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Hungarian GP - Free Practice 2

Friday July 24, 2009 | Finished

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  1. Hamilton top in McLaren one-two

    Hamilton top in McLaren one-two

    Lewis Hamilton led a McLaren one-two with Heikki Kovalainen in second practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix near Budapest. More

Free practice: Live standing

P. Driver Team Time
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:22.079
2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0:00.047
3 Nico Rosberg Williams 0:00.075
4 Mark Webber Red Bull 0:00.290
5 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0:00.347
6 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 0:00.471
7 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 0:00.562
8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0:00.584
9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 0:00.611
10 Timo Glock Toyota 0:00.672
11 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0:00.700
12 Fernando Alonso Renault 0:00.714
13 Jenson Button Brawn 0:00.727
14 Robert Kubica BMW 0:00.791
15 Nelson Piquet Renault 0:00.848
16 Adrian Sutil Force India 0:00.899
17 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 0:00.950
18 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0:01.077
19 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso 0:01.097
20 Alguersuari Jaime Toro Rosso 0:01.863

Live Commentary

  1. 0' Button 13th and Massa 18th, with only the Toro Rosso drivers slower.

  2. 0' And when all laps have been completed following the chequered flag, it is Hamilton followed by Kovalainen to complete a McLaren one-two.

  3. 0' Rosberg loses time in the final sector and cannot improve from third...

  4. 2' And Lewis goes P1 at the last!! 1:22.079 the time!!

  5. 3' Hamilton looking to set a quick time but finds traffic...

  6. 3' We have almost all cars on the track for a final flurry.

  7. 6' A hydraulics problem was bothering Vettel.

  8. 8' Alguersuari now bottom but it has been a productive run-out again for the Toro Rosso kid. Good on him. His team-mate Buemi runs wide again.

  9. 9' Trulli back out and now sixth after a quick lap!! That is what the Italian needed.

  10. 12' Button also suffering issues with his car. Both drivers are concerned about their front wings.

  11. 13' Massa on softs now but still struggling. Raikkonen improves one place to 10th.

  12. 15' Still Heikki's time holds firm at the head of the list. Another mini-victory would boost his confidence after stuggling this season.

  13. 17' Vettel, 12th and in the garage, ready to re-emerge. Button is eighth and Hamilton ninth.

  14. 18' If you want build-up for the Hungarian GP: More F1 news

  15. 19' And Rosberg is now second in the Williams... another good showing from him.

  16. 20' Nakajima is fourth and Barrichello a much-improved fifth.

  17. 25' Trulli's problem was electrical.

  18. 26' Eurosport's inside look at the Williams F1 team continues with episode four of season two. Video: The Factory homepage

  19. 27' So what does Spanish teenager Alguersuari have to say? Video: Alguersuari excited ahead of debut

  20. 28' And Trulli looking more and more likely to finish bottom (where he is right now).

  21. 29' Hamilton goes seventh as Glock improves - not enough to move back ahead of Webber.

  22. 30' Alonso goes 10th on the soft tyres, while Heidfeld - 19th on the same - pits.

  23. 32' Massa comes in after another little holiday away from the tarmac.

  24. 34' Webber second for Red Bull, 0.243s slower than Kovalainen.

  25. 37' And Kubica fifth.

  26. 38' Nakajima goes ninth.

  27. 39' Trulli looks distinctly fed up as he trudges to the garage. His TF109 has packed up like an old Ford Cortina.

  28. 41' The temperatures are high - and there are contrasting fortunes for the Brawns at present, third and 16th for Button and Barrichello respectively.

  29. 44' Barrichello spins off but gets going again soon enough, negating the need for a yellow flag. Trulli has a problem and is coasting round, being passed by every car.

  30. 46' Massa losing his Ferrari F60 again but just keeping it next to the track.

  31. 47' Robert Kubica not happy with the tweaks to his BMW. Tenth at present, he wants to get among the points after a rubbish season to date. Drivers' standings

  32. 48' Glock is out on track and second now. Webber, who took his first GP win in Germany, is fourth.

  33. 49' Sebastien Buemi locks up at the chicane. He is two spots ahead of team-mate Alguersuari, only 19.

  34. 50' What about Toro Rosso's new driver Jaime Alguersuari? He's 17th and looking relaxed as he relays details to the team.

  35. 51' Toyota boys Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock in the last two spots.

