This week’s Grand Prix + includes all the excitements from the Hungaroring, complete with pictures of the action and atmosphere in Budapest, where Jenson Button celebrated his 200th Grand Prix with a victory over Sebastian Vettel in difficult conditions. The 80-page magazine includes a new look at Le Mans 1955… the story of how McLaren [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Five hours and 15 minutes after the race…
Posted in Action at Grands Prix on July 31, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Vettel’s Germo-Hungarian empire
Posted in Action at Grands Prix on July 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Sebastian Vettel grabbed pole position with an exciting last minuet dash that grabbed pole position from the seemingly-unbeatable Lewis Hamilton. In the dying seconds of the session Jenson Button also had a go for pole and all-but matched Hamilton’s time to take third place ahead of Felipe Massa, who humbled team-mate Fernando Alonso for the [...]
Q2: Alonso still ahead
Posted in Action at Grands Prix on July 30, 2011 | Comments Off
Fernando Alonso stayed fastest in the Q2 session in Budapest, three-tenths ahead of Jenson Button and then the two Red Bulls with Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel. Felipe Massa was fifth with Lewis Hamilton sixth, the two Merces (Rosberg ahead of Schumacher). The last to go through to Q3 were Adrian Sutil and Sergio Perez. [...]
Q1: Alonso leads the way
Posted in Action at Grands Prix on July 30, 2011 | Comments Off
Fernando Alonso set the pace in the Q1 session in Budapest, a tenth ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren and the Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel. Jenson Button, Felipe Massa and Mark Webber followed, ahead of Adrian Sutil, Michael Schumacher, Paul di Resta and Nico Rosberg. Missing out were Sebastien Buemi, who has a five position [...]
The charging Red Bull…
Posted in Action at Grands Prix on July 30, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Sebastian Vettel topped the time sheets in P3 in Hungary, with a lap that was three-tenths faster than Fernando Alonso in his Ferrari. Jenson Button was third for McLaren ahead of Mark Webber and Felipe Massa. Lewis Hamilton was down in seventh, having not gone for a time. The Silverstone winner found himself sandwiched between [...]
Lee Gaug 1924 – 2011
Posted in F1 people on July 29, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Leland “Lee” Gaug, one of the leading lights of the Goodyear Formula 1 programme in the 1980s and 1990s, has died. He was 87 years of age. Gaug was born in Copley, a small town near Akron, Ohio, in 1924. After graduating from the nearby Boston Township High School, he joined the US Navy in [...]
Ham-garoring II
Posted in Action at Grands Prix on July 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of the second practice session in Budapest, beating Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel and Felipe Massa. The Mercedes were seventh and eight with Nico Rosberg ahead Michael Schumacher. The Force Indias were next with Paul di Resta beating Adrian Sutil and the two Saubers, Kamui [...]
A new 2011 calendar
Posted in F1 Teams, F1 politics, FIA and F1 politics on July 29, 2011 | 8 Comments »
There are reports of a completely redesigned Formula 1 calendar for 2012 with some fairly logical alterations to take into account some basic realities, such as politics and climate. There also seems to be a move towards a more sensible system of twinning races, so that costs are reduced. The calendar is up for discussion [...]
A look at the BBC/Sky deal
Posted in F1 politics on July 29, 2011 | 131 Comments »
While race fans in Britain and up in arms about the idea of having to pay for Formula 1 coverage, the deal that has been struck might not have been his doing. Just two weeks ago Ecclestone told The Daily Telegraph’s Christian Sylt that: “it isn’t possible that F1 could go on to pay-TV. We [...]
Ham-garoring
Posted in Action at Grands Prix on July 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the P1 session on Friday in Hungary with a lap that was two-tenths faster than Sebastian Vettel. Fernando Alonso was third quickest, which mirrored the three protagonists from the German GP last weekend. Places three to six were filled with their team-mates: Mark Webber, who crashed mid-seassion, Jenson Button [...]
