Formula 1 2016: Round 11 - Hungarian Grand Prix

Harika

Formula 1 is going back behind the Iron Curtain and heading to Budapest.




TV times, live on Sky Sports and Channel 4

Friday 1 July 2016

Hungarian Grand Prix first practice 09:00
Hungarian Grand Prix second practice 13:00

Saturday 2 July 2016

Hungarian Grand Prix third practice 10:00
Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying live 13:00


Sunday 3 July 2016

Hungarian Grand Prix 13:00

Weather seems to be a scorcher for a race. http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=f1;sess= Although thunder storms are predicted over the weekend.

Five of the best overtakes from Hungary

As the engine is not as important here, we might see a far more competitive RedBull. Ferrari might also be closer, but only if you believe that they have a better chassis then Mercedes.

Harika

First session and Rosberg already faster than last years pole time, on super soft. Red Bull seems to be the closest contenders as expected but not as close to really cause headache, for now.
With the Rosberg time, it makes you wonder if the redesign of the cars, to make them quicker is really a good idea, as so far this year, we see a great season, with good races, the only downside is the superiority of the Mercedes. But usually it says that the longer the regulations are stable, the closer the field gets.

Harika

First session over, Merc-Ferrari-RB (without supersoft)-McLaren
But Mid-field is again very close together.

AMKC

A few spins in that session. The rear of the Mclaren looking very unstable. Both Alonso and Button having a spin or two. Hopefully they get it sorted before qualifying. Vettel had a couple of spins as well.

Harika

OSI wrote: »

Jenson was mentioning it felt like his car was bottoming out.

Is this safe to google at work?

Delboy2015

Hamilton was lucky he hit the wall so nicely!

For anyone wondering...he hit the tyre barrier at turn 11 but was able to drive away with minimal damage it seems.

ScumLord

Delboy2015 wrote: »

Hamilton was lucky he hit the wall so nicely!

For anyone wondering...he hit the tyre barrier at turn 11 but was able to drive away with minimal damage it seems.

Those kind of accidents are always dodgy, could lead to suspension failure later on. Is there a penalty for replacing suspension? I'd assume not.

Harika

ScumLord wrote: »

Those kind of accidents are always dodgy, could lead to suspension failure later on. Is there a penalty for replacing suspension? I'd assume not.

There are no penalties for that, else the Sauber two weeks ago would have started in London.

Frank Bullitt

McLarens will get a nosebleed if they stay up there for that long.

Jordan 199

:cool:

Jordan 199

Delboy2015 wrote: »

Hamilton was lucky he hit the wall so nicely!

For anyone wondering...he hit the tyre barrier at turn 11 but was able to drive away with minimal damage it seems.

Clip of it here for those who haven't seen it.

Frank Bullitt

Ghost Train

Guys on sky moaning about track limits. There are sensors on the track, there's about 20cm marginal area that favours the drivers, big margin but so what, driver triggers the sensor or he doesn't. Simple enough

flazio

Very dark clouds behind the Channel 4 team, one hour to go before qualifying.

skipper_G

flazio wrote: »

Very dark clouds behind the Channel 4 team, one hour to go before qualifying.

I'm just sitting down to watch it now, holy smokes those clouds look ominous

flazio

And it's raining, however it's still 40 minutes to Q1 so it might dry out before the cars come out.

skipper_G

Charlie Whiting confirmed then if a team breaks the radio rule, it won't be a 10 second penalty. At a minimum it will be a drive through penalty

TheDoctor

Wonder will qualifying start behind the safety car

flazio

TheDoctor wrote: »

Wonder will qualifying start behind the safety car

Bernd Maylander (Safety car driver) on pole position.

flazio

10 minute delay.

Ghost Train

skipper_G wrote: »

Charlie Whiting confirmed then if a team breaks the radio rule, it won't be a 10 second penalty. At a minimum it will be a drive through penalty

I heard they them say yesterday, that they do have the option to drive through the pitlane and once on pitlane limiter they can get help over radio

TheDoctor

Another 10 mins

Ghost Train

Does look like a fair bit of standing water

Helicopter doing a lap of the track to assess the conditions

Boat might also be an option

TheDoctor

Not raining, send them out

Ghost Train

Confirmed start in 4 minutes time

With more rain potentially on the way, might be a queue

TheDoctor

Right starting in 4 mins

Ghost Train

Could lose some of top teams here

Hamilton shouldn't have backed off

Mercedes at the back

bnt

Big NOPE from everyone, including the race director. Red Flag.

Faugheen

Red flag. So they'll let the track dry to the point of super soft tyres.

flazio

If that's the grid. Wow.

Simon Gruber Says

And red flag. That didn't last long.

Had to save Mercedes.

TheDoctor

Leave that as the grid for tomorrow.

bnt

flazio wrote: »

If that's the grid. Wow.

Well, no, they could do qualifying on Sunday morning. That's what they did in Texas last year.

TheDoctor

bnt wrote: »

flazio wrote: »

If that's the grid. Wow.

Well, no, they could do qualifying on Sunday morning. That's what they did in Texas last year.

Can they do that if the session has started? Think in Texas it was a case that the session couldn't be held at all on Sat

Jordan 199

Deleted User wrote: »

Had to save Mercedes.

How do you think your man will do this weekend?

CFlat

Yea and another question is, how long before they have to stop broadcasting? TV stations will hardly be able to wait all day?

LEIN

That would be a perfect line up for the race tomorrow if the rain was not to stop.
Mouth watering race it would be.

TheDoctor

Looks fine. Send them back out

Ghost Train

3 minutes to restart which is good

TheDoctor

Let's go

Jordan 199

Jordan 199 wrote: »

How do you think your man will do this weekend?

****e. :pac:

LEIN

Here we go!

bnt

TheDoctor wrote: »

Can they do that if the session has started? Think in Texas it was a case that the session couldn't be held at all on Sat

I just looked at the regulations, and they really don't go in to that much detail. The Stewards will be the ones to decide. See section 12.3: the race director has discretion to change the timetable,

flazio

Imagine if we had that elimination session here.

TheDoctor

Mercs not waiting around here

TheDoctor

Think it's wetter than it was at the first start

Simon Gruber Says

TheDoctor wrote: »

Think it's wetter than it was at the first start

Was certainly shorter anyway

Jordan 199

Sony Ericsson out.

LEIN

Another red flag

TheDoctor

Jesus hurry up will ye