2021 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix

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Formula One is back in action this weekend, this time taking on the Hungaroring for the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Most of us have hardly caught our breath after an exciting and dramatic British Grand Prix, but Formula One is set to be back on track this weekend amidst a tight championship battle.

The infamous lap 1 collision at Silverstone took current drivers' championship leader Max Verstappen out of the race, and Lewis Hamilton was able to get the win and close the championship gap to just 8 points.

Near the front of the field, it’s been an impressive year for Verstappen and Red Bull, with their rivals in Hamilton and Mercedes struggling to keep pace on track. Behind the front runners, Lando Norris from McLaren has had a fantastic season to date, and he finds himself in third in the drivers' standings currently, ahead of both a Mercedes and a Red Bull driver.

The two Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz are 6th and 7th in the standings, respectively. Mattia Binotto’s team finds themselves comfortably ahead of the McLaren of Daniel Ricciardo. Ricciardo’s performance this season has been disappointing for fans, given that his teammate has proven that the MCL35M is capable of contending for top 5 spots consistently.

In the mid pack, an interesting dynamic has emerged between the AlphaTauri, Alpine and Aston Martin drivers. The six combined cars occupy 9th through 14th in the drivers' standings with less than 30 points difference between those positions.

Looking at the constructor standings, Mercedes now sits just 4 points behind Red Bull after the double podium finish at Silverstone. A significant step back from the top two are McLaren and Ferrari, with 15 points separating them after Leclerc’s podium finish two weeks ago.

The Hungarian Grand Prix will also see the return of the standard qualifying format, with three practice sessions scheduled, followed by a qualifying session to determine the starting order of the race. The British Grand Prix was the first showcase of the F1 sprint qualifying format.

With the single-digit margins in both the driver and constructor championships entering this race, plus the off-track drama that has ensued since lap 1 incident at the British GP, this promises to be another exciting week for F1. Let us know below in the comments who you think will emerge victorious.

Free Practice 1 Results

1Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull1:17.555
2Valtteri BOTTASMercedes1:17.616
3Lewis HAMILTONMercedes1:17.722
4Carlos SAINZFerrari1:18.115
5Pierre GASLYAlpha Tauri1:18.181
6Fernando ALONSOAlpine1:18.385
7Charles LECLERCFerrari1:18.391
8Sergio PÉREZRed Bull1:18.466
9Lando NORRISMcLaren1:18.649
10Lance STROLLAston Martin1:18.755
11Esteban OCONAlpine1:18.765
12Yuki TSUNODAAlpha Tauri1:18.770
13Sebastian VETTELAston Martin1:18.989
14Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren1:19.265
15George RUSSELLWilliams1:19.724
16Nicholas LATIFIWilliams1:19.824
17Mick SCHUMACHERHaas1:20.383
18Robert KUBICAAlfa Romeo1:20.639
19Nikita MAZEPINHaas1:20.992
20Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo1:21.889

Free Practice 2 Results

1Valtteri BOTTASMercedes1:17.012
2Lewis HAMILTONMercedes1:17.039
3Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull1:17.310
4Esteban OCONAlpine1:17.759
5Sergio PÉREZRed Bull1:17.824
6Pierre GASLYAlpha Tauri1:18.113
7Fernando ALONSOAlpine1:18.169
8Sebastian VETTELAston Martin1:18.228
9Lando NORRISMcLaren1:18.313
10Lance STROLLAston Martin1:18.320
11Charles LECLERCFerrari1:18.370
12Carlos SAINZFerrari1:18.441
13Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren1:18.737
14Kimi RÄIKKÖNENAlfa Romeo1:19.277
15George RUSSELLWilliams1:19.292
16Nicholas LATIFIWilliams1:19.479
17Yuki TSUNODAAlpha Tauri1:19.671
18Mick SCHUMACHERHaas1:19.817
19Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo1:20.186
20Nikita MAZEPINHaas1:21.881

Free Practice 3 Results

1Lewis HAMILTONMercedes1:16.826
2Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull1:16.914
3Valtteri BOTTASMercedes1:17.055
4Carlos SAINZFerrari1:17.497
5Charles LECLERCFerrari1:17.520
6Lando NORRISMcLaren1:17.772
7Sergio PÉREZRed Bull1:17.917
8Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren1:17.942
9Fernando ALONSOAlpine1:17.992
10Lance STROLLAston Martin1:18.050
11Pierre GASLYAlpha Tauri1:18.115
12Esteban OCONAlpine1:18.174
13Sebastian VETTELAston Martin1:18.235
14Yuki TSUNODAAlpha Tauri1:18.461
15Kimi RÄIKKÖNENAlfa Romeo1:18.683
16George RUSSELLWilliams1:18.794
17Nicholas LATIFIWilliams1:18.821
18Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo1:19.113
19Mick SCHUMACHERHaas1:19.406
20Nikita MAZEPINHaas1:19.933

