Formula One News — July 2009

Hungarian GP - Qualifying Results

Felipe Massa had a heavy accident in qualifying in Budapest but it seems that he is fundamentally all right, despite the fact that his helmet seems to have hit the steering wheel.

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of the Saturday morning session in Hungary with a time that was four-tenths faster than Nick Heidfeld's BMW Sauber and Nico Rosberg's Williams-Toyota.

Hungarian GP - Practice 3 Results

Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the second practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix with a time that was fractionally ahead of his team-mate Heikki Kovalainen and Nico Rosberg's Williams-Toyota.

Hungarian GP - Friday Photos

Hungarian GP - Friday Press Conference

Hungarian GP - Friday Team Quotes

Hungarian GP - Practice 2 Results

The first practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix resulted in the fastest time for McLaren driver Heikki Kovalainen, hinting that the team may be strong this weekend.

Hungarian GP - Practice 1 Results

Hungarian GP - Thursday Press Conference

Red Bull Racing has confirmed today that Mark Webber will continue to drive for the team in 2010, alongside Sebastian Vettel.

Gazzetta dello Sport, the leading Italian sports newspaper, is reporting that Ferrari's head of aerodynamics John Iley has left the team, following the failure of the F60 to be as competitive as earlier machinery.

The death of a driver in single-seater racing is now such a rare occurence that it is sometimes assumed that there must be some failing in the safety systems, rather than simply accepting that sometimes things go wrong.

Scuderia Toro Rosso has announced that Spain's Jaime Alguersuari will be replacing Sebastien Bourdais. In Hungary he will become the youngest man ever to race in F1 at the age of 19 years and 125 days.

Ricardo Londono Bridge, who hoped to become the first Colombian to race in Formula 1, back in the 1980s, has been killed in his native country.

Henry Surtees, the 18-year-old son of Formula 1 World Champion John Surtees, has died after an accident in the Formula 2 race at Brands Hatch.

Scuderia Toro Rosso has confirmed that Sebastien Bourdais has been dropped and the Frenchman is not happy about it.

Jean Todt has launched his campaign to be FIA President, although in fact this has been going on for same weeks in the background.

Max Mosley says he will not stand again as FIA president and wants Jean Todt to succeed him.

The management of Nurburgring GmbH says that it will not be hosting the German GP next year, and with Hockenheim having losts its support from the local government, the future of the race is in doubt.

Scuderia Toro Rosso is expected to confirm shortly that Sebastien Bourdais is to be dropped by the Faenza team and will be replaced by Spain's Jaime Alguersuari.

German GP - Race Report

German GP - Race Notes