Grosjean: Raikkonen did what he had to do to not let me pass
Jul.29 (FIA-Apex) Romain Grosjean enjoyed one of his better weekends of the season, in Hungary, where in the race he was constantly in the hunt for a podium spot with third place his result.There was even the possibility of victory for the Frenchman contesting only his 18th grand prix. But against two of the fastest [...]
Mighty Hamilton fends off Raikkonen to win in Hungary
Jul.29 (Apex) One could say that Lewis Hamilton dominated the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, fastest in FP1 and FP2, untouchable in qualifying and victorious in the race, but in truth he was made to work hard for his second win of the season after fending off a relentless attack from Kimi Raikkonen for the last [...]
Happy 31st birthday to Fernando Alonso!
Jul.29 (Ferrari Press Release) The date: 29th July is a special occasion for the Scuderia Ferrari race team, because three of the team staff all have birthdays on the same day. The most famous of them being Fernando Alonso who hit thirty one in Budapest. The Spaniard was unable to celebrate it with a thirty [...]
Ferrari: Definitely a case of the glass being half full!
Jul.29 (Ferrari Press Release) Twelve points for Scuderia Ferrari at the end of a weekend that was far from easy in terms of being competitive on track. Fernando Alonso finished fifth and Felipe Massa was ninth. Nevertheless, this result was enough for Fernando to increase his lead over his closest challenger in the Drivers’ classification [...]
Hungary winner Hamilton pays homage to Team GB and Olympics
Jul.29 (Reuters) The Olympics went to Lewis Hamilton’s head on Sunday as the McLaren driver gave Britain a winner to celebrate, something that has yet to happen at the London Games, with victory in the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix. Hamilton, the 2008 world champion who won from pole position to chequered flag at the [...]
Are Raikkonen return to Ferrari reports true or rubbish?
Jul.29 (GMM) As he battled for victory on Sunday during the Hungarian Grand Prix, rumours that Kimi Raikkonen is back on Ferrari’s radar for a return to the squad in 2013 continued to swirl (and grow) in the Hungaroring paddock. The rumour was given life by team boss Stefano Domenicali, when to Finnish broadcaster MTV3 [...]
Caterham: We are not where we want to be
Jul.29 (Caterham Press Release) Team and drivers report on the Hungarian Grand Prix, Round 11 of the 2012 Formula 1 world championship, at Hungaroring near Budapest. Team Quotes Heikki Kovalainen, car 20, chassis CT01-#3: “It was a decent race. I made a good start and got up to 16th on the first lap and maintained [...]
Mercedes: We’re clearly not as competitive as we want to be
Jul.29 (Mercedes Press Release) Nico Rosberg finished the Hungarian Grand Prix in 10th place today, with Michael Schumacher retiring after 58 laps. Nico made up three places on his grid position of 13th with an option/prime/prime strategy Michael started from the pit lane, picked up a drive-through penalty and was forced to stop again with [...]
Lotus: On a track which allows overtaking we could have won
Jul.29 (Lotus Press Release) Lotus F1 Team scored a fantastic double podium in Budapest this afternoon, with second place for Kimi Räikkönen and third for Romain Grosjean in a searing hot and searing paced Hungarian Grand Prix. The team returns to third position in the Constructors’ Championship, just one point off second. Despite his strong [...]