2014 Hungarian Grand Prix - F1

by bigdc48 Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:39 pm

The F1 train goes to Hungary at the Hungaroring for race 11 of the 2014 season. It's also the last race before the month-long summer break before Belgium in late-August.

Nico Rosberg, the points leader Cool

, won last week at Germany and has a 14-point advantage on teammate Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton, btw, won this particular race last year in dominating fashion.

What will happen Sunday?

by RetrogradeRenegade Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:15 pm

HAMILTONWINSLOL, most likely. This is probably his best/2nd best track, along with Montreal.

by Magus978 Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:32 pm

I'm hoping Bottas breaks through for a win here. Very Happy

by bigdc48 Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:29 pm

Alexander Rossi moving to Marussia as a reserve driver for the rest of 2014.

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/7/16143.html

by PYLrulz Fri Jul 25, 2014 1:04 am

http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/HUXX0002

They are calling for storms in Budapest Sunday, I'm making a post about storms hitting the race, so...

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:33 am

In shocking news.

http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2014/07_July/Johnny-Cecotto-penalised/

by FlashRod4 Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:22 am

bigdc48 wrote:Alexander Rossi moving to Marussia as a reserve driver for the rest of 2014.

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/7/16143.html

by kriswascher97 Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:43 am

At least we have a American that's potentially racing in F1 again

by **crl** Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:46 am

Rosberg wins another pole, as Hamilton had a fuel leak, and his car caught fire, dropping him out of Q1. Raikkonen also failed to make it out of Q1 (F1 Rejects Tweeted that he's the favorite for Reject of the Year), being knocked out by Bianchi.

by BWard Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:53 am

Sorry to anyon who's a Kimi fan on here, but he really sucks so bad this year.

by Lucstar88 Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:58 am

Kimi not making it out of Q1?

u wot m8

by FlashRod4 Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:05 am

Not gonna say it always happens to Hamilton but it always happens to Hamilton. Very Happy

Also I might consider Massa or Vettel for reject of the year as well, but I lean more towards Massa.

by bigdc48 Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:41 am

Let's see. Hamilton getting the short end of the stick in qualifying (again), Kimi sucking so bad and a Marussia advancing from Q1. scratch

by **crl** Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:49 am

Kevin Magnussen will start from pit lane after crashing during Q3.

by Milan655 Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:54 am

BWardboy88 wrote:Sorry to anyon who's a Kimi fan on here, but he really sucks so bad this year.

What else can he do? I am nowhere near a Kimi fan, but seriously the car doesn't suit him and when Ferrari make bs decisions like today what else is going to happen..

by **crl** Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:59 am

Hamilton needed a new chassis and will also start from pit lane.

by RetrogradeRenegade Sat Jul 26, 2014 4:05 pm

Milan655 wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:Sorry to anyon who's a Kimi fan on here, but he really sucks so bad this year.

What else can he do? I am nowhere near a Kimi fan, but seriously the car doesn't suit him and when Ferrari make bs decisions like today what else is going to happen..

Maybe be a little bit faster? Like, I never expected him to be always on pace with Alonso, but 7 tenths down on your teammate who ran the same qualifying strategy, when neither of you had any car issues, is a bit pathetic for a former World Champion, regardless of anything else. Sure, Ferrari bungled the strategy for him, but if Kimi was just a single tenth faster he would've scraped through.

by Milan655 Sat Jul 26, 2014 4:18 pm

RetrogradeRenegade wrote:
Milan655 wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:Sorry to anyon who's a Kimi fan on here, but he really sucks so bad this year.

What else can he do? I am nowhere near a Kimi fan, but seriously the car doesn't suit him and when Ferrari make bs decisions like today what else is going to happen..

Maybe be a little bit faster? Like, I never expected him to be always on pace with Alonso, but 7 tenths down on your teammate who ran the same qualifying strategy, when neither of you had any car issues, is a bit pathetic for a former World Champion, regardless of anything else. Sure, Ferrari bungled the strategy for him, but if Kimi was just a single tenth faster he would've scraped through.