  36. 53' Cheers Nick (comments below): our office in Madrid did a good job of delaying our coverage, sorry again!!

  37. 55' Speaking of Button, the British World Championship leader is second behind Kova. Webber third and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen fourth.

  38. 55' And finally, ged: "Let's face it... Day one is all about getting the­ cars set up right for the qualifying time.. Don't­ write of the Brawns just yet... and come race day,­ let's see if they can get the stop strategy right­ this time. Crossed fingers here... C'mon Brawn !!"

  39. 56' Ray C; "I reckon Jenson will have his work cut out as the 'rest' are catching up pretty quickly now. This­ is going to be one of the most surprising 'final­ day' deciders ever in F1 and can only be good for­ the sport."

  40. 57' Dave thinks Brawn will come good and has high hopes for Hamilton... and Tom M says Lewis will be on the podium.

  41. 58' Gazman reckons: "With so little overtaking oppotunites the Hungarian GP­ is one of the most boring races in the calendar and if­ any GP should be scrapped from the schedule it should­ be this one."

  42. 59' wujum says: "Hungaroring has much history. However, it looks like­ it's gonna be a battle of pitstop strategies again­ since except for the first corner of the first lap,­ overtaking will be quite a challenge for the boys."

  43. 60' Massa again runs wide while Kova also causes sparks to literally fly as he goes over the kerb.

  44. 64' Kovalainen on the super-softs leads the way again with 1:22.126.

  45. 64' Mark Webber, fourth in the morning, now top with 1:22.918. Team-mate Vettel just behind him in P2.

  46. 67' Fisichella second with 1:23.334 before another on softs, Vettel, goes P1 with 1:23.013.

  47. 69' His Williams team-mate Nakajima on the harder tyres, like most drivers. Giancarlo Fisichella is on softs and takes fourth for now.

  48. 73' Nico Rosberg on the softs goes P1 with 1:23.116.

  49. 75' Kova takes top spot with 1:23.396. The upgrades are doing him the world of good: Kovalainen leads Hungary practice

  50. 77' Piquet's 1:23.414 still fastest ahead of Seb Vettel of Red Bull, Nakajima, Fernando Alonso (Renault) and Heidfeld.

  51. 78' Lewis Hamilton off at turn 13... these harder tyres proving a problem.

  52. 80' Felipe Massa's problems with grip continue despite the increased track temp. He runs off at turn nine.

  53. 84' Nick Heidfeld and Kazuki Nakajima second and third.

  54. 86' Nelson Piquet Jr with P1 at present as he fights for his F1 future. Several drivers already out and looking for an early benchmark.

  55. 88' Nick Heidfeld the first driver to start a timed lap.

  56. 90' The hour-and-a-half-long session is well underway. Sorry for the delay.

  57. - Heikki Kovalainen was fastest in first practice as McLaren showed their teeth - Lewis Hamilton was third behind Nico Rosberg.

  58. - Welcome to afternoon practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Circuit Map

Budapest Circuit
 

About the Hungarian GP

Length 4.381 km
Laps 70 (306.663 Km)
Last Year 1, 2, 3 1. H. Kovalainen 2. T. Glock 3. K. Raikkonen
Record Lap M. Schumacher - 1'19''071 (2004, Ferrari)
Record Pole M. Schumacher - 1'19''146 (2004, Ferrari)
Last Year Pole L. Hamilton - 1'20''899 (McLaren)

Previous winners

Year Driver
2008 H. Kovalainen (McLaren)
2007 L. Hamilton (McLaren)
2006 J. Button (Honda)
2005 K. Raikkonen (McLaren)
2004 M. Schumacher (Ferrari)
2003 F. Alonso (Renault)
2002 R. Barrichello (Ferrari)
2001 M. Schumacher (Ferrari)
2000 M. Hakkinen (McLaren)
1999 M. Hakkinen (McLaren)
1998 M. Schumacher (Ferrari)
1997 J. Villeneuve (Williams)
1996 J. Villeneuve (Williams)
1995 D. Hill (Williams)
1994 M. Schumacher (Benetton)
1993 D. Hill (Williams)
1992 A. Senna (McLaren)
1991 A. Senna (McLaren)
1990 T. Boutsen (Williams)
1989 N. Mansell (Ferrari)
1988 A. Senna (McLaren)

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  1. What`s happening whit Button ??? He must win the­ Hungarian GP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From csabasagi, on Sat 25 Jul 7:40AM
  2. Rob - Rosberg is German and Fin by his parents­ nationality, he hold both passports, but was born in­ Germany, therfore he is more German than Fin. He harldy­ speak the language so you can't really class him as­ a fin.

