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2009 Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix - Race

(07/26/2009)

12:36

Welcome to our race coverage of the 2009 Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix

12:40

The latest on Felipe Massa's is that he is in a stable condition with no complications through the night. He will be getting another CT scan today

12:42

Race starts in under 20 minutes. Conditions are dry, partly cloudy and air temperature is at 20 degrees

12:47

Alonso starts from Pole ahead of Vettel and Webber however he is light with significantly less fuel than everyone else. His car weight is 637.5 while the rest are 650 or more. He could be on a 3 stopper

12:51

Of course Jaime Alguersuari today becomes the youngest ever Formula 1 driver. He starts in 20th place

12:53

Jenson Button starts from 8th however he is the heaviest from Q3 as he could only make 1 run in Q3 as the team had to make changes to his car as a result of Barrichello's car failure

12:56

Apologies, only 19 starters today as Felipe Massa will not be racing today due to his injuries but thankfully he is stable and we wish him a full and speedy recovery

12:58

Air temperature is now at 25 degrees. Track temperature at 43 degrees. Formation lap in 2 minutes

1:00	Formation lap underway!

1:01	KERS drivers: Hamilton starts from 4th, Kovalainen in 6th and Raikkonen in 7th, will they gain a lot of places today ?

1:02	Alonso starting on the super softs as he arrives at the starting grid

1:02

Lights!

1:03	Alonso has a good start, Hamilton gets into second but loses to Webber

1:04	It was crucial for Alonso to stay in the lead as he is very light

1:06	Vettel lost out at the start, he is in 7th

1:07	Alonse leads Webber by 2.3 seconds

1:08	Sutil is in the pits with a water pressure problem

1:09	Replay shows Raikkonen and Vettel may have touched at the start

1:09	Hamilton takes second from Webber

1:11	Hamilton now flying as he drops Webber and chases Alonso

1:11	Hamilton fastest lap so far with a 1:23.218

1:13	Fastest lap again for Hamilton with a 1:23.207

1:15	Alonso seems to have a problem with his right rear tyre. Hamilton now just 1.4 seconds behind

1:16	Now Webber comes back and sets a 1:23.190

1:19	Alonso pits early

1:21	It looks like his right wheel is loose

1:22	Alonso loses the front tyre

1:22	Alonso is limping back to the pits on 3 wheels

1:25	Luckily that flying tyre from Alonso's car didn't hit anyone!

1:26	Alonso pits again and retires

1:28	Nakajima pushing Button

1:29	Hamilton leads Webber on lap 18 by 5.1 seconds. Heidfeld makes his first pit stop

1:30	Webber and Raikkonen pit. Hamilton still out

1:31	Raikkonen gets ahead of Webber. Webber was released into the path of Raikkonen but they don't touch

1:31	Hamilton and Rosberg pit now

1:33	Replay shows a problem with Webber's pit stop as he tried to leave while the refuelling nozzle was still in

1:33	Kovalainen and Vettel make their stops

1:34	Hamilton is back in the lead, Button is second but has yet to stop - Lap 22

1:35	Trulli is 3rd and Piquet is 4th! Both yet to stop

1:36	Piquet makes his first stop

1:37	Button and Trulli are closing in on Hamilton but both have yet to stop

1:38	Button pits

1:39	Button rejoins in 12th place behind Fisichella

1:41	Vettel on the radio complaining about something broken!

1:41	Looks like Vettel has some sort of a suspension problem and he is likely to retire

1:41	Vettel pits

1:42	They have changed the front nose, checked the car and let Vettel back out

1:43	What a race! Now Trulli makes his first stop

1:43	Trulli has rejoined ahead of Button

1:44	So on lap 29, Hamilton leads from Raikkonen by 6.1 seconds. Glock is in 3rd, yet to stop

1:44	[Comment From australia ] webber???????

1:46	[Comment From australia ] webber???? where is he??

