The Official 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix Thread **Spoilers**
Discussion
Date(s): Friday 28 July - Sunday 30 July 2017
UK Broadcast Timings (and local time)
All sessions are live on Sky F1 & Qualifying and race highlights are on Channel 4.
HUNGARORING
Live timing for all sessions available here:
http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/f1-...
Weather forecast:
http://www.myweather2.com/Motor-Racing/Hungary/Hun...
Event timings, steward decisions, technical reports and laptimes for the weekend will appear here:
http://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-ch...
The tyre choices:
Circuit/tyre info:
2016 Grand Prix
Sorry for the rush effort, time is marching on and I wanted to get the thread started but don't really have time right now to do it properly.
UK Broadcast Timings (and local time)
All sessions are live on Sky F1 & Qualifying and race highlights are on Channel 4.
Session | Day | Sky F1 | Channel 4 | Session Start | Local Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Practice 1 | Fri | 0845 | ---- | 0900 | 1000 |
Practice 2 | Fri | 1245 | ---- | 1300 | 1400 |
Practice 3 | Sat | 0945 | ---- | 1000 | 1100 |
Qualifying | Sat | 1200 | 1600 | 1300 | 1400 |
Race | Sun | 1130 | 1715 | 1300 | 1400 |
HUNGARORING
Live timing for all sessions available here:
http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/f1-...
Weather forecast:
http://www.myweather2.com/Motor-Racing/Hungary/Hun...
Event timings, steward decisions, technical reports and laptimes for the weekend will appear here:
http://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-ch...
The tyre choices:
Circuit/tyre info:
2016 Grand Prix
Sorry for the rush effort, time is marching on and I wanted to get the thread started but don't really have time right now to do it properly.
Edited by sandman77 on Wednesday 26th July 10:47
Is anybody else hoping for a strong performance from Ferrari this weekend? I know we all want Lewis to go and win the championship but I have a feeling that if Merc finish 1-2 on Sunday it will be a sign of what to expect for the 2nd half of the season. Mercedes seem to developing the car at a faster rate than Ferrari at the moment..
sandman77 said:
Is anybody else hoping for a strong performance from Ferrari this weekend? I know we all want Lewis to go and win the championship but I have a feeling that if Merc finish 1-2 on Sunday it will be a sign of what to expect for the 2nd half of the season. Mercedes seem to developing the car at a faster rate than Ferrari at the moment..
I don't care who wins the championship as long as they have to fight tooth and nail for it and we get to enjoy watching it. Another Mercedes stroll for the second half of the season won't be good.Thanks for getting the ball rolling, OP.
I would be surprised to see anything other than a silver car on pole. I will keep an eye on the Mercedes cars' race pace though, as they seemed to have made a big step there last time out.
My prediction is pole in the low 1:17s. Ferrari, 3 tenths off.
I don't know if it's my mind playing tricks, but I have a feeling that Ferrari's competitiveness over the weekend is reduced the more unbalanced the minimum starting tyre pressures from Pirelli front to rear. It's not a positive correlation, but there is a tendency.
At Silverstone, there was a big difference between front to rear pressures. It's not unusual for Pirelli to bump up the pressures to manage the loads on the different axles where they think most of the demands will be, but it's certainly interesting. Ferrari were pretty competitive at Spain where the difference was similarly big.
For this race, the pressures are 18.5 psi at the front and 17.5 psi rear. This is the closest the front and rear pressures have been since Monaco. A Ferrari 1-2 then?
Joking aside, I don't believe this race is a must win for Ferrari/Vettel as the media is drumming it up, but Ferrari wouldn't want to be left for dead in the race.
Who will win this race and bear the Curse of the Hungaroring?
For the last 12 years, the driver winning this GP was either an outside bet for the WDC or has never went on to win the title that year.
I would be surprised to see anything other than a silver car on pole. I will keep an eye on the Mercedes cars' race pace though, as they seemed to have made a big step there last time out.
My prediction is pole in the low 1:17s. Ferrari, 3 tenths off.
I don't know if it's my mind playing tricks, but I have a feeling that Ferrari's competitiveness over the weekend is reduced the more unbalanced the minimum starting tyre pressures from Pirelli front to rear. It's not a positive correlation, but there is a tendency.
At Silverstone, there was a big difference between front to rear pressures. It's not unusual for Pirelli to bump up the pressures to manage the loads on the different axles where they think most of the demands will be, but it's certainly interesting. Ferrari were pretty competitive at Spain where the difference was similarly big.
