Formula 2 - HUNGARY - Sprint Race - Results

FORMULA 2 - SPRINT RACE - RESULTS - HUNGARY

1. Nobuharu Matsushita / ART Grand Prix / Japan / + 15 Points

2. Oliver Rowland / DAMS / Great Britain / + 12 Points

3. Nyck de Vries / Rapax / Netherlands / + 10 Points

4. Charles Leclerc / PREMA Racing / Monaco / + 8 Points

5. Norman Nato / Pertamina Arden / France / + 6 Points

6. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada / + 4 Points

7. Alexander Albon / ART Grand Prix / Thailand / + 2 Points

8. Luca Ghiotto / RUSSIAN TIME / Italy / + 1 Point

9. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia / + 2 Points (FL)

10. Sean Gelael / Pertamina Arden / Indonesia

11. Jordan King / MP Motorsport / Great Britain

12. Louis Deletraz / Racing Engineering / Switzerland

13. Sergio Sette Camara / MP Motorsport / Brazil

14. Santino Ferrucci / Trident / USA*

15. Nabil Jeffri / Trident / Malaysia

16. Ralph Boschung / Campos Racing / Switzerland

17. Antonio Fuoco / PREMA Racing / Italy

RETIRED - Gustav Malja / Racing Engineering / Sweden / Mechanical Issue

RETIRED - Sergio Canamasas / Rapax / Spain / Collision Damage**

RETIRED - Robert Visoiu / Campos Racing / Romania / Collision Damage

* - Notes Ferrucci is driving for Trident during the Hungarian GP Weekend.

** - Notes Canamasas is driving for Rapax during the Hungarian GP Weekend.

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GP3 - HUNGARY - Sprint Race - Results

GP3 - SPRINT RACE - RESULTS - HUNGARY

1. Giuliano Alesi / Trident / France / + 15 Points

2. Ryan Tveter / Trident / USA / + 12 Points

3. Kevin Joerg / Trident / Switzerland / + 10 Points

4. Dorian Boccolacci / Trident / France / + 8 Points

5. Anthoine Hubert / ART Grand Prix / France / + 6 Points

6. Niko Kari / Arden International / Finland / + 4 Points

7. Raoul Hyman / Campos Racing / South Africa / + 2 Points

8. Arjun Maini / Jenzer Motorsport / India / + 1 Point

9. Marcos Siebert / Campos Racing / Argentina*

10. Leonardo Pulcini / Arden International / Italy / + 2 Points (FL)

11. George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

12. Matthieu Vaxiviere / DAMS / France* + **

13. Tatiana Calderon / DAMS / Columbia

RETIRED - Julien Falchero / Campos Racing / France / Puncture

RETIRED - Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / Puncture

RETIRED - Bruno Baptista / DAMS / Brazil / Mechanical Issue

RETIRED - Alessio Lorandi / Jenzer Motorsport / Italy / Puncture

RETIRED - Steijn Schothorst / Arden International / Netherlands / Mechanical Issue

RETIRED - Nirei Fukuzumi / ART Grand Prix / Japan / Accident & Puncture

* - Notes both Siebert & Vaxiviere both received a 20-Second-Time-Penalty for failing to follow certain rules under the Virtual Safety Car period. Siebert had originally finished in 8th and Vaxiviere originally finished in 11th.

** - Notes Vaxiviere is driving for DAMS in place of Ferrucci during the Hungarian GP Weekend.

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GP3 - HUNGARY - Feature Race - Results

GP3 - FEATURE RACE - RESULTS - HUNGARY

1. Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 25 points + 4 Points (Pole) + 2 Points (FL)

2. Nirei Fukuzumi / ART Grand Prix / Japan / + 18 Points

3. Anthoine Hubert / ART Grand Prix / France / + 15 Points

4. Alessio Lorandi / Jenzer Motorsport / Italy / + 12 Points

5. Dorian Boccolacci / Trident / France / + 10 Points

6. Giuliano Alesi / Trident / France / + 8 Points

7. Kevin Joerg / Trident / Switzerland / + 6 Points

8. Ryan Tveter / Trident / USA / + 4 Points

9. Niko Kari / Arden International / Finland / + 2 Points

10. Bruno Baptista / DAMS / Brazil / + 1 Point

11. Marcos Siebert / Campos Racing / Argentina

12. Matthieu Vaxiviere / DAMS / France*

13. Julien Falchero / Campos Racing / France 

14. Raoul Hyman / Campos Racing / South Africa

15. Leonardo Pulcini / Arden International

16. Steijn Schothorst / Arden International / Netherlands / DNF / Mechanical Issue

RETIRED - Tatiana Calderon / DAMS / Columbia / Accident

RETIRED - George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / Mechanical Issue

