2007 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX BUDAPEST
FREE PRACTICE
The first free practice sessions for this weekend's Hungarian
Grand Prix took place in Budapest today where the Honda Racing
F1 Team drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello experienced
a productive day of set-up work.
In the opening session the track gradually picked up grip
and both drivers were reasonably happy with the balance of
their RA107 race cars at the end of the morning. They ended
the session in 8th and 9th positions respectively and each
completed 20 laps.
This afternoon Jenson and Rubens completed 47 laps and 29
laps respectively, ending the day 16th and 18th. With a lot
of resulting data and a good underlying balance there is plenty
of scope to improve the car through the remainder of the weekend.
JENSON BUTTON
"We have had a reasonable day today. We tested a few
new things which seem to have made a small improvement to
the balance of the car and also the lap time. It started spitting
with rain just before the end of the afternoon session but
we had done enough by then to achieve a good tyre comparison.
There were two yellow flags on my new tyre run at the end
of the session, one for Hamilton and one for Massa, so unfortunately
I wasn't able to get a good clean run. As a result we are
a little unsure of where we are over one lap but the long
run pace is looking okay."
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
"As is usual for a Friday there was a lot of traffic
today. The car was a lot more competitive in the first session
this morning than in the second practice. We struggled with
a lack of rear grip in the afternoon so we need to look into
that and find a solution. Both our cars covered a lot of laps
so this gives us a lot of information to work with for the
rest of the weekend."
JACKY EECKELAERT
Engineering Director
"We have made a reasonably good start to the weekend
with both of the drivers completing the full programme of
set-up work. In free practice one the track conditions changed
a lot during the first part of the session, however both drivers
found a good balance. This afternoon they concentrated on
tyre evaluations with a heavy fuel load in preparation for
the race on Sunday. Apart from traffic on the new tyre runs
and a small brake duct problem on Rubens' car, all went according
to plan."
FREE PRACTICE STATS
Drivers Car No. Chassis No. Free Practice 1 Free Practice
2
Jenson Button 7 RA107-04 20 laps 01:23.294 P8 47 laps 01:22.550
P16
Rubens Barrichello 8 RA107-05 20 laps 01:23.601 P9 29 laps
01:22.727 P18
Weather Warm and dry, overcast during FP2
Temperatures Air: 26-31°C Track: 34-45°C
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