2015 Hungarian Grand Prix - 24-26 July

[mattylwd]

What tyre compounds do we have here?

Soft & medium

http://www.thisisf1.com/2015/06/18/pire ... and-monza/

[Jordan44]

Do you guys hate every single circuit? Another classic track being slammed. The Hungarian GP was amongst the most interesting last year, and we've had an unexpected winner two years in a row.

This is a classic track in that it pre dates 1999 when the Tilke circuits really started to enter the sport in a big way.

In terms of on track action, take out rain affected races and it's got one of the lowest average overtakes per race of any on the calendar.

I'm still going to disagree, some of the best races of the season have come from Hungary in the last few years, I always look forward to it and we've seen some great overtaking there recently.

[godlameroso]

I hope it's very hot, and changing conditions during the race. The heat will destroy the tires, and the changing conditions will force people to use fragile inters.

[Moose]

I hope it's very hot, and changing conditions during the race. The heat will destroy the tires, and the changing conditions will force people to use fragile inters.

If the heat is sufficient to destroy a medium in 14 laps, and a soft in 9 laps (just enough to not finish the race), then it's enough to destroy an inter in 0.1 laps.

[SectorOne]

For someone who doesnt watch F1 to see overtakes i cant wait to see F1 cars go around this karting track on steroids.

Its a brilliant track in every way possible and if you have racecraft you can pull of some amazing overtakes in turn 2 (looking at you Hamilton and Ricciardo)

[Vasconia]

It that simple:

Dyr race: boredom. Slow track where overtaking is almost imposible.

Wet race: epic race. This is a very sliding track where only some drops can bring some chaos. Last year and 06 are great examples. 2006s race is among my favourites.

If the race is on dry conditions my only hope is if Nico achiveves the pole or the Williams can overtake the Mercedes in the first lap.

[MercedesAMGSpy]

Funny to see the same people slamming the Hungarian GP and praising the Monaco GP, (oh yeah it's the history ofc), no it's just a boring race like the others.

[RicME85]

For someone who doesnt watch F1 to see overtakes i cant wait to see F1 cars go around this karting track on steroids.

Its a brilliant track in every way possible and if you have racecraft you can pull of some amazing overtakes in turn 2 (looking at you Hamilton and Ricciardo)

This is the thing, most people think F1 is about overtaking, its not, that's just a by product of out of position cars and other variables.
For me F1 is about the whole package from the start of the weekend to the end of it.

[SchuMassa]

Long term forecast predicts tropic heat for next week:



Other sites foretell similar temperatures but with passing showers though. Too early to say, but without rain it might be a boredom.

[Moose]

Funny to see the same people slamming the Hungarian GP and praising the Monaco GP, (oh yeah it's the history ofc), no it's just a boring race like the others.

Who's praising Monaco?

[Jordan44]

Funny to see the same people slamming the Hungarian GP and praising the Monaco GP, (oh yeah it's the history ofc), no it's just a boring race like the others.

Who's praising Monaco?

Monaco is like marmite. To some it's the most overhyped race on the calendar (I think this) and is really not what it's made out to be. To others it's the best race on the calendar because of the event as a whole, the sights and the heritage it holds.

But I honestly can't see the hate for the Hungarian GP. It is a drivers circuit and a difficult track to overtake at. That combined gives us a great spectacle because it shows who has the balls to do a gutsy overtake. People are expecting too much from F1.

[PlatinumZealot]

Typically ranks in the worst 3 races of the year, and I don't expect anything different this time around. It does throw up a great race every 4-5 years though, so hopefully we get a 98, 11 or 06 this year.

Different strokes for different folks I guess. I love this track!

[Sevach]

Riding onboard with someone giving it all they got is always spetacular around Budapest.
Tilke tracks wish they had this kind of driving excitement.

And sometimes the race is good, but yeah, most of the times it gets very processional.

[notsofast]

What was it about 1997 that allowed Damon Hill to almost win the race in an Arrows? Is there any scenario in which something like that could play out this year?

[Moose]

What was it about 1997 that allowed Damon Hill to almost win the race in an Arrows? Is there any scenario in which something like that could play out this year?

Hill was a Hungaroring specialist. It was pretty much purely his skill that made the difference. Dinitz qualified 19th that weekend while Hill qualified 3rd.