RETIRED - Arjun Maini / Jenzer Motorsport / India / Mechanical Issue

* - Notes Vaxiviere is driving for DAMS in place of Ferrucci during the Hungarian GP Weekend. 

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Formula 2 - HUNGARY - Feature Race - Results

FORMULA 2 - FEATURE RACE - RESULTS - HUNGARY

1. Oliver Rowland / DAMS / Great Britain / + 25 Points + 4 Points (Pole)

2. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada / + 18 Points + 2 Points (FL)

3. Nyck de Vries / Rapax / Netherlands / + 15 Points

4. Charles Leclerc / PREMA Racing / Monaco / + 12 Points

5. Nobuharu Matsushita / ART Grand Prix / Japan / + 10 Points

6. Luca Ghiotto / RUSSIAN TIME / Italy / + 8 Points

7. Norman Nato / Pertamina Arden / France / + 6 Points

8. Alexander Albon / ART Grand Prix / Thailand / + 4 Points

9. Santino Ferrucci / Trident / USA / + 2 Points*

10. Louis Deletraz / Racing Engineering / Switzerland / + 1 Point

11. Ralph Boschung / Campos Racing / Switzerland

12. Nabil Jeffri / Trident / Malaysia

13. Gustav Malja / Racing Engineering / Sweden

14. Sean Gelael / Pertamina Arden / Indonesia**

15. Jordan King / MP Motorsport / Great Britain

16. Sergio Sette Camara / MP Motorsport / Brazil**

17. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia / RETIRED - Crash***

RETIRED - Sergio Canamasas / Rapax / Spain / Collision Damage****

RETIRED - Robert Visoiu / Campos Racing / Romania / Collision Damage

RETIRED - Antonio Fuoco / PREMA Racing / Italy / Retired

* - Notes Ferrucci is driving for Trident during the Hungarian GP Weekend.

** - Notes both Gelael and Sette Camara received a 10-Second-Time-Penalty for deploying DRS before completing 2 laps. Gelael had originally finished 9th and Sette Camara had originally finished 14th

*** - Notes Markelov crashed out of the race but qualified as finished as he had completed at least 90% of the race distance

**** - Notes Canamasas is driving for Rapax during the Hungarian GP Weekend

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Hungarian GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

HUNGARIAN GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Sebastian Vettel has secured pole position ahead of Hungarian Grand Prix and it's a full Ferrari front row lock-out. Paul di Resta will race for Williams in place of the unwell Felipe Massa and it will be the first time di Resta has raced in F1 since 2013 when he was part of Force India's line-up.

    Nico Hulkenberg and Daniil Kvyat have both received grid penalties. Hulkenberg for an unscheduled gearbox change and Kvyat for impeding during the session. 

HOW IT WORKS:

Q1 = 18 minutes. All cars allowed to go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q2 = 15 minutes. The remaining cars go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q3 = 12 minutes. Final 10 cars go out. The final order at the end of the session is how the grid will line up. Fastest car starts from Pole Position.

GRID LINE-UP

1. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

2. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

3. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

5. Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

6. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

7. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain

8. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

9. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

10. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

11. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

12. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany*

13. Sergio Perez  / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

14. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

15. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

16. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia**

17. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

18. Pascal Wehrlein / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

19. Paul di Resta / Williams-Mercedes / Great Britain***

20. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

* - (Hulkenberg) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for unscheduled gearbox change

** - (Kvyat) 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for impeding during Qualifying

*** (di Resta) Replacing Felipe Massa (Illness) for the rest of the weekend.

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Hungarian GP: Free Practice #3 - Re-Cap & Times

HUNGARIAN GP - FREE PRACTICE #3 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    While most were expecting another calm FP3 session with nothing out of the usual, there was plenty going on at Williams. Felipe Massa was reported to have been checked at the on-site medical centre following Friday's FP2. He was then taken to a nearby Hospital for further evaluation. This was due to the Brazilian reporting he was feeling dizzy and unwell.

