F1weekly podcast # 519

Post Card from Budapest Hungarian History Hungarian success in Grand Prix racing goes back to the very first Grand Prix in 1906, the French event at Le Mans. Winner was Hungarian driver Ferenc Szisz. Then came the wars, and then came the hammer and sickle and the subsequent uprising. In 1986, Mister Bernard Ecclestone pierced […]

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Weekend Winners Photo. Reuters Formula 1. Hungaroring, 2006. After a century of starts Jenson Button was still looking for his maiden win when the F1 circus reached the banks of Danube. In changing conditions the English driver finally scored his long-awaited first Grand Prix victory driving for Honda. Fast forward to 2011. In his 200th […]

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Jenson Button takes the victory on his 200th Grand Prix Tyres and a drive thru penalty finished Hamilton’s chances. Vettel happy with second in incident filled Hungarian GP. Podcast number 519 Race recap with Clark and Steve. Jenson Button: “For some reason I like these conditions, don’t ask me my why, but it worked out […]

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Photo: gp2series Romain Grosjean wins in Budapest Series leader pockets fifth win after Marcus Ericsson gets a drive through Dams driver Romain Grosjean has claimed a fifth victory this season in today’s feature race at Hungaroring. The Frenchman took the lead after race-long leader Marcus Ericsson was handed a drive through penalty in the closing […]

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Sebastian Vettel pips the McLaren’s for pole position in Hungary. Massa out-qualifies his team mate for the first time this season. Mark Webber only able to take sixth on the grid. Formula One teams accept Bernie’s deal with Sky. Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m19.815s 2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m19.978s […]

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Friday drive for Bruno in Budapest Lotus Renault GP is pleased to announce that Bruno Senna will drive the R31 in Friday’s first practice session during the Hungarian Grand Prix next weekend. After joining the team in February as a Third Driver, Bruno will have the one-off opportunity to get behind the wheel at a […]