Esteban Ocon secured a surprise win at the Hungarian Grand Prix after the usual contenders eliminated one another in the first corner at the start. Sebastian Vettel finished second, Lewis Hamilton salvaged with third after ending up at the back early on.
Correction , only Hamilton was on soft but that was more if a sighter for Q3, bottas was on mediumsJust_a_fan wrote: ↑31 Jul 2021, 16:35They did send them out on softs just in case, I think. Luckily for Mercedes they had just enough pace on the mediums. But it was close.
They were clearly not impeded in the first place. They were slowed down by other drivers lowing down before the last corner - which is an issue at every track it seems. They also took the risk to go last.dans79 wrote: ↑31 Jul 2021, 16:30
He could complain that his drivers were impeded. However given how the rest of the cars were positioned on track I don't think the stewards would agree.
Like I said, they could claim it but that doesn't mean anyone would believe them.politburo wrote: ↑31 Jul 2021, 16:38They were clearly not impeded in the first place. They were slowed down by other drivers lowing down before the last corner - which is an issue at every track it seems. They also took the risk to go last.
True, they just haven't had the pace this weekend. I really cannot see anyone other than Hamilton winning this race, he never makes mistakes and also he starts on the better race tyre, the C3.DChemTech wrote: ↑31 Jul 2021, 16:31That, and to be fair, RB just didnt have the pace this weekend (although i am still expecting a few people to come and argue that they had a faster car, as happens every week.. ;p). Maybe Max could have taken Bottas, but Lewis was out of reach here.
He sent them in an email.
There are enough videos that show that they cheered the cars coming around the corner, gasped upon impact and then cheered for Max who got out of the car on his own - i haven't seen a single video that would show people actually cheering the impact.
Speculation by Doornbos on Ziggo: the aim was not to make RB miss the 2nd lap, but to keep the tires cool so that the lap would be jeopardized (and so would Lewis' own, but he already had a top lap in). Still, the notion that Hamilton was equally stuck in a train plays against that reasoning. And as mentioned before, i dont think RB would have been able to bridge the gap even with perfect temperatures.Tvetovnato wrote: ↑31 Jul 2021, 16:34What is the fuzz about? Verstappen did his lap and was 4 tenths slower?
If anyone has a problem with Perez not making it over the line in time, Red Bull has all the possibilty in the world to release him from the pits earlier. End of story. This whole thing is getting completely ridiculous. Get on with it ffs.
Pace difference between Perez and Hamilton is quite big, so an overtake within the first few laps wouldn’t be a problem. Besides, after a few laps the medium will be a lot faster tire coming from the corners.
That still doesn’t change the facts. And nothing so far indicated that Max had too cold tyres on the final lap. He usually mentions that.DChemTech wrote: ↑31 Jul 2021, 16:43Speculation by Doornbos on Ziggo: the aim was not to make RB miss the 2nd lap, but to keep the tires cool so that the lap would be jeopardized (and so would Lewis' own, but he already had a top lap in). Still, the notion that Hamilton was equally stuck in a train plays against that reasoning. And as mentioned before, i dont think RB would have been able to bridge the gap even with perfect temperatures.Tvetovnato wrote: ↑31 Jul 2021, 16:34What is the fuzz about? Verstappen did his lap and was 4 tenths slower?
If anyone has a problem with Perez not making it over the line in time, Red Bull has all the possibilty in the world to release him from the pits earlier. End of story. This whole thing is getting completely ridiculous. Get on with it ffs.
But if there's any driver capable of charging through the field it is Sainz, especially if he starts on Mediums. if both drivers score for Ferrari it will be a good weekend, Aston Martin had great race pace yesterday adding to the usual competitors for points: Alpine and McLaren. It'll be great midfield battle yet again tomorrow. This track is reminiscent of Portimao now with the med-high speed mix of corners. and 1 nice straight.
