*** 2007 Hungarian GP ***

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Practice 1 Times:
01 R. Kubica BMW 1:22.390 25 laps
02 F. Massa Ferrari 1:22.519 18 laps
03 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:22.540 21 laps
04 F. Alonso McLaren 1:22.585 18 laps
05 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:22.654 19 laps
06 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:22.891 24 laps
07 N. Rosberg Williams 1:22.983 19 laps
08 J. Button Honda 1:23.294 20 laps
09 R. Barrichello Honda 1:23.601 20 laps
10 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:23.802 27 laps
11 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:24.102 13 laps
12 J. Trulli Toyota 1:24.318 30 laps
13 A. Wurz Williams 1:24.321 12 laps
14 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:24.474 17 laps
15 H. Kovalainen Renault 1:24.733 18 laps
16 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:24.905 26 laps
17 G. Fisichella Renault 1:24.920 19 laps
18 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:24.976 20 laps
19 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:25.307 13 laps
20 M. Webber Red Bull 1:25.584 14 laps
21 A. Sutil Spyker F1 1:26.332 29 laps
22 S. Yamamoto Spyker F1 1:28.118 30 laps

Robert Kubica surprised everyone (except those at BMW) when he ended Friday's first practice for the Hungarian GP in pole position. The BMW driver clocked a 1:22.390 to beat Felipe Massa by 0.129s, while Kimi Raikkonen finished in third place ahead of the McLarens. Report: New Spyker driver Sakon Yamamoto posted the first timed lap of the session, a 1:32.593, which he quickly reduced by 1.2 seconds. He continued lapping, shaving tenths of his time before his team-mate Adrian Sutil knocked him off his perch by going 1.1s quicker. New Toro Rosso driver Sebastian Vettel was the next at the top of the timesheets, while Ralf Schumacher spun exiting Turn One. The Toyota driver came in too fast and put his car into a spin before continuing on his way. His team-mate Jarno Trulli went fastest before Ralf took the P1 slot off him. The Toyota battle, though, came to an end when Lewis Hamilton made his way out on the track. The McLaren rookie immediate shot to the top of the timesheets, while Robert Kubica went third, slotting in between the two Toyotas. Kimi Raikkonen took fifth place ahead of Mark Webber, Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button. At the halfway mark, neither Felipe Massa nor Fernando Alonso had set a time together with seven other drivers. Ralf continued to improve his time, closing in on Hamilton before both drivers dropped one place when Alonso went fastest with a 1:23.600. Heidfeld climbed to fourth place while Massa joined the mix, slotting in behind the BMW driver. David Coulthard improved to seventh place, dropping Raikkonen out of the top eight. Rubens Barrichello brought out the yellow flags with half-an-hour left on the clock. He spun at Turn One in much the same way that Ralf did earlier in the session. And like Ralf he managed to avoid damaging his car and is able to continue on his way. Yamamoto, meanwhile, went 1.7 seconds quicker than his previous best time. However, Spyker's Japanese driver remained at the back of the pack behind his team-mate Sutil. Mark Webber's session came to a premature end when he stopped at the pit exit with a suspected mechanical problem. The Aussie, though, was soon joined by Toro Rosso's Tonio Liuzzi who also stopped at the pit exit in the same fashion as Webber did. Not a great morning for Red Bull and it's junior team. Hamilton took the P1 slot off his team-mate, some 0.3s ahead of Alonso. But it wasn't long though before Alonso was back in front of Hamilton, clocking a 1:23.030, while a fastest first sector for Raikkonen saw him leapfrog Ralf for third place. Massa also got ahead of the Toyota driver, while Barrichello made his way up into eighth place. Massa improved to third place before setting the fastest first and second sector times and taking the top spot on the timesheets with a 1:22.519, half a second up on Alonso's best time. Lap times tumbled in the last ten minutes with Heidfeld going second quickest only to be knocked down one position when Kubica went fastest with a 1:22.390. Raikkonen then climbed to third place behind Massa, while Alonso and Hamilton filed in behind him and ahead of Heidfeld. Rosberg and Jenson Button completed the top eight.

