FORMULA 1 Live

Hungarian GP - Free Practice 3

Saturday July 25, 2009 | Finished

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Free practice: Live standing

P. Driver Team Time
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:21.009
2 Nick Heidfeld BMW 0:00.399
3 Nico Rosberg Williams 0:00.500
4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0:00.646
5 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso 0:00.791
6 Timo Glock Toyota 0:00.840
7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0:00.902
8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0:00.926
9 Mark Webber Red Bull 0:00.927
10 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 0:00.962
11 Robert Kubica BMW 0:01.067
12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0:01.088
13 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 0:01.092
14 Nelson Piquet Renault 0:01.201
15 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0:01.261
16 Fernando Alonso Renault 0:01.265
17 Jenson Button Brawn 0:01.303
18 Alguersuari Jaime Toro Rosso 0:01.382
19 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 0:01.675
20 Adrian Sutil Force India 0:02.222

Live Commentary

  1. 0' Thanks for joining us but don't forget to come back at 1pm with qualifying!

  2. 0' The chequered flag is out with the remaining drivers looking to improve on their previous laps...

  3. 1' Hamilton get's an even faster lap now with 1:21:009.

  4. 1' Vettel is now in eight but having said that he is ahead of Button and Barrichello which is some kind of consolation.

  5. 3' Lewis Hamilton seems to be very confident at the moment driving very aggresively getting an even faster lap of 1:21:207.

  6. 4' Jenson Button is in ninth #plus;0.916 slower than is compatriot...

  7. 6' Hamilton is not letting go of his number one spot lightly again overtaking Massa's time clocking up 1:21:502 to go back into first.

  8. 6' Felipe Massa is now in pole getting a time of 1:21:911...

  9. 9' Vettel on his team radio is not happy complaining about his pump being too hot!

  10. 12' 19 year old Jaime Alguersuari on super soft tyres is looking impressive +1.097 meaning he is now in 5th spot.

  11. 13' Kovalainen clocks up +0.340 slower pushing him into 3rd.

  12. 14 The time to beat is Hamilton's 1:22:074...

  13. 16 Alonso's lead laster barely a minute with Hamilton back into pole position.

  14. 17 Sutil has crashed out into the barriers on the entry into turn 9.

  15. 18' Alonso does overtake Hamilton into 1st position driving -0.006 faster!

  16. 20' It's now Alonso who moves into 2nd hunting down his old teammate just over +0.089 over Hamilton's time.

  17. 20' Raikkonen is now in 6th spot after clocking up just over half a second slower than Hamilton.

  18. 25' Alguersuari is looking much better today after finishing in 20th position in Q2. He's now in 2nd position as the chasing pack are fighting amongst them selves to knock Hamilton off the top.

  19. 28' Lewis Hamilton said after Q2 that he still has a lot of work to do to maintain his performance: "We've refined the improvements we had at the Nurburgring and they seem to be working, but we've still got a lot of work to do to beat the Red Bulls particularly. Nevertheless, it's encouraging to be able to push the car I'm happier with it than I've been all season. The front row would be beautiful but, to be honest, I'm just aiming to get into Q3."

  20. 31' Massa is sitting in 10th position at this moment but Kubika is closing in on Hamilton's time lying 2nd at this moment.

  21. 34 Kubika is currently just over 1 second slower than Lewis Hamilton who is leading the pack.

  22. 40' Kovalainen continues where he left off yesterday, setting the low mark as his team-mate Hamilton sets off. And a good lap for the defending world champion as he goes fastest again.

  23. 43' Rosberg leading now with a 1:24.473.

  24. 52' Every driver has had an installation lap now and currently Jarno Trulli is out on track. The Toyota driver finished eighth yesterday and will be looking to improve on that. 1:30.122 for Trulli as Rosberg starts his lap.

  25. 56' A quick look at the weather: it's much cooler than yesterday, with fairly strong winds and quite alot of cloud cover. It is dry, but generally not as warm or sunny as you'd expect in Hungary this time of the year.

  26. 58' Hamilton's out on track for an early lap. In second practice on Friday he set a benchmark of 1:22.079 and will be looking for a repeat performance this morning.

  27. 60' Good morning and welcome to practice 3 for the Hungarian GP from the Hungaroring track near Budapest. A good week so far for the McLarens with Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen leading the way after Friday's practice.

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. come on lewis you can do it, just show them you can do­ it !!!!

    From david.thornton515, on Sat 25 Jul 12:30PM
  2. deplorable

    From pitcrew66, on Sat 25 Jul 11:30AM
  3. show them lewis

    From Mashaa m, on Sat 25 Jul 11:07AM
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    come on button english no.1 hamilton crash u ****

    From adam, on Sat 25 Jul 10:57AM
  5. This now proves that Hamilton is Hungary for­ success
    Ivan

    From jilly m, on Sat 25 Jul 10:54AM
  6. Come on Alonso, show them that you can do what you were­ born to do. I want you on pole today.

    From Semba, on Sat 25 Jul 10:49AM
  7. Come on Lewis, Show all the critics they were wrong

    From simon.greenhill, on Sat 25 Jul 10:15AM
  8. come on lewis its ur weekend xx

    From Emma, on Sat 25 Jul 8:31AM
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    second hi

    From Daryll Cruz, on Sat 25 Jul 7:42AM
  10. First!

    From Red Ears, on Fri 24 Jul 7:42PM
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