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For the BMW WilliamsF1 team the
Hungarian Grand Prix would see the team come away with fifth points, with
Nick and mark finishing in sixth and seventh. Both drivers would follow a
two stop strategy during the course of the race.
With the BMW WilliamsF1 drivers,
Nick Heidfeld and Mark Webber, starting from
twelfth and sixteenth the gird would move off on their parade lap for the
start
of the seventy lap 2005 Hungarian Grand Prix. With Michael Schumacher on
pole and Montoya alongside the grid would form up. Championship rivals
Raikkonen and Alonso would start from fourth and sixth positions
respectively. The start of this race is crucial as it is such a difficult track on which to overtake.
The start of the race would see Michael leading from Montoya with Kimi in
third. For Red Bull's Christian Klein his race would end with a crash at the
first corner. Klein would flip his car after making contact with another
car. Alonso would suffer damage to his front wing. Both Alonso and Barrichello
would pit at the end of the first lap. At the front Michael was leading from Kimi
with Montoya now in third. Trulli was in fourth.
Nick was now in eighth and Mark twelfth. Lap two and Kimi would set a
fastest lap, a 1m:22.827. Ralf was in fifth and Button sixth. Alonso would come back
out but was way down in seventeenth. Coulthard was also involved as he ran into
Alonso's debris and had to stop in the final sector. Not a good race for Red
Bull. Klein's roll was caused by contact with a Sauber. As for Rubens he ran
into the back of a Toyota. Lap five and Michael's lead was out to 1.2 seconds,
with the Ferrari driver setting a fastest lap a 1m:21.673. But the big question
was how much fuel was Michael running with.
Lap six and Kimi would respond with a fastest lap, a 1m:21.610. Nick was
still in eighth just behind 1.6 seconds behind BAR's Takuma Sato. But right behind
Nick was Fisichella, just 0.6 seconds. Lap seven and another fastest lap
from Kimi, a 1m:21.488, to cut Michael's lead to 1.0 seconds. Montoya was
6.1 seconds behind Kimi. But Michael would respond to Kimi setting a fastest
lap, 1m:21.479, on lap eight. There was little between the Ferrari and
McLaren in their pace. Fisichella was still attacking Nick.
Mark was still in twelfth but was 40.3 seconds behind the leader after only
nine laps. Kimi was right behind the Ferrari. Trulli and Ralf were still in
fourth and fifth, Button sixth. Barrichello was down in fifteenth. On lap twelve Kimi
would be the first to pit from second. Kimi would return in fifth ahead of Button.
Alonso was down in sixteenth. Lap thirteen and Michael was 9.8 seconds ahead
of second placed Montoya. Trulli would pit from fourth returning in sixth.
Kimi was now in fourth.
Nick and Mark were still in eighth and twelfth. Barrichello would nearly
collide with Karthikeyan in to turn one but was able to pass him to now be in
thirteenth. Lap sixteen and Michael and Ralf would both pit. Montoya was now in the lead
and Kimi was now in third. Ralf was now in fifth behind Button. Trulli was
in sixth. Lap seventeen and Montoya had a 16.3 second lead over Michael. Raikkonen was
now 2.1 seconds behind Michael. Kimi would lower this to be just 1.6 seconds
on lap eighteen. Juan Pablo was pushing hard and would set the fastest lap
of the race, a 1m:21.237, on lap twenty.
Lap twenty three and Montoya would pit from the lead returning in third.
Michael was again leading with Kimi second. The next lap would see Button make his
first stop. He would be joined by Fisichella. Nick and Mark were now running
in sixth and tenth. Fisichella was now in thirteenth 1.8 seconds ahead of
team-mate Alonso. Ralf and Trulli were in fourth and fifth. Button was now
in eighth. Lap twenty six and Massa would make his first stop. At the front
Michael had Kimi just 0.7 seconds behind hi. Montoya was 4.4 seconds behind
his team-mate. With Massa's stop mark was now in ninth.
Lap twenty seven and Alonso would pit from thirteenth. We had yet to see the
BMW WilliamsF1 cars make their first stop. But the next lap and Nick would
pit, joined by Villeneuve. Mark had yet to stop, going someway to explain his
slow pace in qualifying given his heavy fuel load. Mark was now in seventh
with Nick now in eighth. At the front Kimi was still right behind Michael.
