The Hungaroring this weekend offers a welcome break from the public mudslinging and back-stabbing of the "Stepneygate" spying controversy that has dogged F1 over the past few weeks. Ferrari will be looking to hit back after their disappointing result at the Nuerburgring two weeks ago, where Alonso stole victory from them in a thrilling final few laps. Championship leader Hamilton will be trying to stop the rot as his teammate has closed the lead in the title race to just two points. He didn't get his weekend off to the best start though, as he ended the day's practice sessions in the gravel trap after a spin.
Alonso finished the day as the fastest man on the track, surprisingly just ahead of Heikki Kovalainen's Renault. BMW also showed some decent pace with Kubica the fastest man in the first session, and Heidfeld ahead of both Ferraris in the second. Rosberg also looks to be on good form in the Williams. Sakon Yamamoto was making his Spyker debut today, and he looked massively off the pace. In both sessions he was close to SIX seconds per lap slower than the leading cars, and ended the final session close to three seconds slower than teammate Adrian Sutil. It's gonna be a long weekend for the young Japanese.
Practice One
01 R. Kubica BMW 1:22.390 25 laps
02 F. Massa Ferrari 1:22.519 18 laps
03 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:22.540 21 laps
04 F. Alonso McLaren 1:22.585 18 laps
05 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:22.654 19 laps
06 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:22.891 24 laps
07 N. Rosberg Williams 1:22.983 19 laps
08 J. Button Honda 1:23.294 20 laps
09 R. Barrichello Honda 1:23.601 20 laps
10 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:23.802 27 laps
11 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:24.102 13 laps
12 J. Trulli Toyota 1:24.318 30 laps
13 A. Wurz Williams 1:24.321 12 laps
14 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:24.474 17 laps
15 H. Kovalainen Renault 1:24.733 18 laps
16 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:24.905 26 laps
17 G. Fisichella Renault 1:24.920 19 laps
18 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:24.976 20 laps
19 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:25.307 13 laps
20 M. Webber Red Bull 1:25.584 14 laps
21 A. Sutil Spyker F1 1:26.332 29 laps
22 S. Yamamoto Spyker F1 1:28.118 30 laps
Practice Two
01 F. Alonso McLaren 1:20.919 29 laps
02 H. Kovalainen Renault 1:21.283 39 laps
03 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:21.338 32 laps
04 N. Rosberg Williams 1:21.485 40 laps
05 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:21.517 37 laps
06 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:21.589 29 laps
07 F. Massa Ferrari 1:21.620 39 laps
08 G. Fisichella Renault 1:21.698 36 laps
09 J. Trulli Toyota 1:21.857 35 laps
10 R. Kubica BMW 1:21.906 37 laps
11 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:21.912 29 laps
12 A. Wurz Williams 1:21.987 35 laps
13 M. Webber Red Bull 1:22.325 28 laps
14 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:22.483 33 laps
15 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:22.510 41 laps
16 J. Button Honda 1:22.550 47 laps
17 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:22.556 42 laps
18 R. Barrichello Honda 1:22.727 29 laps
19 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:23.136 42 laps
20 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:23.148 39 laps
21 A. Sutil Spyker F1 1:23.673 34 laps
22 S. Yamamoto Spyker F1 1:26.307 29 laps