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Hungarian GP

2012 Formula 1 Hungarian GP

Jul 26, 2012 to Jul 29, 2012
Hungaroring, HU
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Formula 1 Hungarian GP

2012 Hungarian Grand Prix The Hungarian Grand Prix

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Lap 20: Raikkonen now leads from Webber, with Hamilton currently third and Grosjean fourth.
Lap 20: Hamilton drives past and back ahead of Grosjean on the road.
Lap 20: At the rear of the field, Karthikeyan and Glock pit together, almost getting in the way of Grosjean's entry to the lane.
Lap 20: Soft tyres for Grosjean and he's not too quick out of the box either.
Lap 20: Grosjean is in for his first stop.
Lap 20: Grosjean leads for the moment but will likely pit this time.
Lap 20: Petrov pits from 16th in the Caterham.
Lap 19: Massa is the next to head in for a stop.
Lap 19: That could be costly for Hamilton, with the reason for his slow getaway unclear at the moment.
Lap 19: Medium compound for Hamilton and he's back underway after a short delay.
Lap 19: Leader Hamilton is in for his first stop.
Lap 19: Kovalainen had moved up to 13th place in the pitstop phase, but the Finn comes in for his own change of tyres.
Lap 19: Raikkonen, unleashed by the Alonso stop, sets the fastest first sector.
Lap 18: Vergne passes Pic, who is falling away badly now with his tyres. The Toro Rosso driver is up to 19th.
Lap 18: Button surges through and is still ahead of Vettel.
Lap 18: Soft tyres go on Vettel's car, with Alonso also in for a stop. He takes medium rubber.
Lap 18: Schumacher has also passed Pedro de la Rosa. That moves him up to 21st.
Lap 18: Vettel responds with a pitstop.
Lap 18: Button will be hoping to leap Vettel if he can find good pace on this outlap.
Lap 18: Kobayashi has passed Pic on-track to take over 18th position.
Lap 18: Pitstops for the drivers ahead of Button put him in clear air on his fresh tyres.
Lap 17: Both drivers take on medium compound tyres. Senna is slightly delayed as di Resta comes in for his first stop.
Lap 17: Senna and Rosberg come into the pits.
Lap 17: Hamilton's lead is now two seconds from Grosjean as the teams ponder when to make a stop.
Lap 17: Ricciardo rejoined from his stop ahead of Kobayashi and Vergne, in 18th position.
Lap 16: Hulkenberg pits from 10th and Maldonado from 14th this time round.
Lap 16: A quick change of tyres for Button and he's away on the medium compound.
Lap 16: Button pits his McLaren.
Lap 16: Button has been off the road at Turn 4 with an oversteer moment but remains ahead of Vettel.
Lap 16: Ricciardo has pitted the other Toro Rosso from 15th. He was ahead of Vergne before the stops so will be aiming to keep track position over his team-mate.
Lap 15: Schumacher has passed Glock to take over 23rd - then up to 22nd past Karthikeyan less than one lap later.
Lap 15: The field continues to spread, with McLaren strategists looking for a window to feed out Hamilton after the first stop.
Lap 14: Grosjean takes over the fastest lap, drawing in Hamilton's advantage to 2.4 seconds.
Lap 14: Vergne rejoins further down the order in 20th spot, promoting Kobayashi - track position gained for the Japanese driver.
Lap 13: Button's pace isn't so good now - a poor 1m29s effort puts his 8.1 behind team-mate Hamilton and Vettel on his case.
Lap 13: Vergne pits from 17th position in the Toro Rosso.
Lap 13: Hamilton has been stretching the lead on the last couple of tours, now 2.7 seconds clear.
Lap 13: Senna continues in eighth position and is doing his best to hang on to Webber's shirt-tails. The gap between them is 1.6s.
Lap 13: Hamilton is told the team would like to stretch the first stint a bit longer given the proximity of Grosjean.
Lap 12: Kobayashi continues his progress and moves easily past de la Rosa for 20th on the start-finish straight.

By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton

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