Formula 1 Magyar Nagydíj 2016

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 4:17 pm

FORMULA 1 MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2016
Hungaroring

Season standings

1990 - Thierry Boutsen holds Ayrton Senna to win his last race

1997 - A mechanical failure on the last lap takes the chance for Damon Hill to secure the first victory to Arrows. Jacques Villeneuve wins the race.

2006 - Jenson Button survives changeable weather and adverse conditions to win his first race, also the first (and last to this day) Grand Prix victory for Honda as a constructor since 1967

Timetable
all times are local

Friday 22 – Sunday 24 July 2016

Practice 1 Friday 10:00 – 11:30
Practice 2 Friday 14:00 – 15:30
Practice 3 Saturday 11:00 – 12:00
Qualifying Saturday 14:00 – 15:00
Race (70 laps) Sunday 14:00 – 16:00

who knew this track could produce great racing

JJ · PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 5:32 pm

I don't like the track (too mickey mouse, too much tarmac) but somehow it ends up to be 10/10 race again and again.

Gaara · PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:22 pm

It used to be the worst track on the calender. Can't get my head around how it's become good O.o

siggy · PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 7:52 pm

Gaara wrote:

It used to be the worst track on the calender. Can't get my head around how it's become good O.o

This.

It's all relative. Tracks, cars and drivers have become shite, so only the real 'natural' tracks that have some character in them will produce some real racing. I'm surprised the Hungaroring has lasted this long. Actually, I'm amazed now I think of it.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 11:32 pm

Ross brawn ate a banana here in 2004.

kals · PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 11:39 pm

I remember 4 great races at Hungaroring 1989, 1997, 2006 and 2014. Yes there were some other outstanding individual performances, like Schumi in 1998, Alonso in 2003 and Vettel in 2015 but they weren't memorable races. I know it's about individual perspective, but I don't get why some of you think this place produces many great races. As it hasn't.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:09 am

Last 3 years have been tast.

kals · PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:31 am

2013 and 2015, really? I'm not saying you're wrong but I don't remember what was memorable about them outside of a team and driver winning that wasn't the dominant force of the season. That's all well and good but doesn't make for a great race.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:35 am

kals wrote:

2013 and 2015, really? I'm not saying you're wrong but I don't remember what was memorable about them outside of a team and driver winning that wasn't the dominant force of the season. That's all well and good but doesn't make for a great race.

Some good passes around the outside of turn 2 into 3 is what I mainly remember.

Last year's race was just crazy, Lewis fighting through the field, the mid race sc really shook things up, turn 1 dramas etc. Then Rosberg puncturing himself was just the icing on the cake.

Not sure what else a race here can deliver tbh

kals · PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:43 am

A few passes and moments of idiocy doesn't mean they were good races for everyone though, right?. Hence why 2013 and 2015 were entirely forgettable. They were certainly not the worst races but they weren't classics or tast for me by any stretch.

Gaara · PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:55 am

You still rated it 8 though.

American Dragon · PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:08 am

DRS definitely benefitted the races on this track IMO.

kals · PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:14 am

Gaara wrote:

You still rated it 8 though.

kals wrote:

It was probably more likely a 7. The pre-SC was ok but not great. That part was a 4-5. The post-SC section was messy but not amazing. That was probably a 7-8.

But fuck it, I'll give it an 8. The top 5 was refreshing and not one Mercedes car or Mercedes power-unit up there.

This pretty much falls into line with what I was saying above. Now all you need to do is tell me I voted 2013 either a 9 or 10.

EDIT - nope, I gave 2013 an 8 as well

kals wrote:

I'll give it an 8. There was entertainment throughout, some good non-DRS passes and it felt unpredictable.

I'll get my coat and sneak out the back quietly.

aerogi · PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 7:28 am

The Hungaroring holds for me the best overtake I've ever seen in F1. Nelson Piquet on Ayrton Senna in 1986.

Philthy82 · PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 7:53 am

Opinions in F1 threads are srs business.

Fabs · PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 9:09 am

potential for some rain :8:

webbsy · PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 9:42 am

When was the last standing start in the wet? I honestly have forgotten when it was.

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 9:43 am

Fabs wrote:

potential for some rain :8:

SC start confirmed

aerogi · PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 10:15 am

webbsy wrote:

When was the last standing start in the wet? I honestly have forgotten when it was.

I remember some from the 1990s... :whistling:

kals · PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:17 pm

aerogi wrote:

webbsy wrote:

When was the last standing start in the wet? I honestly have forgotten when it was.

I remember some from the 1990s... :whistling:

At Fastlane recently we were discussing which wet races started under the SC, there are nine in total:

Spa 1997
Spa 2000
Brazil 2003
Fuji 2007
Korea 2010
Canada 2011
Japan 2014
Monaco 2016
Silverstone 2016

What races in the recent past have been wet but started normally? I can remember Monaco and Silverstone 2008, but what others?

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