Vettel has chance to extend points lead as Ferrari thrive in Hungarian heat

9 comments on “Vettel has chance to extend points lead as Ferrari thrive in Hungarian heat”

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   Kribana (@krichelle)
   29th July 2017, 23:29

   What are mercedes thinking? They only have 1 new set of soft tyres for the race and no more Ss. This completely reduces their flexibility even though it is likely to be another 1 stop race.
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      Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
      30th July 2017, 1:53

      I think it might be a 2 stop race, and that’s why no top team split their drivers on q2. Considering a 2 stop is likely, you ought to start on the SS to help you on the start also to reduce undercutting, also to cover any race eventuality, then go for yellows, hope to last till the end, if not that’s not possible try to undercut with the SS if the tyres are not lasting put another set of yellows. RB has managed their allocation perfectly, though the SS doesn’t look like a great race tyre you never know.
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   Stefanauss (@stefanauss)
   29th July 2017, 23:55

   Q2 laptime for Vettel is wrong, that’s pole time. 1’16.278 was his second best effort in Q3.
3. 

   As33
   30th July 2017, 2:18

   The last driver to win the WDC after winning Hungary was Schumacher in 2004.
4. 

   Julian (Mr. Sakura) (@xiasitlo)
   30th July 2017, 4:03

   Pin me on this, if I’m right would I get COTD…? Wondering here…

   If my theory continues to be right;
   Kimi will win.

   Ferrari got this in the pocket. If the Pirelli ghosts don’t come back.
   Everything suits the Ferrari this weekend. The long wear, the track temps, the track characteristics, is it the best track for Ferrari probably this whole season. So they will make sure they won’t screw this up.

   Mercedes won’t get near. Their rear – as expected is way too responsive.
   Red Bull lacks so much in the kinetic units, such a shame. They will get problems during the GP with the engine.

   The fun fact here is, the only thing that could create pandemonium will be Alonso and Vandoorne fighting with the leading 6 after their stops. It will even be difficult here to pass the Honda’s. So maybe with a early safety car, Honda could play a decisive role in the championship, otherwise it will be RB holding the early stops up.

   But this will probably end up in a poor procession with Vettel overcooking his tyres, Ferrari leaving Kimi out to hold up and counter the possible soft tyre gamble and it turns out that the SS actually hold on fine so Kimi extends his stint, Bottas keeps trying to pass him but fails, Lewis asks to use Bottas as a prop again, Kimi stops way later and gets out in front of Vettel (who will get stuck behind either a RB or a McLaren depending on the time) and everybody here will be happy because he’ll get his revenge for Monaco.

   Now the lotto numbers for next week are being revealed next monday.
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      frood19 (@frood19)
      30th July 2017, 10:47

      @xiasitlo love it. it’s bonkers but still
5. 

   sunny stivala
   30th July 2017, 6:16

   Mercedes didn’t dominate.
   red bull didn’t beat FERRARI.
   FERRARI weren’t out-developed.
   it wasn’t number 44’s track.
   somebody said that FERRARI aren’t using spark-plugs, that they are using a flexi floor, that they are using steel printed pistons, that they are using anchor injectors, that they are using either or both HCCI and JET combustion system, that they are burning oil as fuel.
   torpedo’s away! clear the bridge, dive, dive, dive.
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   Makana (@makana)
   30th July 2017, 10:58

   Vettel and Raikkonen need to better their starts. Seb’s been saying the starts weren’t so bad – but they were below average. The start is Lewis’ and Valterri’s chance to turn this into a very difficult race for Ferrari.
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   F1 in Figures (@f1infigures)
   30th July 2017, 11:32

   Red Bull and McLaren continue the neat rows of team mates on rows three and four respectively. The upgraded Red Bulls could give the Mercedes a headache, especially if they’re close enough to use the ‘undercut’ to attack.

   Given how quickly the rest of the cars tend to drop back, watch out for Red Bull gambling on an aggressively early first stop to attack the Mercedes, knowing a second pit stop could be viable for them. That may explain why they’ve saved a fresh set of super-soft tyres.

   Good analysis. I think, however, that at least Hamilton will preserve his tires in the first laps to stretch his first stint and to reduce the danger of the undercut as much as possible. The big question mark is Bottas’ race pace. In Russia and Austria he was pretty fast (at least in the early stages of the race), but in Monaco, for example, he was nowhere.

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