    Massa was cleared to participate Saturday but barely made it through half of FP3 before bringing his Williams back to the pits. He complained of the dizziness again and soon after the mechanics were seen taking out his car seat and floor pedals. Williams later confirmed that reserve driver, Paul di Resta would be taking over for the rest of the weekend as Massa is too unwell to compete.

    It was Sebastian Vettel who took his Ferrari to the top of the time sheets with a new track record: 1:17.017. He wasn't the only driver to dip into the 1:17's either. Team-mate, Raikkonen set a fastest time of 1:17.492 and Bottas a 1:17.914. Verstappen and Hamilton rounded up the top 5.

    Daniel Ricciardo suffered from mechanical issues and managed to get his car off the track before it stopped, smoke coming from the back. He wasn't the only one to suffer either. Ericsson and Alonso also encountered problems with their cars during the session.

TIMES:

1. Sebastian Vettel - 1:17.017 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:17.492 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

3. Valtteri Bottas - 1:17.914 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Max Verstappen - 1:18.194 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

5. Lewis Hamilton - 1:18.434 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

6. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:18.638 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

7. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:18.699 / Renault-Renault / Germany

8. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:18.714 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

9. Fernando Alonso - 1:18.884 / McLaren-Honda / Spain

10. Jolyon Palmer - 1:18.956 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

11. Carlos Sainz - 1:19.300 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

12. Esteban Ocon - 1:19.352 / Force India-Mercedes / France

13. Daniil Kvyat - 1:19.455 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

14. Sergio Perez - 1:19.609 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

15. Romain Grosjean - 1:19.622 / Haas-Ferrari / France

16. Kevin Magnussen - 1:19.895 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

17. Felipe Massa - 1:20.255 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

18. Lance Stroll - 1:20.379 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

19. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:20.446 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

20. Marcus Ericsson - 1:20.748 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

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GP3 - HUNGARY - Qualifying - Results

GP3 - QUALIFYING - RESULTS - HUNGARY

1. Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

2. George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

3. Nirei Fukuzumi / ART Grand Prix / Japan

4. Dorian Boccolacci / Trident / France

5. Anthoine Hubert / ART Grand Prix / France

6. Giuliano Alesi / Trident / France

7. Niko Kari / Arden International / Finland

8. Kevin Joerg / Trident / Switzerland

9. Alessio Lorandi / Jenzer Motorsport / Italy

10. Tatiana Calderon / DAMS / Columbia

11. Ryan Tveter / Trident / USA

12. Steijn Schothorst / Arden International / Netherlands

13. Arjun Maini / Jenzer Motorsport / India

14. Marcos Siebert / Campos Racing / Argentina

15. Raoul Hyman / Campos Racing / South Africa*

16. Julien Falchero / Campos Racing / France

17. Bruno Baptista / DAMS / Brazil

18. Leonardo Pulcini / Arden International / Italy

19. Matthieu Vaxiviere / DAMS / France* + **

* - Notes both Hyman and Vaxiviere received 3-Place-Grid-Penalties for impeding during Qualifying
** - Notes Vaxiviere is driving for DAMS in place of Ferrucci during the Hungarian GP Weekend.

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GP3 - HUNGARY - Free Practice - Times