1:46	Webber is currently 4th, 14.5 seconds behind Hamilton

1:47	[Comment From australia ] thanks xoxo

1:47	Piquet is now hassling Button for 9th place

1:48	Glock (3rd), Barrichello (7th) have yet to stop

1:48	Glock pits! Kovalainen right behind Webber now

1:50	Barrichello makes his first stop. Possibly his only one

1:51	It is reported that Vettel had a front suspension problem

1:52	Doesn't look like Barrichello is on a single stop. He is down in 13th after his first stop

1:54	Webber is dropping back. He is on the soft compound and that may not be working for him

1:56	Gaps: Hamilton, Raikkonen (+6.8), Webber (+19.6), Kovalainen (+20.4), Rosberg (+21.7), Glock (+36.4), Trulli (+42.3), Button (+46.2)

1:57	Alguersuari is 16th (last)

1:58	Now Alguersuari is 15th after his teammate Buemi loses it and goes wide

1:59	It feels strange having a Ferrari chasing a McLaren for the lead of a Grand Prix

2:00	Kovalainen still right behind Webber however he is lighter and will have to pit earlier

2:01	Lap 41: Hamilton leads Raikkonen by 7.4 seconds. Webber is a further 15.2 seconds behind

2:03	McLaren ready for Hamilton ?

2:04	Button in 8th, 3.7 seconds behind Trulli but just 1.9 seconds ahead of Piquet

2:05	Hamilton doesn't pit. Looks like it is for Kovalainen

2:05	Kovalainen pits for the soft compound

2:06	Kovalainen rejoins ahead of Trulli

2:07	Raikkonen pits, it takes him a while to select gear but gets going

2:07	Now race leader Hamilton pits

2:08	Hamilton rejoins in the lead! Superb race from Hamilton

2:09	[Comment From Guest ] what position is raikkonen in?

2:10	Raikkonen is in 4th but has stopped. Webber and Rosberg are ahead of him but have yet to stop

2:11	Rosberg is catching Webber! Now just 0.8 seconds behind him

2:13	Rosberg pits! Kovalainen who has already made his final stop isn't slower than Webber. It will be very close

2:13	Webber pits!

2:14	Webber rejoins ahead of Rosberg and Kovalainen

2:15	Raikkonen is actually struggling with his set of tyres and Glock who has yet to stop is right behind him. Will Webber catch him?

2:16	Hamilton very comfortable in the lead. 16.2 seconds ahead of Raikkonen

2:18	Glock clearly quicker than Raikkonen but can't do much

2:20	[Comment From Andrew ] how many laps to go?

2:21	16 laps remaining. Hamilton leads Raikkonen by 17.2 seconds. Glock in 3rd but yet to make his final stop. Webber is 4th a further 10.4 seconds behind

2:21	Hamilton to turn his engine down. He is leading comfortably

2:22	[Comment From Andrew ] How many seconds is Webber behind Glock And Raikkonen?

2:22	Raikkonen leads Webber by 9.9 seconds

2:24	Webber now pushing but with 13 laps to go, he won't be able to catch Raikkonen

2:25	Trulli makes his final stop

2:26	Glock yet to stop and remains right behind Raikkonen in 3rd

2:27	Glock finally makes his stop

2:28	[Comment From Guest ] who made the fastest lap?

2:28	Hamilton so far with a 1:22.479

2:29	Glock rejoins in 6th

2:31	Hamilton leads Raikkonen by 16.2 seconds. Webber is in 3rd a further 6.5 seconds behind

2:32	Closest fight is for 8th place. Trulli - Nakajima (+0.9) - Barrichello (+0.4)

2:34	Flavio Briatore leaving before the end of the race even though Piquet still in the race!

2:34	[Comment From Guest ] Go Webber

2:34	Webber pushing! Is he after the fastest lap!

2:34	He does it, a 1:21.931 for Webber

2:35	Webber is now 5 seconds behind Raikkonen with 5 laps to go

2:35	[Comment From Guest ] time between webber and raikkonen? laps left?

2:35	[Comment From Guest ] whats webbers chances for championship?

