Sunday 26 July 2009

Hungarian Grand Prix - Free Practice Round-Up

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1 L. Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
2 H. Kovalainen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
3 N. Rosberg AT&T Williams
4 M. Webber Red Bull Racing
5 K. Nakajima AT&T Williams
6 S. Vettel Red Bull Racing
7 R. Barrichello Brawn GP Formula One Team
8 J. Trulli Panasonic Toyota Racing
10 T. Glock Panasonic Toyota Racing


Panasonic Toyota Racing started its Hungarian Grand Prix weekend with
three hours of practice at the Hungaroring for Jarno Trulli and Timo
Glock today. The twisty circuit on the outskirts of Budapest is
generally dusty for the start of practice and that proved to be the
case again today, with track conditions improving steadily throughout.
After chilly weather during the previous two Grands Prix, Hungary
lived up to its reputation as one of the hottest race weekends on the
calendar, with air temperatures reaching 29°C and track temperatures
47°C. The team used first practice to compare various set-up changes
and establish a solid baseline for the rest of the weekend, while
also evaluating several upgrades. Tyres were the main focus of second
practice, with the team trying out the super soft and soft
Bridgestone Potenza tyres, as last used together in Monaco.
Unfortunately, Jarno's session was interrupted by an electrical
glitch caused by temperature problems which forced him to stop on
track midway through. But fast work by the team solved the problem
and enabled him to resume the session after only half an hour's delay,
immediately joining Timo in the top 10.

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