FORMULA ONE

• Massa returns to Hungary one year after crash

  Budapest, Hungary (Sports Network) - Series: Formula One. Date: Sunday, August 1. Race: Hungarian Grand Prix. Site: Hungaroring. Track: 2.722-mile (4.381 km), 16-turn road course. Start Time: 8:00 a.m. (et). Laps: 70. Miles: 190.540 (306.630 km). 2009 winner: Lewis Hamilton. Television: Speed.

  Days after their controversial 1-2 finish in the German Grand Prix, Ferrari is hoping its momentum continues for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, but without any dispute.

  Fernando Alonso claimed the victory at Hockenheim, but his teammate, Felipe Massa, was robbed of a potential win after his Ferrari team instructed him to move aside and allow Alonso to take the lead with 20 laps remaining.

  Shortly before Alonso made his winning pass, Massa's race engineer, Rob Smedley, told his driver over the radio that "Fernando is faster than you. Can you confirm you understand the message?" Massa wound up finishing second.

  Formula One's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), determined Ferrari breached sporting regulations and fined the Italian team $100,000.

  Race stewards determined Ferrari gave team orders to Massa, which interfered with the race result.

  Stewards also have forwarded their decision to the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) for further review. It means Ferrari could face additional penalties.

  Lewis Hamilton from McLaren holds the world championship lead heading into Budapest.

  Hamilton has accumulated 157 points so far this season, compared to 143 for his teammate and defending champion Jenson Button. Red Bull Racing teammates Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel are tied with 136 points each, while Alonso sits fifth in the standings with 123.

  Hamilton is the defending winner of the Hungarian GP. Last year in Budapest, He started fourth but overtook Mark Webber for second in the opening laps. Alonso, the pole sitter, lost his right-front tire just after making his first pit stop on lap 11. That allowed Hamilton to take the lead and run in front for the remainder of the 70-lap event, as he finished nearly 12 seconds ahead of then Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen.

  "I love racing in Hungary," Hamilton said. "I've always run well there. I won in 2007, and winning there last year was one of the best races of my career in terms of sheer satisfaction. The whole team was elated with that result, because we'd just performed one of the greatest turnarounds in the sport, coming from the back of the grid at the start to take victory." But last year's Hungarian GP was rather subdued following Massa's near-fatal crash in qualifying.

  During the second segment of qualifying (Q2), Massa ran off the course in turn four and slammed head on into the tire barrier after being struck on the head by a spring that came off of Rubens Barrichello's car. He underwent surgery for a fractured skull.

  Massa also suffered a concussion and an injury to his left eye during the incident.

  The Brazilian sat out the remainder of the 2009 season.

  "It was a difficult time, almost a year ago," Massa said.

  "It was a very difficult time for me. Somebody was saying that I still need to be here, so I'm here, very happy and working, still doing my job, so let's go back to Hungary and try to achieve a good result there." The 2.722-mile (4.381 km), 16-turn Hungaroring road course is located 12 miles northeast of Budapest and is set in a natural amphitheater. Overtaking is quite difficult since the circuit is very narrow with a lot of corners. The pole sitter for the Hungarian GP has gone on to win six of the last 11 times.

  07/27 19:02:32 ET