[saadie]

lol @ vettle doing better then his team mate

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Practice 2 Times
01 F. Alonso McLaren 1:20.919 29 laps
02 H. Kovalainen Renault 1:21.283 39 laps
03 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:21.338 32 laps
04 N. Rosberg Williams 1:21.485 40 laps
05 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:21.517 37 laps
06 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:21.589 29 laps
07 F. Massa Ferrari 1:21.620 39 laps
08 G. Fisichella Renault 1:21.698 36 laps
09 J. Trulli Toyota 1:21.857 35 laps
10 R. Kubica BMW 1:21.906 37 laps
11 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:21.912 29 laps
12 A. Wurz Williams 1:21.987 35 laps
13 M. Webber Red Bull 1:22.325 28 laps
14 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:22.483 33 laps
15 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:22.510 41 laps
16 J. Button Honda 1:22.550 47 laps
17 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:22.556 42 laps
18 R. Barrichello Honda 1:22.727 29 laps
19 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:23.136 42 laps
20 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:23.148 39 laps
21 A. Sutil Spyker F1 1:23.673 34 laps
22 S. Yamamoto Spyker F1 1:26.307 29 laps

Fernando Alonso set the pace as a few rain drops interrupted Friday's second practice session for the Hungarian GP. The Spaniard, who is chasing his fourth win of the season, posted a best time of 1:20.919, which saw him edge out Renault's Heikki Kovalainen and his own McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton, however, had a few problems which saw him finish the session beached in a gravel trap. Report: Takuma Sato was the first driver to set a time in Practice Two, clocking a 1:26.355 which was quickly beaten by Renault's Heikki Kovalainen, who in the space of two laps shaved 3.4 seconds off Sato's best. The Finn's time at the top, though, was short-lived as Fernando Alonso shot to the top of the timesheets on his first timed lap. A 1:22.319 for the McLaren driver. Sakon Yamamoto joined the list of those spinning at Turn One as his Spyker took him for a ride. The Japanese driver escaped without any damage and continued on his way. Moments later Lewis Hamilton took the P1 slot off his team-mate and continued lapping, improving his time. However, he lost out to Kovalainen while Tonio Liuzzi took his Toro Rosso for a bit of a rally drive over the grass at the final corner. Adrian Sutil followed suit a few minutes later. Kimi Raikkonen improved from 16th to third place while his team-mate Felipe Massa seemed to struggle, locking up on a few laps before returning to the pits for his mechanics to try to solve the problem. Meanwhile Alonso was once again quickest, clocking a 1:20.919, while Kovalainen and Hamilton were both within half a second of the reigning World Champion. With half an hour to go Nico Rosberg was up in fourth place ahead of Nick Heidfeld, Raikkonen, Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella. At the back of the field, Yamamoto was also two seconds off his team-mate Adrian Sutil's pace, while Sebastian Vettel, who is making his debut for Toro Rosso, was 20th, 2.8s off the pace. The German driver upped his pace to take 19th place off Super Aguri's Anthony Davidson and move to within 0.012s of his team-mate Tonio Liuzzi. With 20 minutes to go the rain began falling and all the drivers barring three returned to their garages. It didn't last long, though and the drivers were soon back on track. Vettel and Davidson improved their times but while Davidson moved up from 20th to 15th place, Vettel actually dropped one place to 20th. There was a bit of late drama as first Lewis Hamilton spun into the gravel at Turn Eight, beaching his McLaren and then Massa spun at the final corner. The session ended with Alonso fastest followed by Kovalainen and the beached Lewis Hamilton.

