The American Cypher Group has announced that it has decided to drop out of the running for team selection ahead of next season. The group of former US F1 engineers plus others was looking to become the sport’s first-all American team although a statement has been released on Friday evening.

McLaren driver Jenson Button has said that he would quit the sport should the FIA remove the current ban on team orders.

The mysterious Cypher Group has announced that it has withdrawn its proposed entry in the 2011 world championship.

Hungarian GP: Friday Press Conference

A number of teams, most notably McLaren, continue to doubt the legality of the wing on the Red Bull, despite the fact that it has been approved by the FIA.

McLaren's Martin Whitmarsh says teams should be allowed to do what they want with drivers as team bosses urge the sport to clear up the team orders rule.

After claiming pole position for Spa’s Race 1 this morning before duly taking the chequered flag, British Formula 3 championship leader Jean-Eric Vergne has climbed from seventh on the grid to the top step of the podium once again for Carlin in the second round this afternoon, with Felipe Nasr and leading Briton Daniel McKenzie joining him.

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button concede they are facing damage limitation after McLaren were off the pace in Friday practice.

Jenzer Motorsport enjoyed a 1-2 finish in the sole half-hour GP3 practice session in Hungary on Friday afternoon, with Switzerland’s Nico Müller leading the way from Norwegian team-mate Pål Varhaug as championship leader Esteban Gutiérrez finished third for ART and Renger van der Zande’s Mücke crashed at Turn 11.

McLaren seek a clarification from Formula 1 bosses on the legality of the Red Bull car.

Virgin Racing drivers Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi reported no car issues as they finished practice 20th and 21st quickest in Hungary on Friday.

Virgin looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 22nd and 23rd overall

Friday saw Felipe Massa drive through the Hungaroring’s Turn 4 for the first time since suffering his near-fatal accident at the corner last year. Although a cracked skull and brain injuries so nearly ended the Brazilian driver’s life, the Ferrari man has said that approaching and driving past the scene can be done with little difficulty.

Rubens Barrichello believes that making no mistakes will be more crucial than ever on Saturday, judging by the midfield lap times seen in Friday’s two practice sessions at the Hungaroring.

Ferrari looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 2nd and 4th overall

Bruno Senna was content with the Friday reliability of his Hispania car as the Brazilian, who finished on the Hungarian podium in GP2 twice two years ago, set the 22nd best time.

Williams looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 8th and 12th overall

Jenzer Motorsport's Nico Muller was back on form claiming the top spot in today's practice session at Hungaroring.

Both Sauber drivers confirmed that Q2 qualifying positions should be more than possible in Hungary tomorrow, with Pedro de la Rosa and Kamui Kobayashi having ended Friday practice 11th and 14th quickest respectively. However, the team will be wishing to solve a lack of front-end grip this evening.

The latest challenge in Formula 1 has been the back-to-back races at Hockenheim and the Hungaroring although, as if this wasn’t a task hard enough, Adrian Sutil has now endured two consecutive Fridays on which he has been forced to spend most of his time in the garage as opposed to on the track.

McLaren looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 6th and 9th overall

Mark Webber was pleased enough with his first two practice sessions at the Hungaroring on Friday, eventually finishing the day third quickest but half a second down on team-mate Sebastian Vettel; however, at this point the team’s programmes for each car remain unknown.

Hispania looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 24th and 25th overall

GP3: Hungary - Practice Times

Vitaly Petrov was pleased to break into the top five, ahead of team-mate Robert Kubica, in second practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday. This weekend promises to be particularly positive for Renault, which is ahead of Mercedes and could also jump McLaren in terms of pace.

Red Bull looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 1st and 3rd overall

McLaren appeared to be off the pace in the three hours of practice on Friday and post-session comments from Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have confirmed that the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend promises to dent their attacks in both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships.

Force India looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 16th, 18th and 19th overall

Bridgestone's super soft tyre took Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel to the fastest time of the day on the rapidly improving track surface of the Hungaroring

Sam Bird claimed his first GP2 pole in a frantic qualifying session this afternoon at the Hungaroring, taking the top spot with just moments remaining ahead of iSport teammates Davide Valsecchi and Oliver Turvey.

Fernando Alonso does not believe that Red Bull Racing are as rapid as they showed in Hungary on Friday. Sebastian Vettel finished the first practice session a full second up on the third-placed Spaniard, who managed second place but was still half a second in arrears later on in the day.

Renault looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 5th and 7th overall

Michael Schumacher admits that he is worried Mercedes has been caught off-guard in Hungary, with Renault having very much established itself as at least the fourth fastest team behind Red Bull, Ferrari and possibly McLaren this weekend.

