F1: Hungary

Creature · 5 Aug 2006 at 13:50

LMAO at Coulthard.

Louise: "blah blah cold weather"
Coulthard: "Well it's a lot nicer to look at you in your tight tops for a start"

Stormrider · 5 Aug 2006 at 13:50

cold weather + t-shirts = another quality interview with DC

Overlag · 5 Aug 2006 at 13:50

Memphis said:
As of France, you can now finish your lap after 0:00.

ah i was in tenerife and didnt get to see the quali or aftershow, just the race so didnt know that. Ta

and HAHAHA at the DC interview

Kol · 5 Aug 2006 at 13:54

Ahhhh I love it when DC is interviewed by Louise. They do have a very 'close' relationship.

Memphis · 5 Aug 2006 at 14:01

RAIKKONEN!!!!! You beauty!!!

Awesome session. I can only hope and pray that the race is half as interesting.

Good job again Robert Kubica. Just needs a good race now and he will have done is career no harm at all!

Vertigo · 5 Aug 2006 at 16:52

Hmm, my thoughts:

No way did Schumacher deserve the same penalty as Alonso. They both overtook under flags, which to my mind is the same offence, regardless of the colour of the flag. Arguing that it's more dangerous under reds than yellows is ridiculous tbh. From what was said (and not said) afterward, it's fairly obvious that Alonso was instrumental in the process which is totally out of order IMO. Schumacher should have had the same 1 second penalty as Alonso for the offence - bumping it up to 2 was totally contrived and wouldn't have happened had the championship not been the way it is.

Very nice job from Kubica, raising real questions over whether Villeneuve will be back this year.

Another huge gaff from James ****** Allen who, in the second session, didn't realise that, as Schumacher and Alonso would drop down below 12 place, the 11th and 12th placed (Kubica) drivers would get bumped up to 10th and go through. What a total moron.

Creature · 5 Aug 2006 at 17:00

Vertigo1 said:
Hmm, my thoughts:

No way did Schumacher deserve the same penalty as Alonso. They both overtook under flags, which to my mind is the same offence, regardless of the colour of the flag. Arguing that it's more dangerous under reds than yellows is ridiculous tbh. From what was said (and not said) afterward, it's fairly obvious that Alonso was instrumental in the process which is totally out of order IMO. Schumacher should have had the same 1 second penalty as Alonso for the offence - bumping it up to 2 was totally contrived and wouldn't have happened had the championship not been the way it is.

But Schumacher overtook 3 cars under the red flag.

Over Clocker · 5 Aug 2006 at 17:30

Even Ross Brawn said MSc deserved the penatly for his mistake!

Duke · 5 Aug 2006 at 17:52

Great qually, especially in the final minutes

It will be interesting to see which of the pair makes it up the grid the most.. although I bet they both get as far as Trulli.

Dougsnake · 5 Aug 2006 at 18:29

Creature said:
LMAO at Coulthard.

Louise: "blah blah cold weather"
Coulthard: "Well it's a lot nicer to look at you in your tight tops for a start"

hehe was psml when he said that would have loved to see louises face when he said it lol

Could be a great scrap at the start tomorow lets hope for a unboring hungary race

Alibaba99 · 5 Aug 2006 at 18:30

Vertigo1 said:
Hmm, my thoughts:

No way did Schumacher deserve the same penalty as Alonso. They both overtook under flags, which to my mind is the same offence, regardless of the colour of the flag. Arguing that it's more dangerous under reds than yellows is ridiculous tbh. From what was said (and not said) afterward, it's fairly obvious that Alonso was instrumental in the process which is totally out of order IMO. Schumacher should have had the same 1 second penalty as Alonso for the offence - bumping it up to 2 was totally contrived and wouldn't have happened had the championship not been the way it is.

Schumachers 2 second penalty was deserved for overtaking under the red flag, however Alonso should have had a greater penalty for the move he made on Doornbos.

Vertigo · 5 Aug 2006 at 18:46

Creature said:
But Schumacher overtook 3 cars under the red flag.

And of course that makes it twice as dangerous. I suspect the actual circumstances were that there was no danger whatsoever and the reason for the red flags (and indeed yellows in Alonso's case) was elsewhere on the track.

Over Clocker said:
Even Ross Brawn said MSc deserved the penatly for his mistake!

He said he deserved a penalty but it was also clear that he felt the 2 second penalty was harsh and it should have been less.

Vertigo · 5 Aug 2006 at 19:01

Alibaba99 said:
Schumachers 2 second penalty was deserved for overtaking under the red flag, however Alonso should have had a greater penalty for the move he made on Doornbos.

Well whatever the penalities were in absolute terms, the problem I have with it is that Alonso's should have been more than Schumachers as overtaking under yellow or red flags is nowhere near as dangerous as deliberately brake testing someone.

JRS · 5 Aug 2006 at 20:11

Could someone just explain, in words to suit a complete idiot (me), why Alonso gets a 2sec penalty for passing under yellow flag + dangerous driving including brake testing someone, and Schumacher gets the same penalty merely for passing during a session which a) was stopped and b) in the grand scheme of things actually doesn't matter at all?

Trying to work this one out, and I'm not getting very far....

Memphis · 5 Aug 2006 at 20:28

JRS said:
Could someone just explain, in words to suit a complete idiot (me), why Alonso gets a 2sec penalty for passing under yellow flag + dangerous driving including brake testing someone, and Schumacher gets the same penalty merely for passing during a session which a) was stopped and b) in the grand scheme of things actually doesn't matter at all?

Trying to work this one out, and I'm not getting very far....

It doesn't make sense, at all. Whatever the penalties, Alonso's should have been greater than Shumacher's, but it wasn't, so I wouldn't bother trying to understand the stewards decision.

They appear to have gotten their knickers in so much of a twist, they don't actually know what they are doing anymore, for fear of being accused of favouring one driver over another.

Duke · 6 Aug 2006 at 10:14

Rain!!

It's raining in Hungary

With four hours to go before the Hungarian Grand Prix, it's raining.
As the GP2 field heads away on the opening lap it is led by the safety car, such are the conditions.
Following the various penalties, the rain, should it continue, can only add to the melodrama this afternoon.
As far as the GP2 race is concerned, the safety car pulled off at the end of the second lap. However, in the laps that followed several cars went off in the difficult conditions, the first corner, in particular, claiming many victims. With ten laps remaining, it began raining again.

Although Formula1.com says otherwise...

Sunday's weather should be the weekend's best. The forecast is for an ambient temperature high of 23 degrees Celsius and a mainly dry but cloudy day. Saturday turned out a little better than expected with some sun in the afternoon, and though Sunday morning started damp, the race should be see a dry track.

Alibaba99 · 6 Aug 2006 at 10:29

Vertigo1 said:
And of course that makes it twice as dangerous. I suspect the actual circumstances were that there was no danger whatsoever and the reason for the red flags (and indeed yellows in Alonso's case) was elsewhere on the track.

The yellow flags are waved at the scene of an incident, so Alonso overtaking under yellows meant that he was overtaking at the exact point where something had happened.

Amps · 6 Aug 2006 at 11:35

What time does the race start today is it 1 o`clock?

Over Clocker · 6 Aug 2006 at 11:43

Aye 1pm our time.

goreblast · 6 Aug 2006 at 11:53

I am so annoyed about the 2 second penalty that Schum got. Yes he broke the rules, but in no way does it equate to what Alonso did.

Anyways if it is raining Michael will win.

Mansell won this race form 12th a few years ago, so all is not lost.