Easy to say but the car clearly does not suit him at all, he's had many problems with the car especially in comparison to Alonso.

by RetrogradeRenegade Sat Jul 26, 2014 4:47 pm

Milan655 wrote:Easy to say but the car clearly does not suit him at all, he's had many problems with the car especially in comparison to Alonso.

Well, if he can't drive the car, that's his problem, in my opinion. Alonso's not having difficulty getting that car amongst the Red Bulls, so it's not that the car's that bad. Kimi was within a couple tenths of Alonso in the practice sessions.

by Milan655 Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:17 pm

RetrogradeRenegade wrote:
Milan655 wrote:Easy to say but the car clearly does not suit him at all, he's had many problems with the car especially in comparison to Alonso.

Well, if he can't drive the car, that's his problem, in my opinion. Alonso's not having difficulty getting that car amongst the Red Bulls, so it's not that the car's that bad. Kimi was within a couple tenths of Alonso in the practice sessions.

But a car feels different for each individual. Perrhaps it suits Alonso driving style whereas Kimi cannot get the car to work with him. And practice is practice, the situation is entirely different because you aren't under as much pressure nor are you limited by such a small.

by RetrogradeRenegade Sun Jul 27, 2014 6:26 am

Milan655 wrote:
RetrogradeRenegade wrote:
Milan655 wrote:Easy to say but the car clearly does not suit him at all, he's had many problems with the car especially in comparison to Alonso.

Well, if he can't drive the car, that's his problem, in my opinion. Alonso's not having difficulty getting that car amongst the Red Bulls, so it's not that the car's that bad. Kimi was within a couple tenths of Alonso in the practice sessions.

But a car feels different for each individual. Perrhaps it suits Alonso driving style whereas Kimi cannot get the car to work with him. And practice is practice, the situation is entirely different because you aren't under as much pressure nor are you limited by such a small.

Regardless, he was within 3 tenths of Alonso in all 3 practice sessions, except for FP1 where he was 4 tenths faster. Incidentally, that fastest time in FP1 was on the harder rubber, and would've been good enough for him to pass through Q1 without needing a second run. And Kimi Raikkonen is a former World Champion. If he can't handle the pressure in qualifying he should just hang up the helmet right now.

I'm sorry, I just cannot accept that a former World Champion losing 7 tenths to his teammate in between FP3 and qualifying, without anything on the car breaking, is anything other than his own fault. At least, mostly his own fault.

by PYLrulz Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:16 am

Looking at the radar. Not a matter of if, but when. It looks like a huge patch of rain is coming.

Looking interesting since half the track is wet, and half dry

Some guys have some brass balls... Or want wrecked cars. Some guys going on slicks

by conrail1990 Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:28 am

Glad Erricson is ok. Sucks for Roman to have the car come out from under him like that under safety car.

by Lucstar88 Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:44 am

Hard hit for Perez!

by Nascar9fan Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:45 am

Wish I could watch, but the Commonwealth Games are apparently more important in Australia Fail

by PYLrulz Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:48 am

Hit the concrete wall too. That hit looked painful. Thank goodness Perez seems like he's ok.

by conrail1990 Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:08 am

Vettel almost went the way of Perez. He is very lucky.

by Milan655 Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:24 am

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RetrogradeRenegade wrote:
Milan655 wrote:
RetrogradeRenegade wrote:
Milan655 wrote:Easy to say but the car clearly does not suit him at all, he's had many problems with the car especially in comparison to Alonso.

Well, if he can't drive the car, that's his problem, in my opinion. Alonso's not having difficulty getting that car amongst the Red Bulls, so it's not that the car's that bad. Kimi was within a couple tenths of Alonso in the practice sessions.

But a car feels different for each individual. Perrhaps it suits Alonso driving style whereas Kimi cannot get the car to work with him. And practice is practice, the situation is entirely different because you aren't under as much pressure nor are you limited by such a small.