Sauber looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 11th and 14th overall

Heikki Kovalainen remains upbeat in Hungary despite being able to lap only five times due to hydraulic problems on Friday afternoon.

Mercedes looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 10th and 13th overall

Britain’s Sam Bird and has clinched pole position ahead of Saturday’s GP2 Feature Race in Budapest. The ART Grand Prix driver will start ahead of iSport duo Davide Valsecchi and Oliver Turvey, with championship leader Pastor Maldonado fourth for Rapax.

Britain’s Sam Bird and has clinched pole position ahead of Saturday’s GP2 Feature Race in Budapest. The ART Grand Prix driver will start ahead of iSport duo Davide Valsecchi and Oliver Turvey, with championship leader Pastor Maldonado fourth for Rapax. However, suspensions remain that the pole man's best lap may have been set under yellow flag conditions.

Lotus looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 20th and 21st overall

Jaime Alguersuari celebrates a year in Formula 1 this weekend, having been called into Toro Rosso at late notice following the ousting of Sébastien Bourdais following the 2009 German Grand Prix. The Spaniard, who out-qualified team-mate Buemi at Hockenheim, continued to set the team’s pace today.

Toro Rosso looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 15th and 17th overall

Sebastian Vettel comfortably headed both practice session in Hungary on Friday, ending the afternoon period half a second quicker than the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso despite the Spaniard having made up the same amount of time since the morning.

Russian Sergei Afanasiev has topped the second of two free practice sessions at Brno ahead of this weekend’s Czech rounds of the Formula 2 championship. However, the margin was slim as he edged out Lithuania’s Kazim Vasiliauskas by just 14 thousandths of a second.

Hungarian GP: Friday Free 2 - Times

Sebastian Vettel is quickest in today's second practice session ahead of Alonso, Webber, Massa, Petrov, Hamilton, Kubica, Hulkenberg, Button and Schumacher.

Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing, having easily set the pace on Friday morning at the Hungaroring, have remained at the top of the timesheets in the afternoon session. However, still under dry conditions, the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso was able to split the two blue cars over another drama-free 90 minutes.

Championship leader Jean-Eric Vergne has once again extended his lead by winning Spa’s first round from pole position early on Friday afternoon. It was a glorious race for the Carlin team, as team-mates James Calado and Rupert Svendsen-Cook completed the podium in Belgium.

Just five days after Force India received an official FIA reprimand for fitting the wrong tyres to its cars in the German Grand Prix, the Silverstone-based outfit has been fined 5,000 euros (just under 4,200 pounds) for a similar mistake in Hungary on Friday morning.

Addax pairing Giedo van der Garde and Sergio Pérez topped the timesheets in the only GP2 practice session of the Hungarian weekend on Friday morning. The Dutchman’s best effort of 1:28.118 was not beaten in the closing stages of the half-hour although both he and Super Nova’s Marcus Ericsson hit parts of lose kerbs at the final corner.

Formula 2 championship leader Jolyon Palmer set the quickest time as rain fell in the Czech Republic on Friday morning. The Englishman, who topped the timesheets for most of the session, was two tenths of a second up on 2009 pole man Nicola de Marco although the session ended five minutes early due to an engine failure for the test car.

Hungarian GP: Friday Free 1 - Times

Red Bull are nearly a second clear of the field during the opening practice session for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are quickest in the opening session, over a second clear of Kubica, Button, Barrichello, de la Rosa, Alonso, Rosberg, Schumacher and Hulkenberg.

Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel led the way in the first Hungarian Grand Prix practice session on Friday morning. In a dry and chiefly incident-free period, team-mate Mark Webber and World Champion Jenson Button completed the top three with Hockenheim winner Fernando Alonso seventh for Ferrari.

Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel led the way in the first Hungarian Grand Prix practice session on Friday morning. In a dry and chiefly incident-free period, team-mate Mark Webber and World Champion Jenson Button completed the top three with Hockenheim winner Fernando Alonso seventh for Ferrari.

Second placed championship man Oli Webb has followed up his Thursday practice time by picking up pole position at Spa-Francorchamps for Saturday’s third race. However, the best second quickest personal time goes to championship leader Jean-Eric Vergne, who starts at the front for today’s Race 1.

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has reiterated that the cars of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber do abide with the current technical regulations, despite word in Hungary on flexing front wings.

The first session of Friday's practice is about to get under way for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Mark Webber says Fernando Alonso deserved to win the German Grand Prix, plus other stories and rumours

Hungaroring: Official Preview

Lucas di Grassi looks forward to the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring this weekend, a track the Brazilian knows well from GP2. The Virgin Racing man is also energised over the possible threat of showers this weekend.