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NOTEBOOK – Friday Hungary

Mercedes
P1- 1^st Lewis Hamilton, 2^nd Nico Rosberg           P2- 1^st Lewis Hamilton, 4^th Nico Rosberg

Mercedes look to be strong going into this weekend’s race they will however need to work hard to stay ahead this weekend. Hamilton knows what it takes to win here but it hasn’t always gone his way. Both Hamilton and Rosberg look to be on form for this weekend. Daniil Kvyat managed to break the pair in FP2 but they may not be able to challenge through the weekend.

Ferrari
P1- 6^th Sebastian Vettel, 3^rd Kimi Raikkonen         P2- 7^th Sebastian Vettel, 5^th Kimi Raikkonen

Raikkonen has listened to the warning from the team and speculation over his future to prove why he is a good driver. He will need to be constant through the rest of the season to retain his seat next year. However his front wing lost was just unlucky. Vettel had a messy day two spins in FP2. But expect them to recover this weekend.

Red Bull
P1- 4^th Daniel Ricciardo, 5^th Danill Kvyat                   P2- 3^rd Daniel Ricciardo, 2^nd Danill Kvyat

Red Bull look to be on form this weekend after running in the top ten in both sessions. The team I believe may be trying to fight back for third place in the constructor’s championship. However, you need to challenge constantly to make a championship challenge. But they want to figure out why they aren’t constantly challenging.

Force India
P1- 7^th Sergio Perez, 13^th Nico Hulkenberg             P2- DNS Sergio Perez, DNS Nico Hulkenberg

The team withdrew from FP2 following that crash in FP1 where Sergio Perez crash in first practice. The crash came at a difficult time for the sport following the death last week of Jules Bianchi. But, is a reminder that F1 has got safer.

The crash happened at turn five after he spun because his right-rear suspension broke as he ran wide. His car flipped and rolled over digging the rear tyre into the ground he managed to walk away.

Louts
P1- 20^th Jolyon Palmer, 17^th Pastor Maldonado P2- 15^th Romain Grosjean, 13^th Pastor Maldonado

Poor day for all three drivers well off the mark. However they maybe masking there true performance or there struggling with the development with the car.

Others results

Williams
P1-  14^th Felipe Massa, 9^th Valtteri Bottas               P2- 10^th Felipe Massa, 9^th Valtteri Bottas

Sauber
P1- 15^th Felipe Nasr, 16^th Marcus Ericsson              P2- 14^th Felipe Nasr, 16^th Marcus Ericsson

Toro Rosso
P1- 10^th Max Verstappen, 7^th Carlos Sainz              P2- 11^th Max Verstappen, 6^th Carlos Sainz

Mclaren
P1- 11^th Fernando Alonso, 12^th Jenson Button     P2- 8^th Fernando Alonso, 12^th Jenson Button

Manor
P1- 18^th Will Stevens, 19^th Fabio Leimar                   P2- 18^th Will Stevens, 19^th Roberto Merhi