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Friday analysis - how much do Red Bull have in hand?
Red Bull's Friday pace around the Hungaroring looked ominous, even without an F-duct on the RB6 and regardless of tyre compound. Ferrari could have an answer, while McLaren admit they are a long way off an adequate response (and could come under threat from Renault on Saturday). We take a team-by-team look at early progress in Budapest…
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In sickness and health - a year on from Felipe Massa's accident
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton may have won last year's Hungarian Grand Prix, but the 2009 event was dominated by the accident which befell Ferrari's Felipe Massa during qualifying. A year on, we look back at the events of the Budapest weekend, which would see Massa ruled out of the rest of the season, and evaluate the Brazilian's extraordinary return to top-flight racing.
Ahead of qualifying Massa had looked fairly comfortable in his Ferrari, clocking the seventh-fastest time in Saturday's final practice session, and as qualifying got underway he was equally swift. But during the closing moments of Q2, whilst running eighth, he suddenly speared off the track at Turn Four of the Hungaroring and ploughed straight into a tyre wall.
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Pre-Hungary analysis - Massa 'here to win'
No sooner had he had visited with the marshals who helped to rescue him here last year, than Felipe Massa found himself embroiled in further argument over the events of Hockenheim last week, and defending himself against accusations that he is now the number-two driver at Ferrari...
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Hungary Preview - Alonso out to silence Ferrari critics
Completely unmoved by the barrage of criticism that came his way after the manner in which he won the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim last weekend, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso is determined to repeat the feat this time out at the Hungaroring.
The Spaniard is convinced that the circuit will suit the Ferrari F10, and believes that he can kick start his world championship challenge with a third victory of the season.
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The nerve centre - Renault's engineering truck
Weighing in at 35.5 tonnes, Renault's engineering truck is an impressive piece of kit. It's a home away from home for the engineers; a mobile office with working space for 30 people.
It's where some of the key decisions are made during the race weekend, a sanctuary for the drivers to debrief and a quiet place where the engineers can pore over data. “The truck is the hub from the point of view of engineering the car,” explains Vitaly Petrov's race engineer, Mark Slade.
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