Hungarian GP 2009 - Hungaroring

[jonathan189]

I don't where people get this "Brawn is better when it's hot" from when we have never seen this new RedBull in the Hot.

The only way to tell is to watch the race in Hungary.

The Brawn when it's hot is better than the Brawn when it's cold. No one can dispute that, and it seems to be the main variable affecting the race performance of the Brawn.

Is the Brawn when it's hot better than the upgraded Red Bull when it's hot? That's something we'll find out this weekend.

My guess: yes, I think the Brawn is better -- because I think the Red Bull advantage at Silverstone and the Nurburgring is fully accounted for by Brawn's problems with tyre temperature.

[jonathan189]

Did you see Vettel flying off the track, complaining of overheated tyres and no grip? Red Bull could find it hard this weekend.

[PlatinumZealot]

Yeah that's what I meant..Brawn Vs RBR in warmer temps..

Well lets see how it turns out

[gibells]

2 macs in the top 3. grrreat. I know it's not the race, but it's a much better platform than 17th & 18th. Pity brawns only 10th & 13th. And Vettel 14th while Webbo 4th. Nice one.

[bjpower]

I know practice doesn't mean much but just 1 sec between the top 15 teams!!!

[BreezyRacer]

Lots of interesting mods by Ferrari and McLaren, and to some extent Brawn. It will be most interesting to see how the weekend pans out.

[enkidu]

Well looks like Mclaren are back! I hope they can win a few races this season at least!

[sunny1304]

Well looks like Mclaren are back! I hope they can win a few races this season at least!

dont say that ....we are yet to see the 3rd practice and qualify . but so far so good for mclaren.

[bjpower]

wouldn't bet the farm on it

[jddh1]

Lots of interesting mods by Ferrari and McLaren, and to some extent Brawn. It will be most interesting to see how the weekend pans out.

Looks like Massa doesn't like the mods. He's over 1 second behind.

[DaveKillens]

Both Mclaren and Ferrari have displayed incredible pace in their development. Compared to how far back they were at the start of the season, they have improved a lot relative to the rest. My only question is who will finally win their first race of '09? Mclaren or Ferrari? Maybe neither because both Brawn and Red Bull look awesome.
I believe that Hungary is crunch time for Piquet. Piquet Sr and Briatore are at odds, and when Flavio is pissed, someone gets fired.
Although I regret the firing of Bourdais, we have to move on. I welcome Jaime Alguersuari to the big show, and wish him success, happiness, and health.

[hulmerist]

but bourdais was awful...

[RacingManiac]

Did STR finally get the RBR parts? I saw pics on Autosport with the RBR nose, so I assume they get the rest of the deal too?

[bjpower]

looks like they have the DD too
didn't seem to do much for them

[StrFerrari4Ever]

Yeah it was frustrating watching the 2 practice sessions seeing STR struggle to get into the top 10 but who knows maybe they are doing race setup work since they did combined in both sessions the most laps so I'm still hopeful they will be competetive in FP3 & Qualifying tommorow just need to see what the team has to say after today.