2021 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix

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Which constructor will be on top after Hungary?


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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.
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Mate, don't go into it. It will just repeat a never ending back and forth ;)

Brave choice :roflmao: Damn brave choice :thumbsup:
repeat same as you ;)...Max is in the minds of the Hamilton fans.. they worry if he will get his 8wdc this year...?? And the biggest of all is...well I hope not because he isn't he's lucky to be in a rocket for 6 years with no competition..but it's not going so well this year.. annoying for him...Hamilton fans are not used to competition
 
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Disappointing to have to listen to MV's salty whine of an interview to sky F1 yesterday - just shut up and drive, don't keep on about it. :sleep:
Botass P1 for this one, and hopefully norris will get second place.
that question is asked by journalists and you make it your own story. Max will continue, don't worry. Merc has been crying all year about everything... pit stops... wings.. Merc has lost all respect so don't expect it from Redbull and Max either..
 
VER-NOR-BOT

Enjoy the weekend!

PS Nice read Mike. Thx for continuing this F1 season.
 
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Will be tight for sure, expecting an exciting weekend, that first corner will be fire ! can't wait !
 
I think Rosberg ist the master of mind games, no other way he could have got the title with Lewis in the same car.
Keep in mind he learned from Michael Schumacher. This story in particular always comes to mind for me.

 
Qualifying:
1. Verstappen
2. Bottas
3. Hamilton
4. Perez
5. Leclerc

Race:
1. Bottas
2. Perez
3. Leclerc
4. Norris
5. Sainz
...
19. Verstappen
20. Hamilton
 
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Keep in mind he learned from Michael Schumacher. This story in particular always comes to mind for me.


Speaking of Schumacher, there's a Netflix documentary coming on September 15. Since it's a family approved movie, I'm guessing it will be part documentary, part hagiography, with all the... err... "unpleasant" episodes of his career carefully omitted or polished and sanitized.
 
1) Verstappen
2) Norris
3) Sainz

As I had a tooth pulled yesterday I'm extremely crotchety, so don't any of you dare to disagree with me. I'm not I'm not in the mood for arguing the toss with a bunch of people who's only experience of driving comes from sitting in front of a device called a "Thrustmaster"

So there.
 
Let's see what the weather brings into it if it rains it could bring the track towards Mercedes
 
RBR has the better all-round car this season despite being down on top speed.
The car is quite a bit more stable on corner entry than the Mercedes.
If Max gets the pole, I do not see anybody challenging him IF he can get the tires to hang in.
This all hinges on the level of aggression at the start of course.
 
Lewis being an absolute dick in the final out lap of Q3. Evidently trying to make Max cross the line too late to do the lap.

He should get a "Driving unnecessarily slowly" penalty.

I used to be a fan of his, but it seems the further he gets into his career the less of a sportsman he becomes.
 

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