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HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX - RACE 07 August 2006 - 1:05am SUNDAY 6 AUGUST 2006
Budapest, (HUN) 4.381kms / 2.722 miles
Intermittent rain in the first half of the race. 17-21°C air, 19-30°C track
Pos - Driver - Team - Grid - Best Time
1 - J Button - Honda (M) - 12 - 1:25.143, lap 57
2 - P de la Rosa - McLaren Mercedes (M) - 4 - 1:24.315, lap 67
3 - N Heidfeld - BMW Sauber (M) - 10 - 1:25.801, lap 65 DNF - N Rosberg - WilliamsF1 (B) - 18 - 1:38.964, lap 9 (20th), ret’d lap 20 DNF - M Webber - WilliamsF1 (B) - 5 - Ret’d lap 2
Sam Michael, Technical Director, WilliamsF1:
“It was a disappointing race with Mark retiring on the second lap and Nico out on lap 20. We were initially struggling for pace on Nico’s car but it did start to improve. By then, however, we had lost far too much time. Nico was stopped by what appears to be an electrical problem causing him to lose the car under braking, but we will confirm that later. We have three weeks before the next race in Istanbul and everyone will work relentlessly during the break to ensure we do a lot better there than we did here today.”
Nico Rosberg (Chassis FW28 05, engine CA2006/018, 1st GP):
“It was very difficult to drive in the wet on our tyres today. In fact, it was almost impossible because the rear of the car was so nervous. I was trying hard not to make any mistakes and maintain a decent pace to get to the end. Unfortunately, something went wrong with the electrics and eventually the engine cut out on the exit of turn one and that was it. It was an interesting weekend, very challenging, where everything was a complete lottery.”
Mark Webber (Chassis FW28 03, engine CA2006/020, 1st GP):
“The conditions were very tricky for us today. The first lap was unreal with a few big moments as I had zero grip in the rear of the car and struggled to get the tyres going. I was doing my best to keep it together but, while going through the kink at the back of the circuit, I just grazed the armco. The wing became stuck under the tub and I just couldn’t get out of it. Retiring from such a good starting position is a real disappointment, but we are improving and we’ll head to Turkey more determined to do well.”
Chris Jilbert, Principal Engineer, F1 Race Engineering, Cosworth:
“Today’s race was very eventful and run in treacherous conditions resulting in both of the Williams Cosworth V8 powered cars retiring in the early stages. Engine-wise, there were no issues and we will be carrying out routine inspections back in Northampton before the race in Istanbul. Our race support personnel are now looking forward to a well deserved summer break.”
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« Reply #1 on Aug 7, 2006, 10:52am » | |
That was the team release, and here is the official Mark Webber media release ...
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WEBBER’S HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX ENDS IN THE BARRIERS
Mark Webber’s Hungarian Grand Prix lasted just two laps when he hit the barriers at turn 10 after struggling to keep his Bridgestone-shod Williams FW28 on track at the rain-soaked Hungaroring.
Starting from fifth on the grid, Webber had already lost several positions to rival Michelin cars by the time the field had arrived at the first corner. He continued to slip down the order after enduring two or three major moments on the first lap as he tried to get into the apex of the corners, and ended the first lap down in 17th position.
“I got murdered into turn one by the Michelin cars,” said Webber afterwards, “and had no confidence whatsoever in the car. It was difficult enough getting through the first lap and then going through turn 10 on lap two, the rear of the car snapped out – I had absolutely no grip at all. The way things are going, it looks like today will be all about Michelin.”
- Ends -
i like the end bit ... "the way things are going" ... am wondering if he was still at the track by the time jenson saw the flag
not that he could be blamed for wanting to get out of there
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