Hill won the race, and the Championship by a single point over his dead team mate.
He took pole despite carrying more fuel than his team mate and that was the key to it really.
Petrov's more experienced team mate Kubica will take over the car for the remaining two days' of testing from Wednesday.
For former team mate Fernando Alonso, however, a Bumpy takeoff from a Kenyan airport makes worldwide headlines.
Premiership rivals Chelsea were also reported to have enquired for Vieri at the start of the season, but ultimately opted for then team mate Hernan Crespo.
This time last year Felipe Massa was playing the supporting role as Ferrari team mate Kimi Raikkonen took the 2007 drivers' championship.
What he showed again in the Budapest qualifying in terms of sheer speed outclasses everybody - especially as team mate and race winner Mark Webber has the same material.
The world champion led at the start as expected, from McLaren team mate Heikki Kovalainen, both using their KERS to keep Barrichello in third place.
Driver Timo Glock was charged with giving his 2010 machine its debut at Silverstone, whilst team mate Lucas di Grassi - and assembled guests - watched from the UK circuit's sidelines.
Of course team mate, and standing's leader, Button has exactly the same car under him, and so to evaluate Barrichello's chances one must also look back at the British driver's record at Interlagos.