Regardless, he was within 3 tenths of Alonso in all 3 practice sessions, except for FP1 where he was 4 tenths faster. Incidentally, that fastest time in FP1 was on the harder rubber, and would've been good enough for him to pass through Q1 without needing a second run. And Kimi Raikkonen is a former World Champion. If he can't handle the pressure in qualifying he should just hang up the helmet right now.

I'm sorry, I just cannot accept that a former World Champion losing 7 tenths to his teammate in between FP3 and qualifying, without anything on the car breaking, is anything other than his own fault. At least, mostly his own fault.

But you ignore my point that the Ferrari is suited more to Alonso than Raikkonen and that in practice you have an unlimited amount of laps virtually, meanwhile in qualifying you have one run on the single set of tyres so one mistake on your flying lap and your lap is damaged.

by Lucstar88 Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:57 am

Riccardo wins!

Also Rosberg would've passed Hamilton, until he ran him off the road

by Alta Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:59 am

Good win Riccardo. Awesome race as well.

by bigdc48 Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:59 am

That was awesome. Hell yeah Daniel Ricciardo!!!!

by Magus978 Sun Jul 27, 2014 10:12 am

Is Ricciardo happy enough yet? Great drive, Daniel!!! Razz

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Sun Jul 27, 2014 10:50 am

Nascar9fan wrote:Wish I could watch, but the Commonwealth Games are apparently more important in Australia

They are TBH.

Brilliant drive from all podium getters, especially Alonso, to make soft compound tyres last over half a race, and nearly win is a top job.

by **crl** Sun Jul 27, 2014 12:01 pm

Stunning to think that this Mercedes, which is clearly faster than any other car, has been beaten twice by the same guy. Unless he completely collapses, Daniel has pretty much nailed down third in the Drivers' Championship.

by RetrogradeRenegade Sun Jul 27, 2014 12:25 pm

Holy crap. That win. Shocked

Those two passes were I think the loudest I've ever cheered over anything before. I wanted Alonso to win more, but I can't be displeased at all with a Dale Ricciardo win. Very Happy

And that save from Vettel - sure, he probably shouldn't have spun in the first place, but that was a hell of a save regardless.

Milan655 wrote:But you ignore my point that the Ferrari is suited more to Alonso than Raikkonen and that in practice you have an unlimited amount of laps virtually, meanwhile in qualifying you have one run on the single set of tyres so one mistake on your flying lap and your lap is damaged.

Yes. Because I just cannot accept any excuse from Kimi at this stage. 7 tenths behind Alonso is completely unacceptable in my eyes. Doesn't matter if he had a mistake - he's experienced enough to not do that given that the goal was to save tyres by not doing a second run.

That said, he drove well in the race to recover back up to 6th place.

by navycook75 Sun Jul 27, 2014 2:08 pm

The one time I sleep though the race because I think it was going to be a Mecedeswinslol, and Ricciardo wins. Good thing NBCSN airs a re-run.

Also, step it up Vettel.

by **crl** Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:30 am

You all might think I'm nuts, but if someone stuck a "Driver of the Year" ballot in front of me, right now, I'd put a checkmark next to Daniel's name.

by Sparkz47 Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:17 am

crl wrote:You all might think I'm nuts, but if someone stuck a "Driver of the Year" ballot in front of me, right now, I'd put a checkmark next to Daniel's name.

Absolutely. He has kept his nose clean; has two wins in his first year with the team; is third in the driver's championship; and is regularly outpacing his teammate, a four-time-champ. This guy is killing it.

by navycook75 Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:08 am

crl wrote:You all might think I'm nuts, but if someone stuck a "Driver of the Year" ballot in front of me, right now, I'd put a checkmark next to Daniel's name.

I'd do the same thing.

If you told me earlier this year that Ricciardo would be better than Vettel, I would of thought that you were on drugs.

by BWard Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:15 am

Lucstar88 wrote:Also Rosberg would've passed Hamilton, until he ran him off the road

In his own defence, it was the last lap anyway. Besides I was absolutely baffled by the team orders from Mercedes. If doesn't matter if both their strategies were different, they could've just not said anything and let them race fairly.

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