Lewis Hamilton made the best getaway as the lights went out, and led the Hungarian Grand Prix from there on. Team mate Nico Rosberg was close at times, but never really managed to set up a passing move. Daniel Ricciardo finished third for Red Bull Racing.
very difficult!Spoutnik wrote:It's me or the McLaren seems really difficult to drive ? Understeer, oversteer very often with both drivers. Maybe it's the new tarmac + heat ?
But still, they are the 3rd/4th car on this track.
The last two years have shown that being best of the rest can give you a race win hereFulcrum wrote:Very difficult to draw any proper conclusions from that session - other than Mercedes being in a different Formula at the moment.
The track is dusty, green, evolution is high. I'd anticipate a lot of the niggles many cars are experiencing to fall away as grip levels rise.
Merc did a clear Q run. Vet had a spin on his W run, I did not see Rai. RedBull did no such runs on the SS so far.sosic2121 wrote:It's only FP1 but it’s not looking good for FerrariVasconia wrote:I hope Nico can find something more, he usually does when Q3 comes.ChrisDanger wrote:https://i.imgur.com/ACnNeDz.jpg
Ferrari looking good but they always look better on Fridays. Only one tenth between Sebastian and Kimi, I expect more from the German.
Mclaren looking good too. TR musst have checked something different because they should be between the ten fastest cars.
Nico is only 2 tenths behind. I think he is saving tires in Q2 so you get wrong impression about Q3.
I think raikkonen set his best time on his second flying lap.basti313 wrote:Merc did a clear Q run. Vet had a spin on his W run, I did not see Rai. RedBull did no such runs on the SS so far.sosic2121 wrote:It's only FP1 but it’s not looking good for FerrariVasconia wrote:
I hope Nico can find something more, he usually does when Q3 comes.
Ferrari looking good but they always look better on Fridays. Only one tenth between Sebastian and Kimi, I expect more from the German.
Mclaren looking good too. TR musst have checked something different because they should be between the ten fastest cars.
Nico is only 2 tenths behind. I think he is saving tires in Q2 so you get wrong impression about Q3.
Regarding Ros/Ham difference: Ham was 2 tenth faster in S2. That is clear because Ros was on the turf in one corner (5 or 6?). Ros had a lot of oversteer in the last corner, so why did he not loose additional 2 tenth there? I did not see a fault in the last sector from Ham.
Remeber Mclaren always lose alot of speed in qualy. Or you can say they don't gain as much as others, Mercedes can turn up the power more than HondaAlonsofor2017 wrote:Looks like the gap might be like this in qualifying
1. Merc
+0.8
2. Red bull
+0.4
3. Ferrari
+0.1
4. Mclaren
+0.3
5. Force India
McLaren might qualify a car ahead of Ferrari, that would be funny
Higher apex speed it is, but that means losing it and they'll write off their car for sure... as Hamilton just did.FoxHound wrote:Brundle saying that Mercedes have way higher apex speed than anything else out there.
Brundle also said it look most stable through the corners....WaikeCU wrote:Higher apex speed it is, but that means losing it and they'll write off their car for sure... as Hamilton just did.FoxHound wrote:Brundle saying that Mercedes have way higher apex speed than anything else out there.
Looks like a tad to aggressive on the rear brakes at corner entry.FoxHound wrote:Brundle also said it look most stable through the corners....WaikeCU wrote:Higher apex speed it is, but that means losing it and they'll write off their car for sure... as Hamilton just did.FoxHound wrote:Brundle saying that Mercedes have way higher apex speed than anything else out there.
His left rear just touched the curb and it unsettled the car.ChrisDanger wrote:If anyone missed Hamilton's crash that put him out the session: https://streamable.com/d9z1