For this race, the pressures are 18.5 psi at the front and 17.5 psi rear. This is the closest the front and rear pressures have been since Monaco. A Ferrari 1-2 then?
Joking aside, I don't believe this race is a must win for Ferrari/Vettel as the media is drumming it up, but Ferrari wouldn't want to be left for dead in the race.
Who will win this race and bear the Curse of the Hungaroring?
For the last 12 years, the driver winning this GP was either an outside bet for the WDC or has never went on to win the title that year.
Dr Z - Your analysis is always that little bit deeper than most (no disrespect to other posters) and I have to re read your post a couple of times to pick up everything.
I have mentioned it before but you should got to Sky F1 (or Ch4 for balance) and tout your services.
Other than that I heard today an F1 team is looking for a data scientist, is that your skill set for your day job?
I agree that the Mercs will have a strong weekend for the pole and podium.
I have mentioned it before but you should got to Sky F1 (or Ch4 for balance) and tout your services.
Other than that I heard today an F1 team is looking for a data scientist, is that your skill set for your day job?
I agree that the Mercs will have a strong weekend for the pole and podium.
patmahe said:
sandman77 said:
Is anybody else hoping for a strong performance from Ferrari this weekend? I know we all want Lewis to go and win the championship but I have a feeling that if Merc finish 1-2 on Sunday it will be a sign of what to expect for the 2nd half of the season. Mercedes seem to developing the car at a faster rate than Ferrari at the moment..
I don't care who wins the championship as long as they have to fight tooth and nail for it and we get to enjoy watching it. Another Mercedes stroll for the second half of the season won't be good.NM62 said:
Dr Z - Your analysis is always that little bit deeper than most (no disrespect to other posters) and I have to re read your post a couple of times to pick up everything.
I have mentioned it before but you should got to Sky F1 (or Ch4 for balance) and tout your services.
Other than that I heard today an F1 team is looking for a data scientist, is that your skill set for your day job?
I agree that the Mercs will have a strong weekend for the pole and podium.
Thanks for the kind words.I have mentioned it before but you should got to Sky F1 (or Ch4 for balance) and tout your services.
Other than that I heard today an F1 team is looking for a data scientist, is that your skill set for your day job?
I agree that the Mercs will have a strong weekend for the pole and podium.
My skill set does overlap with data scientists, although not to the extent of the 'proper' data scientists. I'm in the natural sciences where things are getting big data heavy, so I'm learning to do what the real data people get up to now.
It's good to know that if I fail to make myself useful in my chosen field (a distinct possibility), I have options.
Dr Z said:
NM62 said:
Dr Z - Your analysis is always that little bit deeper than most (no disrespect to other posters) and I have to re read your post a couple of times to pick up everything.
I have mentioned it before but you should got to Sky F1 (or Ch4 for balance) and tout your services.
Other than that I heard today an F1 team is looking for a data scientist, is that your skill set for your day job?
I agree that the Mercs will have a strong weekend for the pole and podium.
Thanks for the kind words.I have mentioned it before but you should got to Sky F1 (or Ch4 for balance) and tout your services.
Other than that I heard today an F1 team is looking for a data scientist, is that your skill set for your day job?
I agree that the Mercs will have a strong weekend for the pole and podium.
My skill set does overlap with data scientists, although not to the extent of the 'proper' data scientists. I'm in the natural sciences where things are getting big data heavy, so I'm learning to do what the real data people get up to now.
It's good to know that if I fail to make myself useful in my chosen field (a distinct possibility), I have options.
When my colleague informed me of the role he was working this morning - I thought of you.
Dr Z said:
My prediction is pole in the low 1:17s. Ferrari, 3 tenths off.
3/10s! That's not good news (I know it's a forecast) for a circuit some might have thought was playing towards Ferrari strengths.Whomever or whatever your chosen one is, that's not going to make for an interesting race.
In the nicest possible way, I hope you are wrong.
ash73 said:
Doink said:
patmahe said:
sandman77 said:
Is anybody else hoping for a strong performance from Ferrari this weekend? I know we all want Lewis to go and win the championship but I have a feeling that if Merc finish 1-2 on Sunday it will be a sign of what to expect for the 2nd half of the season. Mercedes seem to developing the car at a faster rate than Ferrari at the moment..
I don't care who wins the championship as long as they have to fight tooth and nail for it and we get to enjoy watching it. Another Mercedes stroll for the second half of the season won't be good.For this weekend, I reckon Red Bull are in with a shout and both could be in contention for a podium. Would like to see Palmer get some points, Kvyat to have a clean weekend and Econ to finish in the top 5.
Yea I'm an underdog kinda guy
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