2:36	If Webber finishes in 3rd he moves to second in the World Championship

2:37	Barrichello right behind Nakajima for 9th

2:38	Hamilton leads Raikkonen by 15 seconds with 3 laps remaining. Webber is a further 4.4 seconds behind

2:39	Glock in 6th has caught up with Kovalainen but with 2 laps to go, it is unlikely he'll be able to pass

2:39	[Comment From lisnm8 ] were is vettel

2:39	[Comment From Guest ] go raikkonen!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

2:40	Vettel has retired as had Alonso and Vettel

2:40	[Comment From Guest ] vettel is out!

2:40

Final lap

2:41	Lewis Hamilton wins his first race of the season. Raikkonen in second and Webber in third

2:41	[Comment From lisnm8 ] good 4 webber go you good thing

2:42	Hamilton celebrating his win. Well deserved

2:43	Hungary Top 10: Hamilton, Raikkonen, Webber, Rosberg, Kovalainen, Glock, Button, Trulli, Nakajima, Barrichello

2:43	[Comment From Guest ] hamilton!!!!

2:44	[Comment From Guest ] on ya webber

2:44	[Comment From nick ] how many points is webber behind button in championship

2:45	11th to 16th: Heidfeld, Piquet, Kubica, Fisichella, Alguersuari, Buemi. Retirements: Vettel, Alonso, Sutil

2:46	[Comment From Guest ] i think 19.5 - he has a good chance - 7 races to go i think so only needs a few points up on button each race to win championship

2:47	Drivers Championship: Button - 70 Webber - 51.5 Vettel - 47

2:49	Hamilton celebrating as if it is his first win. It must have been a hard few months on him

2:50	It is 3 in a row for McLaren at Hungary! Impressive result

2:51	[Comment From Guest ] did he celebrate and carry on like webber surely not lol

2:52

2:53	Keep in mind that Raikkonen is under investigation for his move at the start into turn 1. He may be penalised by a time penalty

2:54	Alguersuari finishes ahead of his teammate on his debut race. Well done

2:56	Hamilton thanks his team for the hard work and for never giving up

3:16	Vote for your driver of the day and give us your thoughts on the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix on the discussion thread

3:16	The next Formula 1 race is the European GP on the 23rd of August!

5:49

Qualifying

Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix - Qualifying

(07/25/2009)

12:50

Qualifying session starting in just over 10 minutes

12:57

Air temperature at 23 degrees and track temperature at 41 degrees

12:59

McLaren have topped the timesheets in all the practice sessions. Can they convert that to a Pole position when it matters ?

1:00	Session underway and Jaime Alguersuari makes his Formula 1 qualifying debut

1:01	Buemi and Fisichella on the track as well

1:01	Alguersuari is already on the super softs

1:03	A 1:24.691 for Alguersuari

1:04	A 1:22.280 for Buemi. A 1:23.951 for Alguersuari (apologies)

1:04	More drivers are on the track now

1:05	Buemi improves with a 1:21.813

1:06	Piquet moves into 3rd. Raikkonen on the track and he is also on the super softs

1:06	Rosberg up into second

1:07	Massa into 3rd

1:07	Raikkonen moves into second

1:08	Webber goes wide on his first flyer

1:08	Raikkonen now fastest with a 1:21.602

1:09	Now Vettel fastest ahead of Raikkonen, Rosberg and Hamilton

1:10	Raikkonen moves back to the top of the timesheets with a 1:21.500. Vettel second and Webber in third

1:12	Sutil has yet to go out

1:14	Piquet is down in 18th. Not looking good for him

1:16	Looks like everyone is going back out on the track

1:17	Sutil has returned to the pits!

1:17	Sutil makes it back on the track and with less than 3 minutes to go, all the drivers are on the track

1:18	The order is set to change in the next 2 minutes

1:18	Vettel fastest

1:19	Alguersuari slow and there are yellow flags!

1:19	Rosberg now fastest

1:20	Alonso in 16th but has one final chance! Webber in second and Vettel in third at the moment

1:21	Alonso made it with just a few seconds left

1:21	Piquet up into 5th!

