The 2018 Formula One Thread

[harrybarracuda]

14th shouldn't be a problem.

Shouldn't be a problem for a few laps anyway.

I suppose one advantage is that he can start on the fresh tyres of his choice.

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At least the midfield novices will be aware that 2 proper racers are working their way through the field. Hamilton more likely to meet some stubborn resistance than Ricciardo.

Just stay away from those nasty Kerbs and run off areas.

[bsnub]

Snubby will be wanking himself silly that the Haas' are the best of the rest again.

Damn right. Hope Vettel can get it done tomorrow.

[harrybarracuda]

At least the midfield novices will be aware that 2 proper racers are working their way through the field. Hamilton more likely to meet some stubborn resistance than Ricciardo.

Just stay away from those nasty Kerbs and run off areas.

He hit the kerb because of the hydraulics failure, which controls the power steering. Duh.

[harrybarracuda]

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
Snubby will be wanking himself silly

Damn right.

Ooooo Kkkkkkk

[VocalNeal]

14th shouldn't be a problem.

If the Mercedes is as good as everyone thinks then he could start last and still come second. Plus as has been said he has free tyre choice which may suit last minute change if weather changes.

[harrybarracuda]

Mercedes deserve a massive pat on the back for getting the strategy nailed on.

An awesome drive from 14th for 1st for Lewis, with Bottas 2nd.

Kimi crawled home third after his teammate parked the car in the hoardings after a schoolboy error. Hilarious!

And to make snubby's day worse, Haas got had a shit day as well.

Fucking marvellous.

Lewis back in front of the drivers championship, and Mercedes back in charge of the constructors.

Now, who's winning the golf?

[cyrille]

Golf or Motor Racing are the sporting choices on a late July weekend?

Christ what a load of wank.

I might have to watch a movie recommended by djpat.

[harrybarracuda]

Golf or Motor Racing are the sporting choices on a late July weekend?

Christ what a load of wank.

I might have to watch a movie recommended by djpat.

Liverpool are playing Borussia Dortmund later if you're feeling desperate.

[Jack meoff]

I might have to watch a movie recommended by djpat.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2766828/

[harrybarracuda]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2231653/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

[harrybarracuda]

Actually the Golf looks nip and tuck as well. Should be a good finish.

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So the stewards made the correct decision on Hamilton’s transgression.

They should probably have fined the team for fucking it up.

Vettel would be right to have a gripe about it, but he was too busy holding his head in his hands and muttering, “Oh fuck not again”.

[bsnub]

Mercedes deserve a massive pat on the back for getting the strategy nailed on.

It was luck pure and simple you fucking wanker.

What a disaster.

[harrybarracuda]

It was luck pure and simple you fucking wanker.

What a disaster.

I didn't see Hamilton lose it and crash into the hoardings. That would be because his team picked the right tyres while other teams were even sticking on intermediates.

Don't spend all day crying into your fruit loops you sad git.

[Norton]

It was luck pure and simple you fucking wanker.

What a disaster.

I thought it extremely interesting to watch. Grid penalties, rain, high risk pit strategies and safety car incident made it so. Call it luck and suppose it was. Good luck for Hamilton and bad for Vettel.

With now only 17 points seperating Hamilton and Vettel, the rest of the season will be more interesting to watch. For me that is more important than who wins.

[harrybarracuda]

Budapest next week which will be interesting.

Vettel won last years. That was the race where Hamilton slowed down to give Bottas the podium place.

[Troy]

Vettel banging his head against the steering wheel made my day. Couldn't tell whether the beeps were covering his expletives or coming from an imaginary car horn.

More rain please...

[harrybarracuda]

Vettel banging his head against the steering wheel made my day. Couldn't tell whether the beeps were covering his expletives or coming from an imaginary car horn.

More rain please...

I think he was saying "Duck it. Duck it.".

[Norton]

I think he was saying "Duck it. Duck it.".

Was Scheiße, Scheiße, Scheiße.

[harrybarracuda]

Tell a lie. He said "Duck's sake. Duck's sake".

[harrybarracuda]

Mercedes struggling on the twisting track again. I expect they're hoping Mad Max can make himself the filling in a Ferrari sandwich at the start.

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was fastest in second practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix while his title rival Lewis Hamilton was only fifth for Mercedes.


Hamilton and team-mate Valtteri Bottas made errors on their fastest laps in a car that appeared to lack rear grip.

Max Verstappen's Red Bull was 0.074secs down on Vettel, with their respective team-mates Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen a couple of tenths back.

Hamilton ended up an unrepresentative 0.753secs off the pace.

Had the Mercedes drivers completed their laps, it appeared as if Hamilton could have been around third place on a track where the team were expecting to struggle a little compared to Ferrari.

Hamilton is 17 points clear of Vettel following his victory in Sunday's German Grand Prix, where the Ferrari driver crashed out of the lead and Hamilton came from 14th on the grid to win.

Ferrari appear to have the expected edge over Mercedes on the tight and twisty Hungaroring, looking quicker in both qualifying pace and race pace.

"The qualifying and the start is very important, overtaking is very difficult - if we are ahead after the first corners that will be crucial. The car is pretty good for one lap, we can still improve but it has been one of the better Fridays," said Vettel.

Asked about his German Grand Prix disappointment, he said: "It is good to have a race straight away to get your head away and hopefully we can cancel it out and make this race count and forget properly."

Red Bull look quick on long runs, but the question is whether they can compete for the front row in qualifying when Mercedes and Ferrari turn up their engines into an extra power mode that Renault do not have.

Romain Grosjean was best of the rest for Haas, ahead of the Renault of Carlos Sainz, Pierre Gasly's Toro Rosso, the Force Indias of Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso's McLaren.

Kavin Magnussen's Haas was 13th after missing his qualifying run because of engine problems, while Renault's Nico Hulkenberg was 14th, starting the session later because of an energy-store change after a failure in the first session.

Alonso's team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne was 19th after spinning into Turn Five on his qualifying simulation run when he put his left rear wheel on the grass on entry.

Sauber's Marcus Ericsson made it three spins in one day with an off at the final corner but, in 16th place, he still managed to edge out team-mate Charles Leclerc, who missed the first session because Ferrari third driver Antonio Giovinazzi was driving his car.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/44984040

[harrybarracuda]

Pissing down in Hungary and it's really fucking Vettel up.

8 minutes left in Q3 and the Mercedes have the front row.

[harrybarracuda]

Well the rain really mixed things up, if its dry tomorrow then I would imagine it will sort itself out fairly quickly, but the starting grid is:

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Raikonnen
4. Vettel

Sainz and Gasly put themselves on the third row leaving Mad Max on the fourth row.

Mercedes pulled a fast one switching to a new set of wets for the last lap, leaving it too late for the Ferraris to respond.

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Great sessions for Q2 and Q3. Thrilling stuff and Lewis comes good at the end in a wet session to go on pole and make a Mercedes one two.