Doornbos would retire his Minardi out on the track in the first sector. On
lap thirty Mark would be the last driver to pit. He would come back out in
eleventh. Nick was now in seventh.
Alonso would go a lap down while rival Raikkonen was still challenging
Michael for the lead. ON lap thirty two the top ten was Michael Schumacher,
Raikkonen, Montoya, Ralf Schumacher, Trulli, Button, Heidfeld, Sato, Fisichella and
Barrichello. Trulli would pit on lap thirty four on what must be a three
stop strategy. Barrichello would come in the next lap from tenth, returning in
thirteenth. Mark was about to be lapped. Ralf would pit from fourth on lap
thirty six. Lap thirty seven and Michael would pit from the lead. Could Kimi pull
out enough of a lead to return ahead of Michael on his next pit stop?
Kimi would pit the next lap and with a quick pit stop would come out ahead
of Michael and in second behind leader Montoya. Lap thirty eight and Juan Pablo
was 9.0 seconds ahead of Kimi with Michael 7.1 seconds behind the Finn. With
Alonso unlikely to score points now was the time for Kimi to score maximum
points to reduce the Spaniard's lead in the championship. Kimi would extend
his lead over Michael to now be 9.8 seconds on lap forty. He would set a
fastest lap, a 1m:21.219.
The Toyota's of Ralf and Trulli were still running in fourth and fifth. Kimi
was closing the gap to leader Montoya but it would not matter as Juan Pablo
would slow and make his way into his pit where he would retire. This would see
Kimi leading from Michael, Ralf, Trulli, Button, Heidfeld, Sato, Fisichella, and
Webber. We could see both Nick and Mark score points in the race. Lap forty
three and Kimi's lead was now 18.7 seconds over Michael. Mark would get past
Fisichella on lap forty four when the Italian ran wide at Turn four allowing
Mark past and into eighth.
Massa would retire his car in his garage on lap forty five. But the Sauber
mechanics would work on the car looking to get Massa back out in the race.
The next lap and Kimi's lead was now out to 23.7 seconds over Michael. Button
was just 1.3 seconds behind fourth placed Trulli. But Button would pit from
fifth on lap forty eight. Kimi would make his next stop the following lap and would
return ahead of Michael. Kimi's lead was 5.1 seconds. Massa would return to the
track but was seven laps down. Nick was running in fifth and Mark seventh. Sato
would pit from eighth on lap fifty two. Fisichella would also make his second
stop.
The next lap and Trulli would pit from fourth. Nick would move into this pot
while Jarno would come back out in fifth. Mark was now in seventh. Ralf
would pit from third on lap fifty five. Nick would join the Toyota for his second
stop. Ralf and Jarno were again running in third and fourth. Mark would make his
second stop on lap fifty seven. Both Barrichello and Alonso would make their
final stops. Button was ahead of Nick in fifth. Mark was running in seventh.
Lap fifty eight and Michael would make his final stop, coming back out in
second ahead of Ralf. But Ralf was just 4.4 seconds behind Michael. Nick was 2.1
seconds behind fifth placed Button. Villeneuve would retire from twelfth at
the side of the track with what appeared to be an engine failure. With ten
laps remaining Kimi was 33.3 seconds ahead of Michael. But behind Michael
brother Ralf was closing the gap to the Ferrari. Lap sixty two it was down
to 2.6 seconds. Running in sixth Nick was not able to close the gap to fifth
placed Button.
Lap sixty five and Ralf was now just 1.2 seconds behind Michael. With just
four laps remaining it would be unlikely that Ralf would pass Michael. But Ralf
continued to push bringing Michael's lead down to just 0.5 seconds on lap
sixty seven. Fisichella would pit on the last lap to take a splash of fuel.
As the Schumacher brothers fought over second Kimi would cross the line to
take victory in Hungary and reduce the gap to Alonso by ten points as the
Renault driver would only finish in eleventh. Nick and mark would come home
in sixth and seventh scoring five points for the BMW WilliamsF1 team.
Michael would finish in second with Ralf third, Trulli fourth, Button fifth
and the last point going to Sato in eighth. |