1:22	Knocked out: Heidfeld, Fisichella, Sutil, Kubica and Alguersuari

1:23	Top 15: Rosberg, Hamilton, Webber, Vettel, Piquet, Alonso, Nakajima, Trulli, Massa, Button, Raikkonen, Barrichello, Buemi, Glock, Kovalainen

1:25	The top 16 were separated by less than a second. 1. Rosberg (1:20.793) and 16. Heidfeld (1:21.738)

1:26	Heidfeld walks away from his pit garage shaking his head

1:28	Second Qualifying session underway

1:28	Raikkonen and Trulli are the first on the track

1:30	12 cars already on the track

1:31	Kovalainen was nearly knocked out in Q1! The field is amazingly close

1:31	Slow times by Trulli and Raikkonen

1:31	Now Webber quickest with a 1:21.067 #F1

1:32	The 2 Renaults are the only cars yet to go out

1:32	Vettel now quickest with a 1:20.964. Piquet is out on the track now

1:33	Alonso also on the track as Webber remains in second just behind Vettel

1:34	Rosberg goes fastest with a 1:20.895

1:35	Alonso on a very quick lap

1:35	Alonso fastest with a 1:20.885!

1:37	Alonso having a second run and he improves again with a 1:20.826

1:39	The top 14 in Q2 are separated by 1.001 seconds

1:40	Everyone is back on the track except for Alonso. 2 minutes remain

1:40	Vettel goes quickest with a 1:20.604. Alonso will not go back out

1:41	Webber fastest, Vettel second and Raikkonen in 3rd. Alonso could be in danger!

1:42	Hamilton in second now dropping Alonso to 6th

1:43	Alonso down in 8th but it looks like he is safe! Massa off and into the tyre barriers!

1:44	Massa remains in the car, we hope he is ok. The medical car arrives

1:44	We hope that Massa is ok

1:46	Order at the end of Q2: Webber, Hamilton, Nakajima, Vettel, Raikkonen, Button, Kovalainen, Massa, Alonso, Rosberg

1:47	Knocked out: Buemi, Trulli, Barrichello, Glock, Piquet

1:49	No replay for Massa's incident. It seems that the car may have had a stuck throttle

1:50	Massa's car has been removed. We hope that Massa is ok

1:51	Now replay shows that something went wrong with the car and he went straight into the barriers. The impact was strong

1:54	The replay shows a strong impact and he may have been knocked out. Hopefully he is ok

1:58	Flavio Briatore having a discussion at the Ferrari pit wall. Still no news on Massa though which is most important

1:59	Track marshals on the track for something! Some reports indicate something hit Massa!

2:02	Massa's car arrives back at the pits. The front nose is badly damaged

2:02	The strange thing is that Massa was on his inlap

2:03	Latest is that some part from Barrichello's car may have hit Massa

2:05	Replay shows Massa was hit by debris which knocked him out. How bizzare

2:06	Very very unlucky for Massa. This explains why Barrichello's car is being checked

2:07	Reports are that Massa is ok. He was hit on the chin and that knocked him out

2:09	The metal bit that was flying and hit Massa's helmet looked like a nut or something similar

2:10	3rd qualifying underway!

2:11	Session underway and Rosberg, Alonso and Kovalainen are on the track

2:11	Reports are a piece of tube may have hit Massa!

2:12	The important thing is that he is ok

2:12	Only Button yet to go out on the track

2:13	A 1:23.620 for Rosberg

2:13	Alonso goes quickest from Kovalainen

2:14	Button still in the garage. Are they checking his car after what happened with Barrichello ?

2:15	Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:22.293

2:15	Alonso fastest then Hamilton then Webber!!

2:16	Order: Webber, Hamilton, Alonso and Vettel

2:17	Button on the track now. He is going for 1 run

2:18	Barrichello reports that Massa is talking and is ok

2:18	Raikkonen on a quick one!

2:19	Rosberg quickest with a 1:21.890

2:19	Alonso now quickest with a 1:21.569!

2:20	Timing is lost as the session is over

2:21	We are in the dark now! No times are available but it sounds as if Alonso is on Pole

2:22	Confusion as the drivers don't know who is on Pole!!

2:23	What a bizzare session

2:24	Alonso still unsure about who is on pole asking everyone around. Bizzare!