GP3 - FREE PRACTICE - TIMES - HUNGARY

1. George Russell - 1:32.255 / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

2. Raoul Hyman - 1:32.340 / Campos Racing / South Africa

3. Nirei Fukuzumi - 1:32.578 / ART Grand Prix / Japan

4. Niko Kari - 1:32.605 / Arden International / Finland

5. Arjun Maini - 1:32.621 / Jenzer Motorsport / India

6. Jack Aitken - 1:32.624 / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

7. Kevin Joerg - 1:32.796 / Trident / Switzerland

8. Leonardo Pulcini - 1:32.856 / Arden International / Italy

9. Tatiana Calderon - 1:32.918 / DAMS / Columbia

10. Bruno Baptista - 1:32.973 / DAMS / Brazil

11. Ryan Tveter - 1:33.060 / Trident / USA

12. Anthoine Hubert - 1:33.126 / ART Grand Prix / France

13. Dorian Boccolacci - 1:33.169 / Trident / France

14. Steijn Schothorst - 1:33.207 / Arden International / Netherlands

15. Matthieu Vaxiviere - 1:33.407 / DAMS / France*

16. Giuliano Alesi - 1:33.596 / Trident / France

17. Alessio Lorandi - 1:33.844 / Jenzer Motorsport / Italy

18. Julien Falchero - 1:33.943 / Campos Racing / France

19. Marcos Siebert - 1:34.847 / Campos Racing / Argentina

* - Notes Vaxiviere is driving for DAMS in place of Ferrucci during the Hungarian GP Weekend.

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Formula 2 - HUNGARY - Qualifying - Results

FORMULA 2 - QUALIFYING - RESULTS - HUNGARY

1. Oliver Rowland / DAMS / Great Britain

2. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia

3. Jordan King / MP Motorsport / Great Britain

4. Antonio Fuoco / PREMA Racing / Italy

5. Norman Nato / Pertamina Arden / France

6. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada

7. Nyck de Vries / Rapax / Netherlands

8. Nobuharu Matsushita / ART Grand Prix / Japan

9. Sergio Canamasas / Rapax / Spain*

10. Santino Ferrucci / Trident / USA**

11. Alexander Albon / ART Grand Prix / Thailand

12. Luca Ghiotto / RUSSIAN TIME / Italy

13. Robert Visoiu / Campos Racing / Romania

14. Ralph Boschung / Campos Racing / Switzerland

15. Louis Deletraz / Racing Engineering / Switzerland

16. Gustav Malja / Racing Engineering / Sweden

17. Nabil Jeffri / Trident / Malaysia

18. Sergio Sette Camara / MP Motorsport / Brazil***

19. Sean Gelael / Pertamina Arden / Indonesia

DSQ - Charles Leclerc / PREMA Racing / Monaco****

* - Notes Canamasas is driving for Rapax during the Hungarian GP Weekend

** - Notes Ferrucci is driving for Trident during the Hungarian GP Weekend

*** - Notes Sette Camara received a 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for impeding Latifi

**** - Notes Leclerc was disqualified for running an illegal part on his car.

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Hungarian GP: Free Practice #2 - Re-Cap & Times

HUNGARIAN GP - FREE PRACTICE #2 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Daniel Ricciardo continued to set the pace as he was once again the fastest of the pack. The Red Bull driver set a 1:18.455 to take the top spot in the second session. Former team-mate, Vettel, was close behind with a 1:18.638. Bottas, Raikkonen and Hamilton completed the top 5.

    Romain Grosjean suffered from more technical issues, which he suggested to the team was something to do with the suspension. Grosjean has had many problems with his Haas throughout the start of the season, most of them having to do with the brakes. He finished the session ins 18th, while Magnussen finished just one spot ahead in 17th. His car was being worked on in the earlier part of the session following Giovinazzi's crash in his car in FP1.

    Aside from Giovinazzi replacing Magnussen in FP1, Alfonso Celis Jr. also got to drive in the first session. He replaced Ocon at Force India.

    Despite finishing up in 4th, Raikkonen was unable to have a complete trouble-free session. He reported "No power" and stopped on the side of the track. The team tried to help get the Ferrari going again over the radio but it was no use. His quickest time was 1:18.755

    Pascal Wehrlein suffered from a huge crash, bringing out red flags. The German rookie was able to climb out of the wrecked Sauber without injury but was surely disappointed in the way his session was ended. Wehrlein missed the opening two races after injuring his back from a crash during the Race Of Champions.

    Palmer also crashed just before the chequered flag fell, causing more red flags. He was also uninjured, but not a good start to his weekend as he had also had an accident earlier on in FP1.

    Just when it looked like McLaren would have a trouble-free session, Vandoorne was told to bring his car back to the pits slowly with a possible issue.