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Practice 3 Times:
01 F. Massa Ferrari 1:20.183 15 laps
02 F. Alonso McLaren 1:20.414 11 laps
03 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:20.461 11 laps
04 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:20.565 18 laps
05 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:20.741 15 laps
06 N. Rosberg Williams 1:20.868 16 laps
07 J. Trulli Toyota 1:20.878 22 laps
08 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:20.933 21 laps
09 M. Webber Red Bull 1:21.220 13 laps
10 A. Wurz Williams 1:21.323 15 laps
11 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:21.501 20 laps
12 R. Kubica BMW 1:21.666 18 laps
13 H. Kovalainen Renault 1:21.666 22 laps
14 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:21.752 15 laps
15 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:21.839 18 laps
16 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:21.909 21 laps
17 G. Fisichella Renault 1:22.131 22 laps
18 J. Button Honda 1:22.202 23 laps
19 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:22.394 20 laps
20 R. Barrichello Honda 1:22.596 18 laps
21 A. Sutil Spyker F1 1:23.560 22 laps
22 S. Yamamoto Spyker F1 1:24.062 24 laps

Felipe Massa was the man to beat in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Hungarian GP. The Ferrari driver, who struggled a bit for pace on Friday, posted a 1:20.183 to beat reigning World Champion Fernando Alonso by 0.231s. Lewis Hamilton was third quickest, a further 0.047s back. Report: Anthony Davidson and Adrian Sutil were the first out of the pits as all the drivers barring the Ferrari pairing came out to complete their installation laps. Sakon Yamamoto, Adrian Sutil, Rubens Barrichello, Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli each had their turn at the top of the timesheets before Kimi Raikkonen grabbed it 20 minutes into the session with a 1:21.257. Raikkonen continued lapping taking vital tenths of his time. However, a flying Lewis Hamilton got the jump on the entire field with a 1:20.764, which put him in first place ahead of Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso. Halfway through the session the top eight is: Hamilton, Raikkonen, Alonso, Trulli, Felipe Massa, Ralf, Rosberg and Wurz. A minor off at Turn Ten for Raikkonen sends him back to his Ferrari garage for a bit of a clean-up and some advice on how to close the gap to Hamilton, which is currently 0.098s. After a short break for the front-runners, during which the two Super Aguris each had a turn in top eight and the Renaults tried to find some pace, Raikkonen heads back out onto the track. The Finn is soon up on Hamilton through the three sectors. The Ferrari driver crosses the line with a 1:20.741, which puts him in P1 and 0.023s up on Hamilton. Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg both have a small moment at the final corner and should be greatful the run-off area is asphalt and not gravel. Alonso returns to the track and does a fastest first sector time before his team-mate beats it. The two McLarens are both on flying laps and Alonso takes P1 while Hamilton goes second, 0.162s slower than his team-mate. However, both drivers are dropped down the order by Massa, who posts a 1:20.183. With ten minutes remaining the Toyotas of Ralf and Trulli are fighting for supremacy behind the Ferrari/McLaren battle, while Heidfeld and Kovalainen are seventh and eighth. Davidson, though, makes his return to the top eight, taking seventh place off Heidfeld, before locking up at Turn One and going miles off the track onto the run-off area. Ralf Schumacher was the first of the front-runners to put on the softer option tyres followed by Rosberg who improved his time to take fifth place ahead of Ralf. Mark Webber also makes his way into top eighth using the super soft Bridgestone rubber. The battle, though, was still between the Ferraris and McLarens, with the latter the first to try the soft tyres. Alonso is immediately on a charge, setting the fastest first sector time, which is beaten moments later by Hamilton as Heidfeld pops up into third place. Alonso stays second, while Hamilton takes third place back from Heidfeld and the checkered flag falls.

Qualifying:
1 Al0nso
2 Hamilton
3 Heidfeld
4 Raikkonen
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14 Massa
I only watched Q3 so I'm not sure why Massa was only P14. But it's most likely reliability problems again... :roll: Full report to follow, it's very interesting especially between Al0nso and Hamilton...

