Adrian Sutil (car 20, VJM01/02):
FP3: 20th 1:22.550 (23 laps)
Q1: 20th 1:22.113 (10 laps)
Giancarlo Fisichella (car 21, VJM01/05):
FP3: 19th 1:22.189 (22 laps)
Q1: 19th 1:21.670 (9 laps)
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02.08.2008
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2008 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX - SATURDAY 02/08/08
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02.08.2008
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Continuing this weekend's pre-Olympic theme, have a laugh at some of the silliest things said at past OIympic Games:
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Hungaroring - Qualifying results
02.08.2008
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FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2008
1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.376 1:19.473 1:20.899 12
2 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.945 1:19.480 1:21.140 16
3 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:19.578 1:19.068 1:21.191 16
4 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:20.053 1:19.776 1:21.281 19
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Hungaroring Final practice results
02.08.2008
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FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2008
1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.228 14
2 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:20.567 0.339 14
3 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:20.623 0.395 21
4 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.657 0.429 15
5 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:20.917 0.689 21
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ING Renault F1 Team - „Ein positiver erster Trainingstag"
01.08.2008
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Das ING Renault F1 Team nahm heute auf dem Hungaroring bei Budapest seine Vorbereitungen auf den Großen Preis von Ungarn am Sonntag auf.
Fernando Alonso, Renault R28-02 Nelson Piquet, Renault R28-01
1. Freies Training:
P5, 1.21,802 min, 18 Runden P8, 1.22,326 min, 19 Runden
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Force India Formula One - 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix Free Practice
01.08.2008
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Adrian Sutil (car 20, VJM01/02):
FP1: 18th 1:23.353 (25 laps)
FP2: 18th 1:22.358 (37 laps)
Giancarlo Fisichella (car 21, VJM01/05):
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Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes F1 - Hungaroring practices review
01.08.2008
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Lewis Hamilton MP4-23 07
Heikki Kovalainen MP4-23 05
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of the day after Friday's two free practice sessions for the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring, near Budapest. In the afternoon, Lewis completed 35 laps and set a best time of 1m20.554.
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Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 - Hungarian Grand-Prix Practice review
01.08.2008
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Sébastien Bourdais (STR3-01)
"Not too bad today. This morning was the first time I have driven here since the track configuration was changed, so I was finding out what it's like in a Formula 1 car. That went okay. This afternoon it was the usual programme of evaluating the tyres with different fuel loads.
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Red Bull Racing F1 - F1 Olympics
01.08.2008
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The 2008 Olympics start next week, Mark reckoned he wouldn't mind trying the cycling, while David said he'd go for the long distance running - but what would the rest of the F1 team do?
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AT&T Williams F1 - Hungarian Grand-Prix Practice review
01.08.2008
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Overcast
Sunny with some cloud
TOP 3
F Massa: 1:20.981K Raikkonen: 1: 21.345H Kovalainen: 1:121.410
L Hamilton: 1:20.554N Piquet: 1:20.748H Kovalainen: 1:20.760
N ROSBERG FW30-05 / H328 1:23.147 (16th) 21 LAPS 1:21.581 (10th) 34 LAPS
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Hungaroring Practice2 results
01.08.2008
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ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2008
1 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.554 35
2 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:20.748 0.194 38
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.760 0.206 33
4 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:20.928 0.374 35
5 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:21.009 0.455 36
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Formula1 - ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2008 - Friday test 1 results
01.08.2008
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1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:20.981 19
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:21.345 0.364 21
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.410 0.429 17
4 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.535 0.554 18
5 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:21.802 0.821 18
6 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:21.931 0.950 22
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Force India Formula One - Hungarian Grand Prix Preview
29.07.2008
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1 - 3 August 2008
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29.07.2008
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28.07.2008
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GP Ungarn:
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28.07.2008
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28.07.2008
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Fernando Alonso: „Habe an Ungarn sehr gute Erinnerungen."
28.07.2008
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28.07.2008
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Vorschau des ING Renault F1 Teams auf den Großen Preis von Ungarn auf dem Hungaroring bei Budapest, 11. von 18 Läufen zur FIA-Formel 1-Weltmeisterschaft 2008.
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Red Bull Racing F1 - Hungaroring preview
28.07.2008
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COST CUTTING IS THE HOT TOPIC IN F1 AT THE MOMENT AND RED BULL BRINGS YOU THE TOP SECRET TEAM BOSSES' DISCUSSION DOCUMENT
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Panasonic Toyota Racing F1 - Hungarian Grand-Prix preview
28.07.2008
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LET'S DO THE TWIST
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Q&A wiht Martin Whitmarsh and Norbert Haug - Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes F1
27.07.2008
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Martin Whitmarsh, CEO Formula 1, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
The drivers have described the MP4-23 as being particularly well-balanced in high-speed corners, how do you expect it to cope with the low-speed twists and turns of the Hungaroring?
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27.07.2008
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2008 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX PREVIEW
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22.07.2008
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Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 - Hungaroring review
06.08.2007
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2007 Hungarian Grand Prix Race
Adrian Sutil (car 20, F8-VII/03):
17th: 1:36.28.802 (2 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:22.263
Sakon Yamamoto (car 21, F8-VII/04):
DNF: Accident (4 laps)
Fastest lap: 1:26.741
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Red Bull Racing F1 - We're outta were...
06.08.2007
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..see you in three weeks
DAVID COULTHARD, (Finish Position 11th, Start Position: 10th)
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Panasonic Toyota Racing F1 - Three-sy does it
06.08.2007
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Panasonic Toyota Racing leaves Budapest with three points after Ralf Schumacher scored his best result of the season in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Ralf drove a fine race to claim 6th place, with Jarno Trulli finishing 10th. After the team's best qualifying result of the season - and penalties ... mehr |