TIMES:

1. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:18.455 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

2. Sebastian Vettel - 1:18.638 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

3. Valtteri Bottas - 1:18.656 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:18.755 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Lewis Hamilton - 1:18.779 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

6. Max Verstappen - 1:18.951 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

7. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:19.714 / Renault-Renault / Germany

8. Fernando Alonso - 1:19.815 / McLaren-Honda / Spain

9. Carlos Sainz - 1:19.834 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

10. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:19.909 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

11. Esteban Ocon - 1:20.126 / Force India-Mercedes / France

12. Sergio Perez - 1:20.266 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

13. Daniil Kvyat - 1:20.577 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

14. Lance Stroll - 1:20.791 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

15. Felipe Massa - 1:20.869 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

16. Jolyon Palmer - 1:21.175 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

17. Kevin Magnussen - 1:21.345 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

18. Romain Grosjean - 1:21.504 / Haas-Ferrari / France

19. Marcus Ericsson - 1:21.559 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

20. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:21.722 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

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Formula 2 - HUNGARY - Free Practice - Times

FORMULA 2 - FREE PRACTICE - TIMES - HUNGARY

1. Charles Leclerc - 1:27.516 / PREMA Racing / Monaco

2. Oliver Rowland - 1:27.586 / DAMS / Great Britain

3. Nyck de Vries - 1:27.674 / Rapax / Netherlands

4. Norman Nato - 1:27.746 / Pertamina Arden / France

5. Nicholas Latifi - 1:27.876 / DAMS / Canada

6. Alexander Albon - 1:27.954 / ART Grand Prix / Thailand

7. Sergio Canamasas - 1:27.978 / Rapax / Spain*

8. Nobuharu Matsushita - 1:28.036 / ART Grand Prix / Japan

9. Jordan King - 1:28.122 / MP Motorsport / Great Britain

10. Antonio Fuoco - 1:28.140 / PREMA Racing / Italy

11. Artem Markelov - 1:28.259 / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia

12. Luca Ghiotto - 1:28.260 / RUSSIAN TIME / Italy

13. Robert Visoiu - 1:28.359 / Campos Racing / Romania

14. Gustav Malja - 1:28.407 / Racing Engineering / Sweden

15. Ralph Boschung - 1:28.425 / Campos Racing / Switzerland

16. Sean Gelael - 1:28.563 / Pertamina Arden / Indonesia

17. Louis Deletraz  - 1:28.645 / Racing Engineering / Switzerland

18. Santino Ferrucci - 1:28.685 / Trident / USA**

19. Sergio Sette Camara - 1:28.886 / MP Motorsport / Brazil

20. Nabil Jeffri - 1:29.129 / Trident / Malaysia

* - Notes Canamasas is driving for Rapax during the Hungarian GP Weekend.

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Hungarian GP: Free Practice #1 - Re-Cap & Times

HUNGARIAN GP - FREE PRACTICE #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo topped the times in the first free practice session ahead of the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix.

    Ricciardo’s flying laps and race pace both suggested he might be able to challenge Mercedes in this weekend’s GP. His fastest lap was three tenths of a second faster than that of Lewis Hamilton, who finished the session third.

    Kimi Raikkonen took second fastest, two tenths of a second slower than Ricciardo, whilst team-mate Sebastian Vettel could only manage sixth fastest.

    The session was stopped early when Antionio Giovinazzi, driving Kevin Magnussen’s Haas, lost the rear of his car and span into the wall. He damaged the car, bringing out the red flag.

    He wasn’t the only one spinner on the dusty track, with Romain Grosjean in the other Haas damaging the rear of his car after touching the tyre barrier.

    Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas was flying early in the session, but was knocked down to fifth, behind Max Verstappen.

    Verstappen was on a flying lap late in the session, with a personal best first sector, when Jolyon Palmer brought out the red flag.

    The Renault driver ran wide at turn four and over the tough double kerb, damaging the front of his car. He parked on track with a broken front wing and punctured front right tyre. Stoffel Vandoorne was running right behind Palmer on track and described the incident over the radio: “Palmer ran off and broke everything on his car.”

    It was a positive session for McLaren. Fernando Alonso finished seventh, only a hundredth of a second faster than Vandoorne.

    Nico Hulkenberg and Palmer rounded off the top 10.

