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Qualifying set the scene for an interesting race but it was pretty much over after Turn 1 when Verstappen took the lead and quickly sprinted away, never to be seen again. Lando Norris finished second for McLaren as Sergio Perez gained 6 positions to complete the podium.
Yeah, the order is not a given, but that hasn’t translated into good racing whatsoever. They might be close, especially in Q, but the races have been snoozefests. Hungary is difficult to overtake, and in the dry, produces relatively boring races. It’s always the drying track in Hungary that has produced the best races.
If you saw comments from the last race, low speed is now a supposed strength, thanks to the updated front wing. They actually think the front wing will make more of a difference here with all the low speed corners. We shall see.Cs98 wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 13:45Low speed is not the strong suit of Merc, it's their weakness. AM is strong on rear limited tracks, which I think this is, so should be good for them. Ferrari's weakness recently has been high speed, so I suspect they will be better here than in Silverstone, provided they don't fry the tyres. McLaren is a bit unknown. Their strength in Silverstone was high speed, so maybe not quite as strong here.haza wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 13:30McLaren will be an unknown till quali/race they have upgrades focused on race pace for this circuit but they’ve had a tendency to not show any pace till quali an with the updates I expect that trend to continue Mercedes and Aston should fair much better here with low speed seeming to be there strong suit. Ferraris chances? as usual Ferrari’s biggest threat seems to be themselves they should be up there with macca merc and Aston but as we all know Ferrari strategy will determine there fate this week
Last year's race wasn't a snoozefest at all. Leclerc would have likely won if he didn't have to put on the hards for his final stint. Hamilton could have won if he started on pole. Overtaking was easier because you could follow another car close in the final corner.DGP123 wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 15:56Yeah, the order is not a given, but that hasn’t translated into good racing whatsoever. They might be close, especially in Q, but the races have been snoozefests. Hungary is difficult to overtake, and in the dry, produces relatively boring races. It’s always the drying track in Hungary that has produced the best races.
Hard tires in Hungary can be very tricky. Good luck to the teams.
Q1 more likely to have everyone out on track doing multiple laps and just getting better. Similar to what we’ve seen at a few races this season.
Great, more "fake excitement" in F1.
Not really excitement, but a way to save tires. Still, kind of annoying.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 18:25Great, more "fake excitement" in F1.
What next? Power boost bonuses that can activated by jumping the car off a ramp and through a suspended hoop?
I think it's about forcing the teams to spend more time on track to ensure they don't get caught out by an improving track / tyre warming issue.JPower wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 19:10Not really excitement, but a way to save tires. Still, kind of annoying.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 18:25Great, more "fake excitement" in F1.
What next? Power boost bonuses that can activated by jumping the car off a ramp and through a suspended hoop?
Nope, literally just to save 20 sets of tires as part of the sustainability initiative. Now tire availability goes from 13 sets to 11 sets per team.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 19:15I think it's about forcing the teams to spend more time on track to ensure they don't get caught out by an improving track / tyre warming issue.JPower wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 19:10Not really excitement, but a way to save tires. Still, kind of annoying.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 18:25
Great, more "fake excitement" in F1.
What next? Power boost bonuses that can activated by jumping the car off a ramp and through a suspended hoop?
One thing I do hate about it is that it prevents a "lower" team from rolling the dice and chucking a soft on at the end of Q1 to see if they can get in to Q2. It effectively cements the grid in the general farm of the WCC standings. So fewer chances of a mixed up grid. In fact, it reduces the chance of excitement, now I think about it.
Ha ha, they could do that and more by cutting down on some of the unnecessary races on the calendar. But that would cost LM money so...JPower wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 19:28Nope, literally just to save 20 sets of tires as part of the sustainability initiative. Now tire availability goes from 13 sets to 11 sets per team.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 19:15I think it's about forcing the teams to spend more time on track to ensure they don't get caught out by an improving track / tyre warming issue.
One thing I do hate about it is that it prevents a "lower" team from rolling the dice and chucking a soft on at the end of Q1 to see if they can get in to Q2. It effectively cements the grid in the general farm of the WCC standings. So fewer chances of a mixed up grid. In fact, it reduces the chance of excitement, now I think about it.
Trackmania speed boosts !Just_a_fan wrote: ↑17 Jul 2023, 18:25Great, more "fake excitement" in F1.
What next? Power boost bonuses that can activated by jumping the car off a ramp and through a suspended hoop?
Perez is going to really struggle in Q1 if he has not sorted his prep lap issues out!!