2:25	The order is thought to be Alonso from Vettel and Rosberg but not confirmed yet

2:27	We will provide the final order as soon as we receive confirmation as all the timing monitors have failed

2:29	It is Alonso from Vettel and Webber. An all Renault top 3

2:29	Top 10 - Grid for Hungary: Alonso, Vettel, Webber, Hamilton, Rosberg, Kovalainen, Raikkonen, Button, Nakajima and Massa

2:32	Best news though is that Massa is ok. Getting knocked out like that is so bizzare and everyone is glad that it wasn't more serious

2:35	Of course we will have to wait for the fuel loads to see if any are very light

2:40	Just 0.321 seconds separate the top 5. 1. Alonso (1.21.569) - 5. Rosberg (1:21.890) Amazing!

3:26	Race coverage tomorrow from 11:30 GMT

5:57	[Comment From Daniel of Balwyn ] Go Webber!!!

6:33	Pre-race fuel weights - Alonso lightest (637.5) then Hamilton (650.5). Heaviest in top 10 is Button (664.5) - Car pre-race weights

6:36

Saturday Practice Session

Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix - Saturday Practice

(07/25/2009)

10:03

Saturday practice session underway. It is sunny but windy at the Hungaroring

10:04

Most drivers have completed their installation laps

10:07

It is quiet on the track now. All drivers have completed their installation laps. Heidfeld and Hamilton did 2 laps while everyone else did just one lap

10:12

Alguersuari made his Formula 1 debut yesterday and Franz Tost was happy saying 'a fantastic job so far'

10:13

The two Toyotas and Alguersuari are back on the track

10:14

15 minutes into the session and no timed laps yet

10:15

Trulli starts a flyer! There are more clouds now in the sky!

10:15

A 1:30.122 for Trulli

10:16

Glock sets a 1:25.815

10:17

Alonso now quickest with a 1:25.577

10:17

Pat Symonds was very happy with the performance from the Renault car yesterday!

10:18

Rosberg goes quickest with a 1:24.473, Buemi in second!

10:19

Rosberg improves with a 1:23.659

10:20

Buemi fastest!

10:21

Alguersuari improves to 7th with a 1:24.281

10:22

Now Kovalainen quickest with a 1:23.343. Rosberg in second

10:23

Webber and Massa have yet to set times but both are out on the track

10:24

Buemi goes fastest with a 1:23.123

10:25

Hamilton goes fastest with a 1:22.280

10:29

Kubica now moves into second

10:31

Massa up into 5th!

10:32

Glock seems to have a problem having covered just 4 laps. He is 20th

10:33

Alguersuari moves into 11th on the super softs

10:35

Alguersuari now up into 6th with a 1:22.913

10:36

And now the young Spaniard moves into second! He must be practicing some a low fuel run

10:39

Alonso jumps into second with a 1:22.369. He is on the super softs

10:40

Nearly all the cars are on the track

10:42

Alonso now fastest but Hamilton on a quick one

10:43

Indeed Hamilton goes fastest with a 1:22.074

10:43

Hamilton fastest but Sutil just crashes

10:45

Sutil is ok. He went straight into the barriers but he wasn't going very fast

10:47

Kovalainen moves into third with a 1:22.414

10:49

Glock remains in the garage. Appears to be a major problem

10:49

Massa takes 3rd with a 1:22.339

10:50

Hamilton, Massa and Kovalainen have the quickest 1st sector - Most likely due to KERS

10:51

Massa goes fastest with a 1:21.911. Low fuel runs are underway

10:53

Alguersuari is up in 4th! So far he has made no mistakes on the track!

10:53

Glock finally makes it out with 8 minutes remaining

10:54

Hamilton goes fastest with a 1:21.502. Barrichello in 3rd

10:55

Rosberg now uo into second with a 1:21.585

10:56

A superfast first sector from Hamilton!

