Red Bull dominate Hungary first practice
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The Red Bull drivers were emphatically quickest in first practice at the Hungaroring.
Sebastian Vettel led Mark Webber as the pair ended the session a second quicker than their rivals.
Renault’s Robert Kubica was the best of the rest.
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After the session began Felipe Massa was the first driver to set a time, slowly lapping the circuit where his season came to an abrupt end last year.
Ferrari seemed not to show their hand during the hour-and-a-half’s running, Fernando Alonso ending the session seventh fastest as he tried a new blown rear wing on the F10.
Another team focussing on new aerodynamic developments were Williams, who ran an array of wind speed sensors on Nico Hülkenberg’s FW32.
Force India ran their new exhaust-blown diffuser on Adrian Sutil’s car, while reserve driver Paul di Resta drove the car in its previous configuration for a back-to-back comparison.
McLaren, too, did not appear to be chasing fastest times. Jenson Button was fourth fastest while Lewis Hamilton, unhappy with the balance of the car and losing time with a technical glitch, was 18th.
The dusty track prompted a few spins and moments, the most significant being a half-spin for Vitaly Petrov at the exit of the final corner which left him broadside across the track on the grid hatchings. He was able to get back to the pits.
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| Pos. |
Car |
Driver |
Car |
Best lap |
Gap |
Laps |
| 1 |
5 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull-Renault |
1′20.976 |
|
29 |
| 2 |
6 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull-Renault |
1′21.106 |
0.130 |
27 |
| 3 |
11 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault |
1′22.072 |
1.096 |
21 |
| 4 |
1 |
Jenson Button |
McLaren-Mercedes |
1′22.444 |
1.468 |
17 |
| 5 |
9 |
Rubens Barrichello |
Williams-Cosworth |
1′22.601 |
1.625 |
25 |
| 6 |
22 |
Pedro de la Rosa |
Sauber-Ferrari |
1′22.764 |
1.788 |
24 |
| 7 |
8 |
Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari |
1′22.772 |
1.796 |
25 |
| 8 |
4 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
1′22.777 |
1.801 |
25 |
| 9 |
3 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes |
1′22.792 |
1.816 |
26 |
| 10 |
10 |
Nico Hülkenberg |
Williams-Cosworth |
1′22.966 |
1.990 |
25 |
| 11 |
14 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India-Mercedes |
1′23.003 |
2.027 |
19 |
| 12 |
7 |
Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
1′23.007 |
2.031 |
26 |
| 13 |
12 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault |
1′23.249 |
2.273 |
24 |
| 14 |
23 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber-Ferrari |
1′23.327 |
2.351 |
23 |
| 15 |
15 |
Paul di Resta |
Force India-Mercedes |
1′23.520 |
2.544 |
19 |
| 16 |
16 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
1′23.780 |
2.804 |
22 |
| 17 |
17 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
1′23.868 |
2.892 |
28 |
| 18 |
2 |
Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren-Mercedes |
1′24.075 |
3.099 |
15 |
| 19 |
18 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus-Cosworth |
1′25.032 |
4.056 |
22 |
| 20 |
19 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus-Cosworth |
1′25.210 |
4.234 |
23 |
| 21 |
24 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin-Cosworth |
1′25.990 |
5.014 |
21 |
| 22 |
25 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin-Cosworth |
1′26.868 |
5.892 |
17 |
| 23 |
21 |
Bruno Senna |
HRT-Cosworth |
1′26.990 |
6.014 |
34 |
| 24 |
20 |
Sakon Yamamoto |
HRT-Cosworth |
1′28.157 |
7.181 |
24 |
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July 30th, 2010 at 6:33 am
It’s very difficult to read into FP1 times, but yes Red Bull look very fast indeed. I think Jenson’s time is a good one to look at, also Kubica’s.
Yes Red Bull look quick, but we all know far too well that this means that they won’t neccessarily walk it. Still a lot to come from this weekend me tinks.
July 30th, 2010 at 7:28 am
on the red button (in the uk) there was an excellent analysis on the flexing front wings of the bulls, ferraris and maccas. the RB wing ends were flexing to the point where they virtually touching the circuit, ferrari were higher, macca higher again.
expect a lot more to be made of this over the course of the weekend.
July 30th, 2010 at 8:20 am
I think there was a problem found with Hamilton’s front suspension. Something about some reservoirs.
July 30th, 2010 at 8:39 am
Picture of Trulli’s smoky moment in the pits: http://twitpic.com/29y9kh
July 30th, 2010 at 8:55 am
Why I mentioned about high speed corner because this is where Red Bull is unbeatable. No car can match their speed in such corners but this track is a bit special in that regard. This could again prove be a fantastic quali session tomorrow.
July 30th, 2010 at 9:41 am
Yeah, they have got a pretty good technical glitch for this race
July 30th, 2010 at 9:43 am
It’s not just about the RB6’s high-speed corner strength, though. Their engine performance disadvantage will matter less here.
Still I expect Ferrari to be right up with them once we see the real times.
July 30th, 2010 at 10:11 am
I don’t think all the cars were going all-out to make a best time. Either testing developments or race pace surely.
Yeah I thoguht Red Bull would be dominant here still however. There are a couple of medium to high speed corners where your car needs to hang on for dear life (Turn 4 and 12 or something?) so the track isn’t all tight. Where it IS tight though is where Renault will gain a few tenths however.
July 30th, 2010 at 10:31 am
Look for Button’s time for the true picture
July 30th, 2010 at 10:35 am
This will not be a walk in the park for Red Bull. Remember, Alonso was fastest in on friday in Monaco before he crashed.
I am pretty sure there will be a fight for pole position between Ferrari and Redbull. There are not many high speed corners so Red Bull’s advantage will not come into play.