Toyota aiming to retain position
The German Grand Prix was not a good one for the Toyota team despite promise from Jarno Trulli in qualifying and Timo Glock in race conditions. The latter looked set for a points paying result until a suspension failure saw him crash out eighth position, while the former suffered a late race off track moment that dropped him out ... [ more ]

Hungarian GP - Bridgestone - Preview
Formula One heads to Hungary for the eleventh round of the FIA Formula One World Championship where Bridgestone’s soft and super soft Potenza tyres will tackle the tight turns of the 4.38 km Hungaroring circuit.

The Hungarian Grand Prix takes place at the slowest permanent race circuit on the calendar and it presents ... [ more ]

Hungarian GP - Force India Ferrari - Preview
Following a competitive double finish at last week's German Grand Prix and a productive three-day test last week in Jerez, Spain, the Force India Formula One Team now turns its attention to the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The team tested the new seamless-shift gearbox at Jerez last week, but despite completing 1000km ... [ more ]

Talking KERS ahead of the '09 season
Not only will Formula One machinary lose a great deal of downforce next season and run slick tyres, but the series will also run Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) for the first time and it is this innovation which is proviong the biggest challenge for teams up and down the pit lane. Luca Marmorini, Toyota Senior General ... [ more ]

Looking back on Piquet's Hockenheim podium
The Renault team had a much needed boost last time out in Germany with Nelson Piquet taking the chequered flag in second position. Pat Symonds talks of the result and the teams hopes of closing in on fourth position in the constructors' championship.

Pat, Nelson scored the team’s first podium of the season in ... [ more ]

Hungarian GP - Red Bull Renault - Preview
David Coulthard in Hungary will use his Renault V8 engine for a third consecutive race.

In accordance with the FIA's mandatory one-engine per two weekends rule, the same 2.4 litre unit was fitted to the Scottish driver's Red Bull car at both Silverstone and Hockenheim.

But Renault, the energy drink-owned ... [ more ]

Hungarian GP - Williams Toyota - Preview
Round 11 of the Championship and the final race prior to the traditional three week August summer break takes Formula One to the cultural hotspot of Budapest this weekend for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

In 1986, Hungary became the first Eastern European country to host a Grand Prix and has remained a permanent fixture ... [ more ]

Hungarian GP - Renault - Preview
Nelson Piquet admits that he was fortunate to score his second position in the German Grand Prix, but heading to the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Brazilian is looking to build on the moral boost he and the Renault team received at Hockenheim. Piquet is 11th in the championship with ten points, while Fernando Alonso has ninth with ... [ more ]

Hungarian GP - Toyota - Preview
Toyota turns its focus eastwards this weekend for the Hungarian Grand Prix, the last race before Formula One's traditional summer break. Held at the twisty Hungaroring in Budapest since 1986, the Hungarian Grand Prix presents a return to the kind of high-downforce aerodynamic package used at Monaco.

With 4.381km made up ... [ more ]

Jerez - Honda - Test Day 1
After returning from the German Grand Prix held in Hockenheim last weekend, the Honda Racing F1 Team today commenced a four-day test at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain.

Test and Reserve Driver Alex Wurz was at the wheel of the Honda RA108 to begin the test programme and will continue his driving duties tomorrow before the ... [ more ]