[gangajas]

Alonso has owned Ron Dennis

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Qualifying Times:
Times
01 F. Alonso McLaren 1:19.674
02 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:19.781
03 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:20.259
04 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:20.410
05 N. Rosberg Williams 1:20.632
06 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:20.714
07 R. Kubica BMW 1:20.876
08 G. Fisichella Renault 1:21.079
09 J. Trulli Toyota 1:21.206
10 M. Webber Red Bull 1:21.256
11 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:20.718
12 H. Kovalainen Renault 1:20.779
13 A. Wurz Williams 1:20.865
14 F. Massa Ferrari 1:21.021
15 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:21.127
16 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:21.993
17 J. Button Honda 1:21.737
18 R. Barrichello Honda 1:21.877
19 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:22.143
20 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:22.177
21 A. Sutil Spyker F1 1:22.737
22 S. Yamamoto Spyker F1 1:23.774

Short report from Planet F1
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Qualifying: Alonso cheats his team-mate to pole Fernando Alonso beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the Hungarian GP after dubiously holding up his team-mate in the pits. With Hamilton ahead of him on the timesheets, Alonso prepared for his final run at pole position. But despite being cleared by his team to leave the pits, the reigning World Champion remained in the pitbox for a few extra seconds thus preventing Hamilton from putting on new tyres and getting across the start/finish line in time to do another flying lap of his own. Alonso's actions meant he claimed pole position while his team-mate was unable to come back at him. Hamilton finished second on the grid. Nick Heidfeld meanwhile beat Kimi Raikkonen to third place, while Felipe Massa qualified P14 after problems in the second segment.

[DeMoN]

O MY FUCKING GOD! I have a Schumacher in my McLaren team. Fucking Al0nso cheating bastard.

I hope Ron does the correct thing and orders the Pit boys to, purposely, retain Al0nso longer so that Lewis has shorter pit times. My god this Spanish prick. Yes, he is giving my team some valuable points, but I dont want Schumacher-cheating-style in my team.

[zondamaniac]

i just hope kimi can keep up with the pace of mclarens...who knows both of them will crash into each other? 0X

[pagani]

Originally Posted by zondamaniac i just hope kimi can keep up with the pace of mclarens...who knows both of them will crash into each other? 0X

I hope that happens whit the ferrari pastacars team.

[zondamaniac]

Originally Posted by pagani Originally Posted by zondamaniac i just hope kimi can keep up with the pace of mclarens...who knows both of them will crash into each other? 0X I hope that happens whit the ferrari pastacars team.

well that have to wait till massa find his way up to catch kimi, i think that could take a while....LOL
and hamilton will start fighting from the very begining with alonso...so we watch that first

[STiInYourEye]

Ron Dennis looked unbelieveably pissed after qualifying! That was a pretty brazen move by Alonso. I couldn't believe how well Hamilton conducted himself after Q3 and in the interview room- you could tell he was pissed, but he never lost his cool. Very professional. I hope he goes out tomorrow and gives Alonso a pants-down spanking on the racetrack.

[sameerrao]

Alonso sure isn't winning friends with his whining and dastardly tactics. Hopefully Hamilton will get his just rewards in the race tomorrow and Alonso gets nerfed by one of the other cars. :roll: :fist:

Actually, I think Hamilton is going to the inside of Alonso heading into Turn 1 and not going to yield even if it means crashing into him. Hope he pushes him out on the dirt on the exit.

The Ferraris look to be quite slow. I think Kimi can get Heidfeld but the McLarens look uncatchable.

[Mattk]

If Fernando Alonso were so good, he wouldn't have to resort to dirty tricks. Shame on him. Should be an interesting race, although I think this will be McLaren's weekend.

[pagani]

Anyway i won't watch the f1 racing tommorow because i will be the all american day in weert the netherlands.

[Bizi Jones]

oh man Ronin must rolling in his grave right now :x