TIMES:

1. Daniel Ricciardo – 1:18.486 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia
2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:18.720 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
3. Lewis Hamilton - 1:18.858 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
4. Max Verstappen - 1:19.162 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
5. Valtteri Bottas - 1:19.248 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
6. Sebastian Vettel – 1:19.563 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
7. Fernando Alonso - 1:19.987 / McLaren-Honda / Spain
8. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:20.005 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium
9. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:20.150 / Renault-Renault / Germany
10. Jolyon Palmer - 1:20.461 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain
11. Felipe Massa - 1:20.540 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil
12. Sergio Perez - 1:20.574 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
13. Daniil Kvyat - 1:20.780 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia
14. Carlos Sainz - 1:20.917 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain
15. Lance Stroll - 1:20.974 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
16. Romain Grosjean - 1:21.313 / Haas-Ferrari / France
17. Alfonso Celis Jr. - 1:21.602 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico*
18. Marcus Ericsson - 1:21.785 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
19. Antonio Giovinazzi - 1:22.251 / Haas-Ferrari / Italy*
20. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:22.490 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

* - Notes Giovinazzi and Celis Jr. are participating in FP1 only

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Kubica Confirmed To Test For Renault

ROBERT KUBICA CONFIRMED TO TEST FOR RENAULT

    Robert Kubica will drive the current Renault Formula 1 car during the in-season test after the Hungary Grand Prix.

    The Polish driver was left with only partial movement in his right arm after a rally crash in 2011. He hasn’t raced in F1 since, but rumours about a possible return have spread since he began testing in a 2012 Renault.

    Kubica has already completed two tests in the old spec Renault and says his injury hasn’t affected his driving, but is yet to drive a car from the current regulations.

    “After this test, we will carefully analyse the collected information to determine in what conditions it would be possible for Robert to return to competition in the upcoming years,” said Renault F1’s managing director Cyril Abiteboul.

    Kubica will be joined by Renault junior driver Nicholas Latifi.

    Rules state that two of the four in-season test days must be completed by rookies. Kubica, who raced in 76 F1 races before his accident, does not count as a rookie.

    As Nico Hulkenberg completed the Bahrain test, Renault will only have one test day remaining for a current driver.

    Also confirmed for the Hungary test at the start of August is George Russell (Mercedes), Nikita Mazepin (Force India), Lucas Auer (Force India), Luca Ghiotto (Williams), Felipe Massa (Williams), Santino Ferrucci (Haas), Nobuharu Matsushita (Sauber), Gustav Malja (Sauber), and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari).

    Red Bull, Toro Rosso, and McLaren are yet to announce their line-up, and Ferrari hasn’t confirmed whether Kimi Raikkonen or Sebastian Vettel will join Leclerc for the test.

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Haas Retains Magnussen And Grosjean

HAAS RETAINS MAGNUSSEN AND GROSJEAN FOR 2018

    Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen will remain at Haas Formula 1 team for the 2018 season.

    The American team is hoping driver continuity, combined with car and engine continuity, will allow it to continue to develop in its third year in F1.

    “We will run with the same drivers that we have this year again next year. That is a given,” team boss Gene Haas told F1.com.

    “And given the other continuity aspects, we should be better racers next season.”

    Grosjean moved to Haas when the team in 2014 joined F1, racing along with Esteban Gutierrez. He took 29 points over the course of the season, earning all of Haas’ points.

    At the start of the year, Kevin Magnussen replaced Gutierrez and earned points in only his second race with the team.

    Haas said the switch was the right decision, but doesn’t believe Gutierrez was a bad driver.

    “He was as fast as Romain in practice, but I think that Kevin has the edge in terms of race experience,” he said.

    “He can score points and that was key for bringing him on board. Kevin can grab points and Romain can too.”

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Halo Confirmed For 2018

HALO CONFIRMED FOR 2018

    The “Halo” head protection device is set to be introduced to Formula 1 next season.

    The FIA believes the halo, which all 10 of the current F1 teams have tested, is currently the best option, and has pushed through its introduction at the Strategy Group meeting after the British Grand Prix.

    It has insisted a safety device will be introduced in 2018 and put the other option – the “shield” – on the backburner after its first run last weekend.

