BMW-Sauber has admitted that it is at a loss to explain its poor performance in last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix - a race in which the squad produced by some margin its worst showing of the 2008 season to-date.
Kimi Raikkonen has come in for a scathing attack from the Italian media following another lacklustre performance in the Hungarian Grand Prix last weekend - being described variously as 'a pale imitation of the driver of the past' and 'not the driver Ferrari needs'.
Felipe Massa has insisted that both he and Ferrari are still very much in the battle for 2008 Formula 1 World Championship glory - despite seeing a consummate victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix at the weekend cruelly slip through his fingers just three laps from home.
Finnish drivers have always enjoyed success in the Hungarian Grand Prix - referring to it as their 'home' race - and Heikki Kovalainen made sure that tradition was maintained in the 2008 edition, as like subsequent world champions Damon Hill and Fernando Alonso before him, he secured the maiden v
S?bastien Bourdais has been demoted five grid positions for being deemed to have impeded BMW-Sauber rival Nick Heidfeld during the opening phase of qualifying in Budapest for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend marks the eleventh of 18 rounds on the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship calendar - and a pivotal stage during the season as the title battle teeters on a knife-edge.
The Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend marks the eleventh of 18 rounds on the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship calendar - and a pivotal stage during the season as the title battle teeters on a knife-edge.
Drivers: Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren), Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), Ralf Schumacher (Toyota) TV unilaterals Q: Kimi, from where you started yesterday in terms of your qualifying, in terms of what happened in Hockenheim, a great result today.
Despite being among the list of teams to question the validity of laws prohibiting the advertisement of tobacco products within the European Union, BAR has decided to ditch its Lucky Strike logos for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
1. Kimi Raikkonen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 01:21.686 2. Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari-Ferrari 01:21.842 3. Juan Pablo Montoya Colombia McLaren-Mercedes 01:21.980
Chanoch Nissany managed to set a practice time that would have earned him 19th on the GP2 grid in Hungary. Unfortunately the Minardi-Cosworth PS05 he was driving is not eligible to take part in GP2 events...
Toyota began its preparations for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix with first, fourth and fifth fastest times in opening free practice, sharing the leading positions with team of the moment McLaren.
The Ferrari team ended its first day at the Hungaroring happy with the programmes it had managed to complete, in spite of both Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello suffering problems in the second of two hour-long practice sessions.