F1 2009 - Race 10 - Hungarian GP - Qualifying

Prac One Standings:

Times
01 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:22.278 21 laps
02 N. Rosberg Williams 1:22.337 27 laps
03 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:22.554 20 laps
04 M. Webber Red Bull 1:22.615 21 laps
05 K. Nakajima Williams 1:22.619 25 laps
06 J. Trulli Toyota 1:22.705 17 laps
07 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:22.796 23 laps
08 F. Massa Ferrari 1:22.855 25 laps
09 F. Alonso Renault 1:23.001 28 laps
10 J. Button Brawn GP 1:23.130 25 laps
11 R. Kubica BMW 1:23.146 24 laps
12 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:23.154 23 laps
13 R. Barrichello Brawn GP 1:23.209 24 laps
14 T. Glock Toyota 1:23.234 30 laps
15 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:23.283 25 laps
16 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:23.484 20 laps
17 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:23.678 22 laps
18 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:23.845 18 laps
19 S. Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:23.998 37 laps
20 J. Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:24.228 42 laps

Formula One news: Hamilton leads McLaren 1-2 in second practice - GPUpdate.net Formula One

Lewis Hamilton finished ahead of team-mate Heikki Kovalainen to complete a top two lockout for the McLaren team in the Hungaroring's second practice session on Friday. Nico Rosberg was in the top three again with Mark Webber the leading championship contender in fourth position.

With pleasant air temperatures of 28°C (82°F) and baking track temperatures reaching highs of 45°C (113°F) on Friday, teams set out with the task of adapting to the hottest track surface of the year so far. Heikki Kovalainen, winner of the race in 2008, was fastest in the morning session and held the top spot for the majority of this 90-minute run before being pipped by his team-mate in the last knockings, with a time of 1.22.079 for Hamilton.

Behind Rosberg and Webber was the second Williams of Kazuki Nakajima on a weekend where a podium finish, as predicted by Rosberg, look highly possible for the Grove team. Sebastian Vettel, like the majority of the field, continued to struggle with grip but improved to the top six ahead of Rubens Barrichello in the leading Brawn GP car. Championship leader Jenson Button struggled to get to grips with the behaviour of his BGP 001 and languishes in 13th place on a track where grid position is vital, meaning a performance jump will be necessary in Saturday morning's final practice.

Ferrari has had a tough day with Felipe Massa suffering in particular; the Brazilian championship runner-up of 2008 experienced a number of lurid moments, including a skip across the Turn 6 and 7 chicane as well as a big slide and off-track excursion at Turn 11 which saw the driver narrowly keep the car out of the wall. Hamilton had an off of his own at Turn 12 but, unlike the World Champion, Massa finished the day in 18th place, two spots ahead of newcomer Jaime Alguersuari who was only 1.8 seconds off the leading pace in the Toro Rosso.

Rosberg's 47 completed laps was the highest number of anybody as Jarno Trulli experienced a day of ups and downs; the Italian pulled off the circuit 40 minutes from the end with flames burning at the back of the Toyota. Despite this, the Pescara driver went back out with just over 10 minutes remaining to finish the day in eighth place.

With the whole field struggling for grip and the championship contending teams' rather inconsistent results leaving them in the mix, qualifying in Hungary is likely to be an exciting affair - the crucial session will get underway after the one hour third practice period, which begins at 11am local time (BST +1 / GMT +2) and can be followed live on GPUpdate.net.

Lets see what happens in the qualifying tomorrow. Hope there is some tough fight at the top.

Practice 2 standings:

Pos. Driver Team Tyres Time Laps
1 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:22.079 36
2 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:22.126 36
3 N. Rosberg Williams 1:22.154 47
4 M. Webber Red Bull 1:22.369 29
5 K. Nakajima Williams 1:22.426 40
6 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:22.550 30
7 R. Barrichello Brawn GP 1:22.641 38
8 J. Trulli Toyota 1:22.663 28
9 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:22.690 43
10 T. Glock Toyota 1:22.751 45
11 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:22.763 38
12 F. Alonso Renault 1:22.739 37
13 J. Button Brawn GP 1:22.806 42
14 R. Kubica BMW 1:22.870 36
15 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:22.927 36
16 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:22.978 28
17 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:23.029 39
18 F. Massa Ferrari 1:23.156 32
19 S. Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:23.176 45
20 J. Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:23.942 40

Comeon Kimi....Comeon Ferrari......Show the mclaren dumbs what you ve got

At last the McLaren's seem to be getting their act together.