    Sebastian Vettel was the first – and so far only – driver to test the shield. He completed only a single lap with the device in free practice ahead of the British GP, saying it made him feel dizzy. The FIA says the shield needs significant development before it can be introduced.

    Many people have criticised the decision, with sources claiming nine out of 10 teams voted against the halo, but the Grand Prix Drivers Association has backed the decision.

     The World Motor Sport Council still needs to ratify the decision.

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Hungarian GP: Driver Preview Quotes - Haas

DRIVER PREVIEW QUOTES - HAAS F1 TEAM

Romain Grosjean - “I’ve always had a good feeling in Hungary. I’ve always liked the track. It used to be very bumpy, but they resurfaced it last year. It’s a low-speed circuit. How the car handles is important. I’ve been lucky to have had cars that have performed well there over the years.

    It can get very hot in Budapest. It’s not an easy race, but on the other hand, there’s not many high-speed corners on the track, so it’s more about keeping your focus and concentration all through the race. Regardless, we’re always keeping fit to prepare ourselves.

    It’s very difficult to overtake at the Hungaroring. To be fair, I made one of the best overtakes of my life there in 2013, outside of turn four, on Felipe Massa. I got a drive-through penalty for that one for having four wheels off the track. That didn’t matter to me as it was one of my most beautiful overtaking moves ever, because it came at a corner where nobody is expecting you to overtake. It was an outside overtake on a high-speed corner. The penalty, I thought, was questionable, but I just enjoyed the move. It was a key time in the race for me to be able to try and win. I really had to push hard and I just really enjoyed that overtaking manoeuvre.

    I’ve had some great races at the Hungaroring. I had my first pole position in GP2 there in 2008. I had some good races after that in GP2. I also qualified on the front row of the Hungarian Grand Prix back in 2012.”

Kevin Magnussen - “As at any other circuit, it’s going to be faster than last year. On a slow circuit like Hungary, the difference to last year will be smaller than some of the faster circuits like Silverstone, where the difference was very big. It changes your brake points. Certain corners are flat that weren’t flat last year. It’s a different way of driving.

    What we’re looking for is just a consistent performance – something you can build your confidence around and find a rhythm. It’s a pretty tough circuit. There’s not many straights, so you’re constantly working because there’s always a corner. It’s a bit like a go-kart track. It’s a tough circuit because you never get a break, plus it’s hot.”

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Hungarian GP: Driver Preview Quotes - McLaren

DRIVER PREVIEW QUOTES - McLAREN HONDA FORMULA 1 TEAM

Fernando Alonso - “On paper, the Hungaroring presents one of the best opportunities for us this year. The short, twisty circuit means we are less reliant on outright power, and the drivers have to really depend on the capabilities of the chassis to get the best out of the lap.

    I always like returning to Budapest – we get to stay in the centre with great views of the river, and you feel like you’re really part of the city all weekend. The temperatures are high and it’s a testing weekend for the teams and drivers – especially since the summer break is so close, but a good result can be a great boost for everyone going into the shutdown period.

    The important thing for us, as always, is reliability. Even if our car could perform better in Hungary, we need to have a trouble-free weekend to take advantage of every opportunity for points. We made some big decisions in Silverstone in terms of taking grid penalties in preparation for this race, and hope that’s paid off so we can put ourselves in the best possible position for points this weekend.”

Stoffel Vandoorne - “I really like the Hungaroring circuit – although it’s not the fastest in term of outright pace, its technical layout means it feels quick and requires 100% commitment and concentration all the way around the lap. There are a lot of quick changes of direction, and the twisty configuration means you have to have your line spot-on every time to get the best out of a lap.

    The layout combined with the high temperatures means it’s tough on the cars, and you need a strong and stable chassis to be able to get the nose in at the right time and allow you the best possible exit to get ready for the next corner. The straights are short, so it’s all about setting up the car with as much down force as possible for the corners.

    I’ve won in Hungary before, in GP2, and I enjoy driving on this track. Although we’ve been a bit unlucky, I feel that my performances have been consistent and improving race-by-race. I’ve been working hard with the engineers and I feel confident in the car – my weekends are coming together better now in the first part of the season and as a team we are progressing every weekend. We have to be patient, keep working hard, and I hope to see the reward for our efforts paying off soon.”

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