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Kobayashi gets five-place grid penalty
1 hour 54 min agoSauber driver Kamui Kobayashi was handed a five-place grid penalty for tomorrow's Hungarian Grand Prix as he ignored a call to go into the FIA garage during qualifying. Kobayashi was called in by the stewards to be weighed after the end of Q2, but he did not see the red light at the pitlane entry and drove towards his team's garage. Due to the penalty, Kobayashi will start from 23rd on the grid.
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Another all Red Bull front row at Hungary
1 hour 57 min agoIt wasn't a really exciting qualifying session this afternoon at the Hungaroring as the Red Bull Racing F1 Team dominated the session, just as they dominated all three free practice sessions. Sebastian Vettel took another pole position, team mate Mark Webber will join him on the front row.
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Two Ferrari cars on the second row
2 hours 4 min agoTwo cars on the second row: that was the positive outcome of qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix at Budapest, for the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, with Fernando Alonso in third place and Felipe Massa fourth.
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Petrov outqualifies Kubica for the first time this season
2 hours 7 min agoFor the third time this year, both Renault F1 Team cars qualified in the top 10. It is, however, the first time that rookie driver, Vitaly Petrov, outpaces his team mate Robert Kubica. The duo will start from the fourth row on the grid.
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Difficult afternoon for Button
2 hours 11 min agoThe Hungarian qualifying session wasn't exactly a walk in the park for the team that's leading both championships. McLaren's Jenson Button was unable to make it into Q3 and will start from 11th on the grid, team mate Lewis Hamilton will start the race from 5th, behind his biggest rivals for the title.
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Senna beats Yamamoto in Hungarian qualifying, HRT still far behind
2 hours 13 min agoHispania Racing, HRT F1 Team, completed qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix today. Both Bruno Senna’s and Sakon Yamamoto’s cars performed reliably and also managed to run faster than in the morning session. Bruno Senna will start tomorrow’s race from 23rd position after clocking a best lap time of 1.26.391 and Sakon Yamamoto will start just behind him in 24th position (1.26.453).
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Williams duo to start Hungarian GP from 10th and 12th on the grid
2 hours 17 min agoIn today’s qualifying session for the Hungarian GP, Nico Hulkenberg completed the afternoon in the top ten. After a strong start Rubens Barrichello, fell foul of the short lap distance which created a very busy Q2 session during which he was unable to find sufficient track space with which to extract the best from the option tyre. He will start from P12.
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Toro Rosso happy to get both drivers into Q2
2 hours 23 min agoThe Scuderia Toro Rosso had a good day at the Hungaroring as both Sebastian Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari made it into Q2 of this afternoon's qualifying session. Buemi will start tomorrow's Hungarian Grand Prix from 15th on the grid, team mate Alguersuari from 17th.
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Sixth for Rosberg as Schumi disappoints
2 hours 28 min agoA strong performance from Nico Rosberg today saw him qualify in sixth place for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest. Team-mate Michael Schumacher had a more difficult session and qualified in 14th position.
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Mixed day for Sauber at Budapest
2 hours 31 min agoFor the fifth time this season the team managed to get one car into the top ten qualifying. Pedro de la Rosa qualified ninth for tomorrow’s Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest. The Spaniard made it into Q3 for the second time.
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Force India reasonably satisfied with Hungarian grid positions
2 hours 49 min agoThe Force India F1 Team will start tomorrow's Hungarian Grand Prix with Adrian Sutil in 13th position and Tonio Liuzzi in 16th following another tight qualifying session. Despite a challenging weekend Adrian was two tenths from a Q3 position and will line up alongside the Williams of Barrichello and behind reigning world champion Button for tomorrow's race.
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Lotus disappointed with Hungarian qualifying
2 hours 54 min agoLotus Racing will start the Hungarian Grand Prix in 20th and 21st positions, with Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli qualifying within 1/10th of a second of each other at the Hungaroring in today’s official qualifying session.
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Vettel takes Hungarian pole with ease
6 hours 39 min agoSebastian Vettel has put in an expected pole in a session where only his teammate could put up a slight threat. Webber however failed to improve on his final lap, handing the pole to Vettel. Fernando Alonso is the best of the rest, in third position.
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Webber tops final Hungarian practice
9 hours 31 min agoAs the third and final free practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix ended around lunchtime, Red Bull Racing F1 Team driver Mark Webber was the fastest man on track. He was followed by team mate Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
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Cypher group withdraws 2011 candidature
Sat, 07/31/2010 - 09:44The Cypher Group have announced officially that they have withdrawn their bid to enter Formula One in 2011. The group said that after much consideration, it finds it impossible to get the necessary budget together to ensure the project a good life in F1.
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Only an electrical fault prevents Ferrari from having a perfect day
Sat, 07/31/2010 - 04:52It was a positive day for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, with a lot of work completed and signs of being competitive. In the morning session, the team worked mainly on the evaluation of various new technical solutions for forthcoming races and on a comparison of some aerodynamic configurations.
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HRT proud of mileage and reliablity thus far
Sat, 07/31/2010 - 04:34The first practice day got underway at the Hungaroring today. Under dry and sunny conditions, the drivers of Hispania Racing Bruno Senna and Sakon Yamamoto were in action and covered 58 laps between them in the morning and 65 more in the afternoon. In the first session, the Brazilian driver ended up 23rd with a best lap time of 1.26.990 and the Japanese driver finished 24th (1.28.157).
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Busier Friday than normal for Renault
Sat, 07/31/2010 - 03:05The Renault Formula One Team has had a good day of work at the Hungaroring in Budapest today. Both Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov did a lot of work and put down some very competitve lap times. The team will now make the last preparations for tomorrow's third free practice and, more importantly, the qualifying session.
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Mercedes disappointed with Friday's running
Sat, 07/31/2010 - 02:27Five days after the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, Formula One was back in action today with the first two practice sessions taking place at the Hungaroring in Budapest ahead of Sunday's Hungarian GP with their MGP W01 cars running with a revised aerodynamic package for this race.
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Sutil tests exhaust blown diffuser as Liuzzi concentrates on tyres
Sat, 07/31/2010 - 02:11The Force India F1 Team's Hungarian Grand Prix preparations got underway today with the opening two free practice sessions at the twisty, undulating Hungaroring on the outskirts of the capital city of Budapest.
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