Formula One news: Hamilton goes fastest in final practice - GPUpdate.net Formula One

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton was the fastest driver on track again this morning as the Briton topped the time sheets in Hungary. Hamilton ended well ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg. Team-mate Heikki Kovalainen ended fourth. Force India's Adrian Sutil lost control of his car and crashed head-first into the tyre barriers, but was doing fine after his shunt.

Saturday's one-hour free practice session started at 11:00am at the Hungaroring. McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton topped the time sheets for most of the session and should be confident for this afternoon's qualifying session.

The new components installed at the Toro Rosso cars are clearly an improvement for the team. The team, who was at the back of the field for most of the season so far, was seen in the top ten for most of the session. In the end rookie driver Jaime Alguersuari fell down to P18 but Sebastien Buemi ended in fifth at the end of the session.

At Force India the engineers of Adrian Sutil will have a lot of work to do ahead of the qualifying session. They will have exactly two hours to get his car completely checked and ready for the German's qualifying session. Sutil ran wide at Turn 9 and went straight on in Turn 10 flying head-first into the tyre barriers. Sutil was fine fortunately but had to miss half of this morning's free practice session.

Here are the 3rd practice timings:

Pos. Driver Team Tyres Time Laps
1 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:21.009 19
2 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:21.408 23
3 N. Rosberg Williams 1:21.509 21
4 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:21.655 20
5 S. Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:21.800 23
6 T. Glock Toyota 1:21.849 12
7 F. Massa Ferrari 1:21.911 19
8 K. Nakajima Williams 1:21.935 19
9 M. Webber Red Bull 1:21.936 16
10 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:21.971 21
11 R. Kubica BMW 1:22.076 20
12 J. Trulli Toyota 1:22.097 25
13 R. Barrichello Brawn GP 1:22.101 22
14 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:22.210 17
15 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:22.270 20
16 F. Alonso Renault 1:22.274 19
17 J. Button Brawn GP 1:22.312 22
18 J. Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:22.391 20
19 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:22.684 23
20 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:23.231 16

Both the McLarens are within the top 5, while the Ferraris are still struggling. Surprisingly, the Brawns are quite behind, but I guess they should make amends in the qualifying which starts in about an hour from now.

Originally Posted by hpindia

Here are the 3rd practice timings:



Both the McLarens are within the top 5, while the Ferraris are still struggling. Surprisingly, the Brawns are quite behind, but I guess they should make amends in the qualifying which starts in about an hour from now.

Interestingly Force India has gone back to the bottom...I dont think they gonna make any impact like Sutil did in Germany.


BMW,a surprise package in Top 5

Felipe Massa's qualifying session in Hungary was cut short as the Brazilian suffered a huge impact at the end of Q2.

Putting in his in-lap after having just set the eighth best time in Q2, something appeared to hit Massa's F60, sending the Brazilian hurtling into the tyre barriers at Turn 4 without losing any speed. The car came to a halt with the front end buried in the barriers.

The medical crew were quickly on the scene to attend to the Brazilian with the ambulance arriving moments later. After being stabilised by the medics, Massa was taken to the track's medical centre where as yet his condition is unknown.

Alonso on Pole.......Vettel,followed by Vettel,Webber,Hamilton :dx: :dx: :dx:

Qualifying Results

Times
01 F. Alonso Renault 1:21.569
02 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:21.607
03 M. Webber Red Bull 1:21.741
04 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:21.839
05 N. Rosberg Williams 1:21.890
06 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:22.095
07 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:22.468
08 J. Button Brawn GP 1:22.511
09 K. Nakajima Williams 1:22.835
10 F. Massa Ferrari no time
11 S. Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:21.002
12 J. Trulli Toyota 1:21.082
13 R. Barrichello Brawn GP 1:21.222
14 T. Glock Toyota 1:21.242
15 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:21.389
16 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:21.738
17 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:21.807
18 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:21.868
19 R. Kubica BMW 1:21.901
20 J. Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:22.359