Looks forward to the Valencia challenge
The Hungarian Grand Prix may have been a difficult weekend for Kimi Raikkonen, but for countryman Heikki Kovalainen it was a dream result come Sunday evening as he notched up his first Grand Prix win.

"Congratulations to Heikki Kovalainen for his first win in Formula One," said Raikkonen this week. "He had his share ... [ more ]

Confident that Kovalainen will win again this year
McLaren-Mercedes CEO Formula One Martin Whitmarsh looks back at Heikki Kovalainen's maiden victory at the conclusion of the Hungarian Grand Prix: the third Finn to do so bearing the team's colours.

Additionally, Whitmarsh comments on several other subjects including Lewis Hamilton's performance, Ferrari, ... [ more ]

Hungarian GP - Bridgestone - Race
Heikki Kovalainen recorded his first Formula One race after a tension-filled Hungarian Grand Prix. Kovalainen used a soft, soft and super-soft tyre strategy at the Hungaroring near Budapest to take the top step of the podium in his 28th Grand Prix. The race had looked to be going the way of Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, until ... [ more ]

Hungarian GP - Ferrari - Race
Kimi Raikkonen on the podium in third place and Felipe Massa 17th. These official results do not tell the heartbreaking story of the race victory that eluded Ferrari's Brazilian driver.

From third place on the grid, he went straight into a lead he never relinquished apart from during the two runs of pit stops, but then with ... [ more ]

Hungarian GP - McLaren Mercedes - Race
McLaren Mercedes driver Heikki Kovalainen took his first Formula One victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix today. Kovalainen finished 11 seconds clear of Toyota’s Timo Glock after leader Felipe Massa retired three laps from the chequered flag.

His win marks the third successive victory for the team and makes Kovalainen ... [ more ]

Hungarian GP - Force India Ferrari - Race
Giancarlo Fisichella took a hard-fought 15th position in today's Hungarian Grand Prix following a close battle with the Williams of Rosberg and Nakajima and the Honda of Barrichello.

The Italian moved up three positions from his starting slot and enjoyed a race-long battle with his closest rivals in the searing ... [ more ]

Hungarian GP - BMW Sauber - Race
A single point is the scant booty for the BMW Sauber team after the Hungarian Grand Prix. Although Robert Kubica had a good grid position (4th) he finished eighth and only just made it into the points. Nick Heidfeld’s chances were very limited anyway as he was 15th on the grid. A one stop strategy elevated him to tenth.

Robert ... [ more ]

Hungarian GP - Toro Rosso Ferrari - Race
It was not a good weekend for the Toro Rosso Ferrari team with more reliability issues for Sebastian Vettel on race day that forced his retirement while Sebastien Bourdais suffered a fuel fire in the pits and then was forced to make an additional stop en route to 18th position, three laps down.

Sebastien Bourdais
“There ... [ more ]

Hungarian GP - Renault - Race
Renault came away with a double points finish today as Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet finished in fourth and sixth places respectively in the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Both drivers made good starts with Alonso gaining a place to run in a solid sixth position during the early stages, while Piquet enjoyed a combative opening ... [ more ]

Hungarian GP - Honda - Race
The Honda team's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello brought their cars home in 12th and 16th places respectively in today's Hungarian Grand Prix. Whilst the team were unable to add to their points tally today, the weekend has brought a small step forward in terms of performance following the introduction of new car developments.

At ... [ more ]