• Massa forced to withdraw from the race because of illness • Di Resta will start 19th on grid after early qualifying exitThe British driver Paul di Resta will replace Felipe Massa in the Williams for the Hungarian Grand Prix after the Brazilian had to withdraw because of sickness. It marks a return to Formula One for the Williams reserve driver, whose last race was for Force India in Brazil in 2013. Di Resta had been standing in for Martin Brundle – who is also unwell – as a commentator for Sky TV this weekend but was made ready by Williams to drive in qualifying. The statement from Williams said: “After feeling unwell during practice in Budapest on Friday and Saturday Felipe Massa will not drive for the remainder of the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. “Felipe visited the medical centre and the MH EK Honvedkorhaz hospital for precautionary tests on Friday, after feeling unwell and dizzy during FP2.

Source: The Guardian July 29, 2017 11:48 UTC