10:56

A 1:21.207 for Hamilton

10:57

Everyone on the track except for Alguersuari

10:58

Heidfeld up into second

10:59

Hamilton improves in first. Kovalainen on a flyer

11:01

Session over! Waiting for the final laps

11:02

Top 10: Hamilton, Heidfeld, Rosberg, Kovalainen, Buemi, Glock, Massa, Nakajima, Webber and Vettel

11:05

11th to 20th: Kubica, Trulli, Barrichello, Piquet, Raikkonen, Alonso, Button, Alguersuari, Fisichella and Sutil

11:07

The top 13 are separated by 1.092 seconds

11:08

Most laps covered: Trulli (25), Heidfeld, Buemi and Fisichella (23) and Barrichello & Button (22)

11:09

Least laps covered: Glock (12), Webber and Sutil (16) and Piquet (17)

11:11

Qualifying in just under 2 hours. Will be a close one

11:55

Second Friday Practice Session

Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix - Second Friday Practice

(07/24/2009)

1:00

1:00	Session underway

1:00	Air temperature at 28 degrees while track temperature at 45 degrees

1:02	Cars are already on track and Heidfeld and Trulli have started their first flyers!

1:03	A 1:25.193 for Heidfeld, Trulli in second and Glock in third

1:04	Piquet goes fastest with a 1:24.206

1:07	Now Heidfeld goes fastest ahead of Hamilton

1:07	Nakajima fastest with a 1:23.910

1:08	Piquet fastest with a 1:23.414

1:09	Massa wide and complaining about the tyres

1:11	Barrichello, Kovalainen and Sutil have yet to set a time

1:14	Kovalainen back on the track and is very quick!

1:15	Kovalainen goes fastest with a 1:23.396

1:16	Now Robserg tops the timesheets with a 1:23.116

1:18	Sutil remains in the garage. Looks like a technical problem for him

1:20	Alguersuari is currently in 18th and around 4 tenths slower than teammate Buemi

1:21	Massa who complained of tyre problems earlier is down in 19th at the moment having covered just 6 laps. Sutil on the track

1:22	Fisichella up into second place!

1:24	Vettel now fastest with a 1:23.013. He is on the super softs

1:24	Now Webber fastest with a 1:22.918!

1:25	Massa back on the track

1:26	Kovalainen goes fastest with a 1:22.126. Button up to 3rd

1:26	Buemi in 10th!

1:28	Massa up into 7th despite going a bit wide!

1:29	Button up into second but still nearly 0.7 seconds behind Kovalainen who seems to be really fired up!

1:30	Kovalainen is under a lot of pressure and his seat with McLaren is under threat

1:33	Alguersuari up into 18th!

1:34	Kubica is currently in 20th! Heidfeld in 15th. Trulli in 17th and Glock in 19th! Is this a repeat of Monaco ?

1:35	Kubica on the super softs moves up into 9th with a 1:23.243

1:38	Vettel describes his pace as 'good' and that he needs 'a couple of tenths' in the middle sector. He is currently in 5th with a 1:23.013

1:40	Now Trulli and Glock are 19th and 20th!

1:42	Glock jumps into second with a 1:22.778

1:46	Massa goes wide again! He recovers He is in 9th at this stage

1:47	Barrichello spins into the gravel but manages to get back on the track. Trulli is going slow

1:48	Trulli has parked his car on the side of the track

1:50	Trulli is 20th and nearly 2 seconds off the pace

1:55	Hamilton down in 15th and Alonso down in 17th. Both showed promising pace in the morning session!

1:56	Webber closes in on Kovalainen's time with a 1:22.369

1:59	Alonso moves up to 10th. He is on the super softs

2:00	Hamilton up into 7th with a 1:23.012

2:02	Alonso up into 4th with a 1:22.793

2:03	Barrichello up into 3rd with a 1:22.695

2:09	Trulli's car arrives back at the pits. Will they be able to send him out again ? Just over 20 minutes remaining

2:09	Rosberg up into second with a 1:22.154

2:14	Trulli makes it back out! Must have been an easy problem to fix

2:17	Massa again complaining about a problem with his car

2:17	Trulli up into 12th

2:18	Heidfeld is now at the back of the field. He is 1.827 seconds off the pace despite having covered 37

2:18	37 laps so far for Heidfeld

2:19	Trulli up into 6th with a 1:22.663

2:24	Heidfeld has moved up into 19th dropping Alguersuari down to 20th

2:26	Hamilton on a quick lap!

