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Latest F1 photos: Saturday at the Hungaroring
3 hours 5 min agoCategories: Formula 1
Four drivers reprimanded for qualifying in-laps
3 hours 6 min agoFollowing qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday, four drivers have been officially reprimanded by Formula 1 governing body the FIA for driving too slowly at the end of the Q1 and Q3 phases.
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Mixed feelings at Williams after qualifying
3 hours 21 min agoFor the fourth time this season, Nico Hülkenberg has out-qualified Rubens Barrichello at Williams, with the German-Brazilian duo set to start Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix from tenth and twelfth positions.
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Alguersuari 17th on second Hungaroring appearance
3 hours 39 min agoIt was in Budapest last year that Jaime Alguersuari made his Formula 1 debut with Toro Rosso, replacing the ousted Sébastien Bourdais and qualifying 22nd after turning an F1 car around a corner for the first time. However, the Spaniard will start 17th for the 2010 race.
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Sutil pleased but Liuzzi lamenting mistake
3 hours 56 min agoFor the second successive weekend, Force India has come across a number of frustrations in Hungary although Adrian Sutil is generally pleased with his grid position of thirteenth. However, team-mate Vitantonio Liuzzi is out-qualified and will start Sunday’s Grand Prix in only sixteenth position.
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Kobayashi hit by 5-place grid penalty
4 hours 7 min agoSauber’s Kamui Kobayashi was already frustrated following qualifying although the Japanese driver has now been handed a 5-place grid drop in Hungary.
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Kobayashi ‘very disappointed’ with qualifying result
4 hours 17 min agoA delighted Pedro de la Rosa demonstrated that Sauber - at its 300th Grand Prix this weekend - can once again qualify in the top ten at the Hungaroring although team-mate Kamui Kobayashi was far less pleased on Saturday, having been eliminated at the earliest possible point.
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Margin to P1 something to think about, says Massa
4 hours 26 min agoFelipe Massa, like most non-Red Bull drivers in the paddock, is amazed by the pace demonstrated by Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber on Saturday although the Brazilian remains focussed ahead of Sunday’s 70-lap Hungarian Grand Prix.
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Schumacher car set up more for race
4 hours 36 min agoMichael Schumacher has enjoyed historic moments in Hungary, such as picking up his fourth world title in the country nine years ago, although the 7-time World Champion was unable to rise from fourteenth on the grid on Saturday. However, the configuration of his car may explain why he starts eight places behind his team-mate.
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Petrov delighted to out-qualify Kubica
4 hours 43 min agoRussia’s Vitaly Petrov was thrilled to have led the way for Renault in qualifying as he managed seventh place on the grid for the Hungarian Grand Prix; the achievement marks the first time the 2010 rookie has started ahead of team-mate Robert Kubica.
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Hamilton stunned by Red Bull lap times
4 hours 54 min ago2008 Champion and last year’s Hungarian Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton finds it hard to believe how much quicker Red Bull Racing are at the Hungaroring this weekend, with his fifth-placed McLaren an enormous 1.7 seconds off Sebastian Vettel’s pole position time.
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Button unhappy with overall balance
5 hours 6 min agoWorld Champion Jenson Button languishes in 11th on the grid and is therefore set for his second consecutive difficult Grand Prix in Hungary, having picked up his maiden Formula 1 win at the Hungaroring for Honda in 2006.
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Horner responds to Whitmarsh comments
5 hours 13 min agoMartin Whitmarsh has dubbed McLaren as the ‘quickest fixed-wing vehicles’ in the aftermath of qualifying in Hungary, referring to his opinion that Red Bull and Ferrari are running front wings which flex are therefore illegal. However, Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner is concentrating only on the job in hand.
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Whitmarsh: We’re the quickest fixed wing cars…
5 hours 21 min agoMcLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh has emphasised his belief that Red Bull and even Ferrari are making use of front wings which flex and break the current technical regulations.
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‘Start is sixty or seventy percent of result’ – Alonso
5 hours 27 min agoOn a day of damage limitation in Hungary, Ferrari have locked out the second row grid slots behind the all-conquering Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber in Budapest. Indeed, Fernando Alonso has stressed that nothing more could be done and that the start’s of Sunday’s race is therefore more crucial than ever.
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I did my best, says Webber
5 hours 33 min agoDespite a strong effort, Mark Webber was unable to come close to Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel at the Hungaroring on Saturday, with the latter taking pole position by three and a half tenths of a second.
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Vettel: We can sleep well tonight
5 hours 38 min agoSebastian Vettel is set for an easy Hungarian Grand Prix victory on Sunday, providing he can successfully hold off Red Bull Racing team-mate Mark Webber at the Hungaroring. However, the German’s best lap time of 1:18.773 is a significant three and a half tenths quicker than that of the Australian.
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Hungarian Grand Prix: Full qualifying results
6 hours 28 min agoCategories: Formula 1
Vettel and Red Bull dominate Hungarian qualifying
6 hours 29 min agoSebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing destroyed their rivals to clinch a convincing 1-2 on the starting grid in Hungary on Saturday. The Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa will start third and fourth with Lewis Hamilton fifth for McLaren. However, team-mate and Champion Jenson Button will set off from only 11th.
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Vettel and Red Bull lock out Hungarian qualifying
6 hours 29 min agoSebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing destroyed their rivals to clinch a convincing 1-2 on the starting grid in Hungary on Saturday. The Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa will start third and fourth with Lewis Hamilton fifth for McLaren. However, team-mate and Champion Jenson Button will set off from only 11th.
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