Hungarian Grand Prix 2013, Budapest - Race 10/19

barmyllama · 25 Jul 2013 at 20:22

Glaucus said:
Tempted put some on kimi., due to the heat.

Mercedes will kill those tyres in that heat.

FI is good on tyres, so possible podium for DR that would be awesome.

Just put £15 on Kimi to win.

He was 6-1 this afternoon with Titan bet (use Quidco for £15 cashback if you deposit and play £15)

Down to 5.5-1 now.

Track temps estimated to be 50 degrees :eek:

smr · 25 Jul 2013 at 20:24

So you effectively don't lose anything

tummelv · 25 Jul 2013 at 20:27

MooMoo444 said:
Mercedes might try that new 6 stop strategy.

If it works I'd be up for it.

~Mike~ · 25 Jul 2013 at 20:28

FrankJH said:
still have horrible memories of Hill losing this race on the last lap in his Arrows after a fantastic drive (and I cant believe that was 17 years ago)!!!

Wow is it that long ago. :eek:

If I remember right it was a 50p O ring failure?

Duke · 25 Jul 2013 at 21:42

Quick preview - http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/formula-1/8840466/what-a-weekend-hungary (video)

smr · 25 Jul 2013 at 21:53

Erm... da*** was that old guy in the wheelchair doing at the end lol.

Duke · 25 Jul 2013 at 22:19

Haha didn't see that until you said it, I closed it as they started doing the lego bit at the end

tummelv · 25 Jul 2013 at 23:47

Anyone else watch the driver's press conference? Lewis what an ass.

Q: But is 18 too young to be a Formula One driver, if you take away the individual concerned?
LH: I wasn’t ready at 18. I was pretty good at 18, so...

drunkenmaster · 26 Jul 2013 at 03:46

tummelv said:
Anyone else watch the driver's press conference? Lewis what an ass.

Q: But is 18 too young to be a Formula One driver, if you take away the individual concerned?
LH: I wasn’t ready at 18. I was pretty good at 18, so...

Which part of that reply makes him an ass exactly? From that quote alone I take him saying, despite being good at 18 he wasn't ready for it (physically, mentally, maturity) and I'm taking it as him implying that would be the same for anyone at 18, its not about if you're fast enough, but if you can handle it.

Again what about that makes him an ass, people often ask questions in general but you can ONLY answer them based on your own experience, you have no other reference point.

deuse · 26 Jul 2013 at 08:04

tummelv said:
Anyone else watch the driver's press conference? Lewis what an ass.

Q: But is 18 too young to be a Formula One driver, if you take away the individual concerned?
LH: I wasn’t ready at 18. I was pretty good at 18, so...

Can't see were he made an ass of himself. More like you did by posting it

Duke · 26 Jul 2013 at 08:23

Formula 1 teams face 10-place grid drop for dangerous pit stops - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23454803

It will apply to all practice sessions as well as qualifying and races.

If such an incident happens in practice or qualifying, a grid penalty will be applied at that race. If it occurs during a race, the penalty will be applied at the following grand prix.

That will slow the stops down a touch.

Mr Jack · 26 Jul 2013 at 09:11

Duke said:
Formula 1 teams face 10-place grid drop for dangerous pit stops

Still far too lenient a penalty but a definite step forward. They cannot continue to punish extremely dangerous behaviour from the teams with a gentle tap on the wrist.

Skeeter · 26 Jul 2013 at 09:15

I'd rather a drive through. I don't like the grid penalties as it affects the following race for no reason.

Skeeter · 26 Jul 2013 at 09:33

Suzie Wolff's accent is so odd.

Mr Jack · 26 Jul 2013 at 09:37

Skeeter said:
I'd rather a drive through. I don't like the grid penalties as it affects the following race for no reason.

How many drivers sent out with their wheel unattached get to carry on long enough to serve a drive through?

Skeeter · 26 Jul 2013 at 09:53

smr · 26 Jul 2013 at 09:54

Good Morning all.

Mclaren looking better so far

El_Watcher · 26 Jul 2013 at 09:57

Duke said:
Formula 1 teams face 10-place grid drop for dangerous pit stops

Once again they are penalising the driver for something the team did. Surely something like the team losing the revenue from that race or 50% of the years revenue would be more of a deterrent, and wouldn't punish the driver? That money could then be donated to some racing charity.

Flibster · 26 Jul 2013 at 10:01

I'd much rather penalise the team over the driver.

For example, if they were going to receive €5000 fine for unsafe release, then deduct 5 World Constructors Championship points instead. One point for every thousand of the fine.

That'll make them think a bit more about it.

Skeeter · 26 Jul 2013 at 10:02

El_Watcher said:
Once again they are penalising the driver for something the team did. Surely something like the team losing the revenue from that race or 50% of the years revenue would be more of a deterrent, and wouldn't punish the driver? That money could then be donated to some racing charity.

I was thinking this, but how would that scale across teams? The same goes for constructors points. Penalizing them say 10 points for an unsafe release would be an inconvenience to the likes of Red Bull, but it could be enough to put someone like Caterham out of business.