    From redimaster, on Sat 25 Jul 1:05AM
  3. BRAWN/BUTTON KNOW JUST HOW TO USE THE SESSIONS TO ­ CHECK OUT TYRE POTENTIAL

    TO FINISH ON HUNGARAIAN­ PODIUM WITH RUBENS {NO beer tins please}}

    From pitcrew66, on Fri 24 Jul 8:01PM
  4. hahahah....i think mclaren driver win this race...in­ nurburgring hamilton should win
    but hi tyre was­ problem

    From Haziq, on Fri 24 Jul 4:17PM
  5. Thank You Nicola, now I know something else.

    From joburgdon, on Fri 24 Jul 3:50PM
  6. joburgdon (33) Monagesque

    From Nicola, on Fri 24 Jul 3:01PM
  7. Its now exciting as the cars are evenly balanced, at­ the beginning of the season it was Brawn after Brawn­ after Brawn.Come on Mclaren and Red Bull

    From charlesm, on Fri 24 Jul 2:45PM
  8. Its official, the hampster slapping has been cancelled­ and Burt is to be publically flogged for his insolence­ against the world champion. After the flogging, Touron­ is to be put in the stocks until he promises never to­ tell such blantant fibs ever again.
    well done lewis­ and kovi, you both deserve to carry this over to the­ race on Sunday, let the Mclaren revival begin

    From paulhancock1123, on Fri 24 Jul 2:42PM
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    From WWW.PREMIERSHIP.ALTERVISTA.ORG, on Fri 24 Jul 2:38PM
  10. Just had a text from someone in the pits. Ferrari­ running on fumes but cannot (repeat cannot) get any­ good times. This is terrible for us Ferrari­ supporters.

    From retrocodec, on Fri 24 Jul 2:35PM
  11. To be fair the Rob (comment 31) would it not be more­ correct to call Rosberg a Monacon (I don't know­ what you call someone from Monaco (Sorry))? As he lives­ and was born in the Principality.

    From joburgdon, on Fri 24 Jul 2:30PM
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    I am tired of Rosberg being called a Kraut - he is­ FINNISH and the son of an ex FINNISH world chapion. If­ this is the case then call Hamilton Swiss and be done­ with the British bullshyt

    From Rob, on Fri 24 Jul 2:16PM
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    For instance - whats the problem between the two cars­ and drivers of Brawn and McLaren that there is so much­ difference and supposedly the two better drivers are in­ arrears

    From Rob, on Fri 24 Jul 2:14PM
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    comment 27 - well said. Some of us live in places or­ are travelling and can only use Eurosport­ "live" (dead) blog which is today totally­ rubbish. FASTER and better information is required.

    From Rob, on Fri 24 Jul 2:13PM
  15. "26' Eurosport's inside look at the­ Williams F1 team continues with episode four of season­ two. Video: The Factory homepage.
    27' So what does­ Spanish teenager Alguersuari have to say? Video:­ Alguersuari excited ahead of debut"
    Please stop­ with the adverts and sort out the issues with timing­ sheet being out of step with the commentary.

    From joburgdon, on Fri 24 Jul 2:07PM
  16. the live practice can be watched on BBC . co . uk if­ you are in the UK (remove spaces), if you are anywhere­ else in the world not sure if it will be available
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    From joburgdon, on Fri 24 Jul 1:57PM
  17. Is somebody watching formula 1, live on internet­ now......???? Can you tell me a site where I can­ watch it!!!

    From RADU, on Fri 24 Jul 1:53PM
  18. COME ON ROSBERG !

    From Renan, on Fri 24 Jul 1:49PM
  19. Will Yahoo ever be able to do both commentary and give­ us an updated "Live Standing" at the same­ time?
    Apparently not!

    From joburgdon, on Fri 24 Jul 1:47PM
  20. It"s posible to see ,someday , formula 1 live on­ eurosport tv......????? It would­ be.....very,very,very nice!!!!

    From RADU, on Fri 24 Jul 1:45PM
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