Jul 24 2016

Formula One 2016: Hungaroring

Silverstone ended in a bit of controversy. Rosberg was penalized for improper radio transmissions and gave up a place to 3rd. Personally I think the rule is idiotic since they’ve only been using radios since, well… ever and before that it was pit lane chalk boards so what’s the difference? Also it’s not like you can’t work a bit of verbal code to convey important details like, “Your brakes are going off, don’t drive so fast.”

Like so many bad rules it’s both useless and somewhat dangerous.

So Rosberg is now a mere point ahead of Hamilton in the Driver’s Championsip which makes the news that he’s signed a new 2 year contract with Mercedes interesting because it ensures that he and Hamilton who don’t like each other even a little bit will continue their intra-team rivalry until at least 2018.

Qualifying in Hungary was a cock up with rain and accidents cutting huge chunks of time out of the sessions. At the end of Q3 Hamilton had a crash happen right in front of him and the local yellow spoiled his last lap. It was cleared by the time Rosberg went by so he sits on Pole. Likelyhood of rain today is 50% and if it happens it should benefit Hamilton who drives well in the wet. McLaren/Honda got both their cars in the top 8 which marks a vast improvement for their program. Sauber has picked up a new sponsor which will ease their financial problems next year. Renault has been a big disappointment and so has Ferrari, Force India a pleasant surprise. Williams keep looking about 1 piece short of being a contender and Red Bull and Toro Rosso a cesspit of personnel changes and whining despite the fact that Red Bull is 2nd in the Constructor’s Championship right now.

All of which is somewhat important because this is the last race before the annual August break and while I’d be cheating like hell to improve, teams by custom and action don’t do jack.

I’ve mentioned the rain situation, if it does they’ll have as many Wets and Inters as they need, otherwise we have SuperSofts, Softs, and Mediums. The Hungaroring is known for its fast corners and elevation changes which normally play to Hamilton’s strengths. Most of it has been recently repaved (and of course rained on) so the surface is a bit slick even under the best conditions. Rosberg will desperately want a win and as we’ve seen in the past that can lead him to make rash decisions.

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  1. Vent Hole

  2. Recon Laps

  3. Track Temp 124 degrees

  4. Speaking of Laps, there will be 70 of them

  5. Ericsson will start from pit lane after repairing the damage from yesterday’s Qualifying crash

  6. Yesh, the six at the back failed the 107% rule. Stewards waived it.

    1. Wow, 5 more who advanced to Q2.

  7. Chance of rain now 10%

  8. Formation Lap

  9. We race

  10. Clean start. Hamilton gets lead. Red Bull and Ferrari challenge hard.

  11. DRS Enabled

  12. Start replays

  13. Lap 5 of 70

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Ricciardo
    Verstappen
    Vettel
    Alonso
    Sainz
    Bottas
    Hulkenberg
    Grosjean

  14. Button has lost hydraulics

  15. Button parks

  16. Wehrlein pits

  17. Button on track again. Why?

  18. Lap 10 of 70

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Ricciardo
    Verstappen
    Vettel
    Alonso
    Sainz
    Bottas
    Hulkenberg
    Grosjean

  19. Button got a drive through for talking to his pit. It’s a fucking safety issue idiots!

  20. Nasr pits

  21. Vettel pits

  22. Hulkenberg, Grosjean pit

  23. Ricciardo, Alonso pit

  24. Guierrez pits

  25. Verstappen, Sainz and Bottas pit

  26. Hamilton, Rosberg pits

  27. Ericsson pits

  28. Lap 20 of 70

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Ricciardo
    Vettel
    Raikkonen
    Verstappen
    Perez
    Palmer
    Magnussen
    Alonso

  29. Lap 25 of 70

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Ricciardo
    Vettel
    Raikkonen
    Verstappen
    Perez
    Palmer
    Alonso
    Sainz

  30. Lap 30 of 70

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Ricciardo
    Vettel
    Verstappen
    Raikkonen
    Alonso
    Sainz
    Bottas
    Perez

  31. Lap 35 of 70

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Vettel
    Verstappen
    Ricciardo
    Raikkonen
    Alonso
    Sainz
    Bottas
    Perez

  32. Grosjean and Magnussen pit

  33. Hulkenberg, Palmer, and Nasr pit

  34. Lap 40 of 70

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Vettel
    Ricciardo
    Raikkonen
    Verstappen
    Alonso
    Sainz
    Bottas
    Perez

  35. Perez pits

  36. Hamilton and Vettel pit

  37. Rosberg pits

  38. Sainz pits

  39. Kvyat and Ericsson pit

  40. Lap 47 of 70

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Ricciardo
    Raikkonen
    Vettel
    Verstappen
    Alonso
    Sainz
    Bottas
    Palmer

  41. Toro Rosso penalized for speeding in pit lane

  42. Palmer spins

  43. Raikkonen pits

  44. Lap 50 of 70

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Ricciardo
    Vettel
    Verstappen
    Raikkonen
    Alonso
    Sainz
    Bottas
    Hulkenberg

  45. Lap 56 of 70

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Ricciardo
    Vettel
    Verstappen
    Raikkon
    Alonso
    Sainz
    Bottas
    Hulkenberg

  46. Gutierrez 5 seconds for ignoring Blue Flags (let faster traffic pass).

  47. Raikkonen tags Verstappen. Damage to Raikkonen’s Front Wing.

  48. Lap 60 of 70

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Ricciardo
    Vettel
    Verstappen
    Raikkonen
    Alonso
    Sainz
    Bottas
    Hulkenberg

  49. Hulkenberg in 10th is a Lap down

  50. Button pits again (4)

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