Firman out of Hungarian Grand Prix

Ralph Firman is out of tomorrow’s Hungarian Grand Prix after suffering concussion and a fractured heel during a horrifying 150mph smash in the first of today’s free practice sessions.

Jordan test driver Zsolt Baumgartner will now race after the Permanent Bureau of the Formula One Commission, which includes president Max Mosley and supremo Bernie Ecclestone, rushed through the team’s application for a necessary superlicence.