Dave Cassidy Wins in Brilliant Battle Against Lewis Hamilton

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	1	Sebastian Vettel		1:14.665
2	2	Lewis Hamilton		1:14.742
3	63	Jules Bianchi		1:14.750
4	62	Dave Cassidy		1:14.803
5	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1:15.019
6	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		1:15.027
7	98	Salvatore Miccoli		1:15.224
8	29	Pastor Maldonado		1:15.356
9	99	Kevin Magnussen		1:15.365
10	28	Romain Grosjean		1:15.503
11	31	Rhys Davies		1:16.026
12	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		1:16.029
13	27	Nathan McKane		1:16.098
14	91	Max Verstappen		1:16.106
15	32	Daniel Melrose		1:16.144
16	43	Sébastien Bourdais		1:16.144
17	5	Valtteri Bottas		1:16.259
18	30	Mike Rockenfeller		1:16.380
19	6	Ma Qinghua		1:16.628
20	55	Artem Markelov		1:16.633
21	11	Carlos Sainz Jr		1:16.670
22	12	Scott Dixon		1:16.709
23	67	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		1:16.864
24	56	Bradley Dagnall		1:16.934
25	66	Esteban Ocon		1:16.977
26	42	Davide Valsecchi		1:17.267

* demoted five places for changing engine/gearbox

Report:

Sometimes, motorsport races become classics by the situation unfolding within them; other times, they become classics by the narrative playing out within them. Today, we saw a minor classic on account of the elite drivers battling for the win in a ruthless fight for the ages. Those fans who watched this race will tell their friends to do so as well.

Sebastian Vettel won qualifying and it looked like Caterham had overcome their miserable outing on Saturday. Unfortunately for them, the Precisions had not gone anywhere. Dave Cassidy used his Mercedes-Benz launch control to get the jump on the green cars, taking the lead of the second Hungarian Grand Prix and beginning to fight off the green menace behind him.

As far as the world title is concerned, however, Dave Cassidy is only a minor player: the true threat to Caterham is Jules Bianchi. The French driver aided his rivals by spinning on lap 4, dropping all the way to 21st after having fought his way out of a gravel trap. This seemed an open door for Vettel, but the German crashed out of the race.

As Dave Cassidy and Lewis Hamilton fought an epic battle for the win, with the American having the edge, Jules Bianchi fought back to third place, helping himself in the title race and denying Kevin Magnussen and Daniel Ricciardo a chance at finishing third. Grosjean, Bottas, Rockenfeller and Markelov made for unusual points finishers again.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	62	Dave Cassidy		49:13.698	15
2	2	Lewis Hamilton		+2.402	12
3	63	Jules Bianchi		+36.550	10
4	99	Kevin Magnussen		+44.513	8
5	90	Daniel Ricciardo		+44.759	6
6	28	Romain Grosjean		+50.556	5
7	5	Valtteri Bottas		+62.624	4
8	30	Mike Rockenfeller		+67.494	3
9	55	Artem Markelov		+1 Lap	2
10	32	Daniel Melrose		+1 Lap	1
11	91	Max Verstappen		+1 Lap	0
12	11	Carlos Sainz Jr.		+1 Lap	0
13	66	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		+1 Lap	0
14	56	Bradley Dagnall		+1 Lap	0
15	12	Scott Dixon		+1 Lap	0
16	43	S?bastien Bourdais		+1 Lap	0
17	42	Davide Valsecchi		+1 Lap	0
18	67	Esteban Ocon		Throttle	0
DNF	27	Nathan McKane		Accident	0
DNF	31	Rhys Davies		Accident	0
DNF	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		Oil Leak	0
DNF	1	Sebastian Vettel		Accident	2
DNF	98	Salvatore Miccoli		Throttle	0
DNF	6	Ma Qinghua		Accident	0
DNF	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		Collision	0
DNF	29	Pastor Maldonado		Collision	0

Fastest Lap:

Lewis Hamilton – 1:15.512

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Artem Markelov – once more, he shows that he is Nigel Mansell’s prime student and drives amazingly.

Reject Of The Race:

Sebastian Vettel – was given a major chance to win a major win in the war for the title, failed to do anything good.