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Flag to flag win for Michael Schumacher
Hungarian GP - Race
A dominant performance from Schumacher
Starting from Pole Position, Michael Schumacher dominated the 70-lap Hungarian Grand Prix to record his 12th win of the season. With Rubens Barrichello finishing in second position, Ferrari secured their sixth straight Constructors’ Championship.
The start of the Hungarian Grand Prix effectively dictated the race result. Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello both made clean starts from the front of the grid, while Fernando Alonso rocketed from fifth position on the grid to third as the 20 runners approached turn one. Alonso, who won the Hungarian Grand Prix in 2003, did not have the pace to challenge the Ferrari duo and he duly finished in third position 40 seconds behind Rubens Barrichello.
Juan Pablo Montoya took advantage of first lap skirmishes to run in fourth position in his BMW Williams. Jenson Button, who made a slow start in his BAR Honda kept Montoya under pressure throughout the race, but was never able to find a way around Montoya. Montoya finished fourth, some 18 seconds behind Alonso with Button in fifth position close behind.
Takuma Sato seemed to out-brake himself on the first lap, dropping down from his excellent starting position of third. The Japanese BAR Honda driver recovered, but did not have the pace to challenge his team-mate Button for fifth position.
Antonio Pizzonia finished in seventh position in Germany two weeks ago and repeated the result this afternoon in Hungary. Starting sixth, Pizzonia lost out on the first lap reshuffle, but by starting with a heavier fuel load than some of his rivals, was able to gain track position as the race wore on. The final stint of the race saw Pizzonia pushing Sato hard for sixth position but despite his best efforts, the passing opportunity never arose.
The final championship point went to Giancarlo Fisichella in the Sauber Petronas. Fisichella started in eighth position, drove a clean race and finished in the same position. Team-mate Felipe Massa retired from the race with brake problems, but starting at the back of the grid, Massa was never in with a chance of championship points.
David Coulthard pushed Fisichella hard in the closing stages, but was unable to score any points on what was a poor weekend from McLaren Mercedes. The team chose tyres that would have been suited to very hot conditions, but the hot conditions did not materialise and the team struggled all weekend long. Kimi Raikkonen ran as high as seventh after a good start, but mechanical problems saw him park the MP4-19B early in the race.
Mark Webber finished in tenth position in his Jaguar. A first lap bump with Ricardo Zonta did not damage his R5 and Webber was able to chase Coulthard in the early stages. A spin lost Webber some 20 seconds and the Australian was never able to close the gap back up to Coulthard.
Olivier Panis finished a distant 11th in his Toyota. Team-mate Ricardo Zonta’s debut race with the team started with a spin on the first lap following a tap from Mark Webber, before mechanical problems intervened ending his day early. It was not a good weekend for Toyota who are so desperate to find some pace in the new TF104B.
Nick Heidfeld finished in 12th position in his Jordan Ford ahead of Christian Klien in the second Jaguar and the Minardi duo of Gianmaria Bruni and Zsolt Baumgartner.
The 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix was hardly a thrilling race. In fact, it was probably the dullest race in living memory. However, while the race may not be remembered for long, it was the event that saw Ferrari claim their sixth straight Constructors’ Championship.
Earl ALEXANDER
CAPSIS International
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