2:27	Hamilton has a slow final sector and doesn't improve. He remains in 11th

2:28	All the cars are on the track except for Webber

2:30	Hamilton now goes fastest with a 1:22.079

2:30	Session over! Waiting for the drivers to complete their flying laps

2:32	Top 10: Hamilton, Kovalainen, Rosberg, Webber, Nakajima, Vettel, Barrichello, Trulli, Heidfeld and Glock

2:34	11th to 20th: Raikkonen, Alonso, Button, Kubica, Piquet, Sutil, Fisichella, Massa, Buemi and Alguersuari

2:36	The top 3 are separated by 0.075 seconds. 19 cars are separated by 1.097 seconds. The times are very close!

2:37	Most laps covered: Rosberg (47), Buemi & Glock (45) and Heidfeld (43)

2:38	Least laps covered: Sutil & Trulli (28), Webber (29) and Vettel (30)

2:40	Both Hamilton and Vettel indicate that they are not too happy yet and there is a lot of work to be done

2:42	We hope that you have enjoyed our coverage. Tomorrow's 3rd practice session starts at 11 am local time (9 am GMT)

2:47

First Friday Practice Session

Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix - First Friday Practice

(07/24/2009)

8:55	NewsOnF1: Good morning and welcome to our live coverage. Practice session starting in 5 minutes

8:58	NewsOnF1: Jamie Alguersuari will become the youngest ever Formula 1 race driver when he races this weekend

9:00	NewsOnF1: Session underway and Vettel, Buemi, Kubica are the first out on the track

9:01	NewsOnF1: Alguersuari is also out on the track!

9:01

NewsOnF1: Session underway and Vettel, Buemi, Kubica are the first out on the track #F1

9:05	NewsOnF1: Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld stays out for 2 laps, the rest pit after one lap

9:07	NewsOnF1: Trulli and Hamilton now on their installation laps

9:09	NewsOnF1: Barrichello now on his installation lap as Alguersuari goes back out on the track

9:11	NewsOnF1: Alguersuari has no F1 experience and will be a lot of running these 2 sessions

9:12	NewsOnF1: The Toro Rosso has a major update this weekend and the team are expecting a major leap forward

9:13	NewsOnF1: A 1:34.716 for Alguersuari

9:14	NewsOnF1: Now Alguersuari improves with a 1:31.457

9:15	NewsOnF1: Many drivers raised concerns about the lack of experience of the young Spaniard although Alonso has been very supportive of him

9:16	NewsOnF1: Now a 1:29.313 for Alguersuari

9:17	NewsOnF1: For reference, the fastest lap in 2008 was a 1:21.195 by Kimi Raikkonen

9:17	NewsOnF1: Sebastien Buemi now on the track

9:21	NewsOnF1: Jenson Buton is on the track as Buemi improves with a 1:25.894 and Alguersuari with a 1:27.108

9:21	NewsOnF1: Button returns to the pits. Only the 2 Toro Rosso cars have set times so far

9:22	NewsOnF1: Alguersuari now quicker than Buemi!

9:23	NewsOnF1: Another improvement by Alguersuari with a 1:25.585

9:23	NewsOnF1: Buemi about to respond

9:24	NewsOnF1: A 1:25.034 for Buemi now

9:26	NewsOnF1: Nearly 30 minutes into the session and only the 2 Toro Rosso cars have set lap times

9:28	NewsOnF1: Buemi pits after 9 laps while Alguersuari continues having done 14 laps so far. Heidfeld and Trulli on track now

9:30	NewsOnF1: Both Toyota and BMW Sauber had poor races in Monaco and this track is similar so it will be interesting to see if they do better

9:31	NewsOnF1: Heidfeld pits without setting a time. Trulli sets a 1:27.488

9:31	NewsOnF1: Kimi Raikkonen heads out to the track

9:34	NewsOnF1: Trulli goes fastest with a 1:24.983

9:35	NewsOnF1: Raikkonen sets a 1:28.349

9:37	NewsOnF1: Trulli improves with a 1:24.057

9:38	NewsOnF1: Kimi Raikkonen moves into 4th with a 1:25.067

9:39	NewsOnF1: Alonso moves into second with a 1:24.861

9:40	NewsOnF1: Alonso very quick!

