Sunday 26 July 2009

Hungarian Grand Prix - Qualifying Round-Up

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1 F. Alonso ING Renault F1 Team
2 S. Vettel Red Bull Racing
3 M. Webber Red Bull Racing
4 L. Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
5 N. Rosberg AT&T Williams
6 H. Kovalainen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
7 K. Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
8 J. Button Brawn GP Formula One Team
12 J. Trulli Panasonic Toyota Racing
14 T. Glock Panasonic Toyota Racing


Panasonic Toyota Racing suffered disappointment in qualifying for the
Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring today. On another hot and
sunny afternoon, Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock took part in a very
close-fought contest, beginning in first qualifying. Both drivers
chose to start that session on soft Bridgestone Potenza tyres, which
increased in pace during the run. For their final flying laps, they
changed to the super soft compound but a yellow flag in the closing
minutes caused a late scramble for a quick lap time. Jarno and Timo
both held their nerve and pulled off fast laps to progress. The super
soft tyres were the rubber of choice throughout second qualifying,
although Jarno was not able to set a competitive time on his first
run due to traffic. Lap times were again incredibly close and,
despite being less than a second shy of the fastest time with their
late laps, both Toyotas did not reach third qualifying. Following his
accident today, the team sends it best wishes to Felipe Massa and
hopes to see him back at the track very soon.

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