Qualification Results

1Lewis HAMILTONMercedes1:15.419
2Valtteri BOTTASMercedes1:15.734
3Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull1:15.840
4Sergio PÉREZRed Bull1:16.421
5Pierre GASLYAlpha Tauri1:16.483
6Lando NORRISMcLaren1:16.489
7Charles LECLERCFerrari1:16.496
8Esteban OCONAlpine1:16.653
9Fernando ALONSOAlpine1:16.715
10Sebastian VETTELAston Martin1:16.750
11Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren1:16.871
12Lance STROLLAston Martin1:16.893
13Kimi RÄIKKÖNENAlfa Romeo1:17.564
14Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo1:17.583
15Carlos SAINZFerrariDNF
16Yuki TSUNODAAlpha Tauri1:17.919
17George RUSSELLWilliams1:17.944
18Nicholas LATIFIWilliams1:18.036
19Nikita MAZEPINHaas1:18.922
20Mick SCHUMACHERHaasDNS

Race Results

1Esteban OCONAlpineLAP 70
2Lewis HAMILTONMercedes2.736
3Carlos SAINZFerrari15.018
4Fernando ALONSOAlpine15.651
5Pierre GASLYAlpha Tauri63.614
6Yuki TSUNODAAlpha Tauri75.803
7Nicholas LATIFIWilliams77.91
8George RUSSELLWilliams79.094
9Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull80.244
10Kimi RÄIKKÖNENAlfa Romeo+1 L
11Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren+1 L
12Mick SCHUMACHERHaas+1 L
13Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo+1 L
14Sebastian VETTELAston Martin1.859
15Nikita MAZEPINHaasDNF
16Lando NORRISMcLarenDNF
17Sergio PÉREZRed BullDNF
18Lance STROLLAston MartinDNF
19Charles LECLERCFerrariDNF
20Valtteri BOTTASMercedesDNF

Driver standings

1Lewis HAMILTONMercedes AMG Motorsport195
2Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull Racing187
3Lando NORRISMcLaren Racing113
4Valtteri BOTTASMercedes AMG Motorsport108
5Sergio PÉREZRed Bull Racing104
6Carlos SAINZScuderia Ferrari83
7Charles LECLERCScuderia Ferrari80
8Pierre GASLYScuderia Alpha Tauri50
9Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren Racing50
10Esteban OCONAlpine F139
11Fernando ALONSOAlpine F138
12Sebastian VETTELAston Martin F1 Team30
13Yuki TSUNODAScuderia Alpha Tauri18
14Lance STROLLAston Martin F1 Team18
15Nicholas LATIFIWilliams Racing6
16George RUSSELLWilliams Racing4
17Kimi RÄIKKÖNENAlfa Romeo Racing2
18Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo Racing1
19Mick SCHUMACHERHaas F10
20Nikita MAZEPINHaas F10

Team Standings

1MercedesHamilton & Bottas303
2Red BullVerstappen & Pérez291
3FerrariLeclerc & Sainz163
4McLarenRicciardo & Norris163
5AlpineOcon & Alonso77
6Alpha TauriGasly & Tsunoda68
7Aston MartinVettel & Stroll48
8WilliamsLatifi & Russell10
9Alfa RomeoRäikkönen & Giovinazzi3
10HaasMazepin & Schumacher0
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Comments

Interslice
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Interesting one this, on the tight circuit. Ham went for a straight line speed setup at silverstone to try and get ahead of max and keep him behind. Interesting to see how they approach this. Could see something similar here with Max leading from the start and Ham trying to put on early DRS pressure.

Could be a good one for ferrari.

VER, HAM, LEC podium.
 
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Bram
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Premium
  1. Bottas
  2. Norris
  3. Verstappen
This will be the podium I think. Hungaroring has been really good to Mercedes in the last 7 years.

I fear there will be so much stress on both Hamilton and Verstappen during the whole weekend and especially the first laps of the race that it will result in another crash.
 
Hamilton found himself in the same situation with Rosberg, so he should keep his cool whether he is in front or behind. On Verstappen's side he has no interest in getting too feisty if he's in front after quali; if he is not in pole, the temptation of a Suzuka-style payback will be there.
Yess but Max is not Rosberg and not in the same team as Lewis
 
Guido Trampe
Premium
Hope Max won't be a dumb$$$ and seek payback :cautious: Though that would be extremely stupid and costly for the team but I expect nothing more from the kid
The kid is in his 7th season and one of the fastest drivers on the grid and leader in the championship at the moment. A bit more respect would do you good and increase the chances of other racing fans appreciating your opinion.
 
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Respect, yes ok.
But Lewis is called 'mister mind games'.
Must be the Dutch variant of respect then...
since it is my text the man has lost all respect with me. he stands for respect with kneeling ... week after week ... but has no respect for others how funny is that. how selfish is that. But we'll see this weekend.
 
Race on "Hungaroring" will add new plots to the confrontation between "Red Bull" and "Mercedes"
 
since it is my text the man has lost all respect with me. he stands for respect with kneeling ... week after week ... but has no respect for others how funny is that. how selfish is that. But we'll see this weekend.

Then it's also ok if someone calls Max 'the kid', I guess.
Some have no respect for Max ;)
 
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Jan Larsen
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Its an obvious Redbull track with Verstappen written all over it. Then Hamilton 2nd. 3rd, however, is a lot more open - I predict a surprise Ferrari as they've been quick on slow track before such as Monaco and Aserbadjan (or however you spell it).
But it all comes down to whoever finishes T1-2 in front. After that, the race is over.
 
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