9:40	NewsOnF1: But he makes a mistake in the final sector. 2nd with a 1:24.209

9:41	NewsOnF1: Massa now fastest with a 1:23.735

9:42	NewsOnF1: Vettel up into 4th

9:44	NewsOnF1: Villeneuve at the track working on securing a drive for next year

9:45	NewsOnF1: Rosberg moves into second with a 1:23.810

9:45	NewsOnF1: Now Vettel fastest with a 1:23.713

9:46	NewsOnF1: Rosberg goes fastest with a 1:23.268, Alonso in second!

9:47	NewsOnF1: Alguersuari is in 14th having covered 21 laps so far

9:50	NewsOnF1: Now Kubica fastest with a 1:23.219

9:50	NewsOnF1: Webber fastest with a 1:22.615

9:52	NewsOnF1: Hamilton now up into second with a 1:22.838

9:53	NewsOnF1: Piquet is down in 18th. He is under a lot of pressure this weekend as if he doesn't perform he will almost certainly be out

9:54	NewsOnF1: Raikkonen is in 20th and has done only 7 laps. Looks like he has a problem ?

9:55	NewsOnF1: Raikkonen back on the track

9:57	NewsOnF1: Track temperature up to 37 degrees! It is going to be a hot weekend!

9:58	NewsOnF1: It is relatively quiet on the track. Only a few drivers on the track

10:00

NewsOnF1:

Raikkonen moves up to 7th with a 1:23.531

10:02

NewsOnF1: Massa goes wide but recovers. Almost lost it and hit the armco

10:04

NewsOnF1: Raikkonen now up into 3rd with a 1:23.192

10:05

NewsOnF1: Less that a second separate the top 12

10:08

NewsOnF1: Alonso up into 3rd while Piquet has moved up into 16th

10:09

NewsOnF1: Sutil and Fisichella down in 19th and 20th. Mallya must be dissapointed

10:09

NewsOnF1: Hamilton super quick in S1 but loses his advatange in S2

10:11

NewsOnF1: In Hungary the teams are using soft and super soft tyre compounds

10:11

NewsOnF1: There is no 'gap' between the tyres offered

10:12

NewsOnF1: Fisichella up into 15th

10:15

NewsOnF1: Alguersuari is down in 19th at this stage. Buemi is 16th but is only 0.2 seconds quicker

10:17

NewsOnF1: Only 3 cars on the track at the moment as Trulli jumps into second!

10:20

NewsOnF1: More cars heading out with just 10 minutes remaining. The field is very close, just a second separates the top 14!

10:24

NewsOnF1: Hamilton fastest with a 1:22.554

10:26

NewsOnF1:

10:27

NewsOnF1: Raikkonen up into 3rd. Rosberg on a flyer!

10:27

NewsOnF1: Rosberg fastest with a 1:22.337

10:28

NewsOnF1: Hamilton quickest in S1 but makes a mistake and pits

10:30

NewsOnF1: Final seconds into the session and the order could still change

10:30

NewsOnF1: Session over! Awaiting final timed laps

10:31

NewsOnF1: Kovalainen goes fastest with a 1:22.278!

10:32

NewsOnF1: Top 10: Kovalainen, Rosberg, Hamilton, Webber, Nakajima, Trulli, Raikkonen, Massa, Alonso and Button

10:33

NewsOnF1: 11th to 20th: Kubica, Heidfeld, Barrichello, Glock, Vettel, Fisichella, Piquet, Sutil, Buemi and Alguersuari

10:34

NewsOnF1: Top 15 are within 1.005 seconds. Buemi is 0.23 seconds quicker than Alguersuari

10:35

NewsOnF1: Most laps covered: Alguersuari (42), Buemi (37), Glock (30)

10:38

NewsOnF1: Least laps covered: Trulli (17), Sutil (18), Hamilton & Fisichella (20)

10:38

NewsOnF1: Second Friday practice in 2 hours and 20 minutes

10:40