On 28/07, 06:57
After a German Grand Prix stirred by controversy over the engine mappings used on the Red Bull RB8, Renault Sport F1, the engine supplier for the Austrian team, sought to explain itself through Rob White and clarify the situation. 
On 27/07, 18:04
After a day of testing mostly held on a dry track before being disrupted by rain during Free Practice 2, Pirelli estimates that eight-tenths of a second separate the Soft and Medium tires available to teams this weekend. Due to the high chance of rain on Sunday, the Italian manufacturer believes that testing with the Cinturato rain tires was not in vain. 
On 27/07, 16:50
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time during both practice sessions of the day, and the British driver expressed his delight with his McLaren MP4-27. Jenson Button also appeared at the front and is similarly pleased with his setup. However, both men know that nothing is decided yet and that there is still work to be done before they can aim for a good spot on the grid and a strong race result. 
On 27/07, 16:29
Overall, the Caterham drivers are satisfied with their day during which they completed a large number of laps and completed all the planned tests. Heikki Kovalainen notably drove in Free Practice 2 with the Valencia aero configuration to make comparisons with Petrov who had the latest upgrades. 
On 27/07, 16:28
Blocked like everyone else by the rain in the afternoon, Force India is content to have completed the planned work in the morning, especially in light of the conditions encountered during previous race Fridays. Jules Bianchi participated in this effort, replaced in the afternoon by Nico Hülkenberg, while Paul di Resta was able to drive extensively on the dry track in the morning. 
On 27/07, 16:00
A positive Friday for Williams whose car seems to handle the Hungarian circuit well. As is the case every Friday, Bottas was behind the wheel this morning and set the 9th fastest time ahead of Maldonado. The Finn was delighted to have driven in dry conditions and to have been able to complete the program planned by the team. In the afternoon, Bruno Senna took over the wheel of his Williams and finished the session in third place. Now it's just a matter of performing as well in qualifying... 
On 27/07, 15:59
If Kimi Räikkönen had a trouble-free day and set the second-best time in Free Practice 2 after testing the Double-DRS again in the morning, Romain Grosjean was not entirely satisfied with his day and experienced the same feelings as in Hockenheim at the wheel of his Lotus E20. 
On 27/07, 15:56
Even though the evaluation of the new aerodynamic parts could be done without any issues in the morning, the afternoon rain prevented Ferrari from testing the tires with a high fuel load. Therefore, the work will continue tomorrow before the sessions that matter begin. 
On 27/07, 15:38
The morning was constructive for the Marussia team. Timo Glock was delighted to find a single-seater whose behavior returned to normal after a tricky German weekend. Charles Pic, on his side, was also satisfied with his car, but the changes made for the afternoon did not work. That, combined with unpredictable weather, resulted in a not very productive session for the Frenchman. 
On 27/07, 15:25
At the end of a day of Free Practice where the HRT drivers were unable to test the car with a full tank of fuel to evaluate tire behavior, Pedro de la Rosa and Narain Karthikeyan are relatively satisfied with their practice sessions and optimistic about their chances to compete with their main rivals in qualifying. 
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