Formula 1 Pirelli Magyar Nagydíj 2017

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 4:07 pm

FORMULA 1 PIRELLI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2017

Hungaroring

First Grand Prix: 1986
Number of laps: 70
Circuit Lenght: 4.381 KM
Race Distance: 306.63 KM
Lap Record: 1:19.071 by Michael Schumacher (2004)

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Hungary first hosted a Grand Prix in the 1930s, but following the Second World War and the building of the Iron Curtain it was not until the 1960s that motorsport began to find a place in the country.

At the start of the 1980s there was a general wish for a Grand Prix to be held behind the Iron Curtain and negotiations took place with the Soviet Union with a view to a race being held in Moscow. In the summer of 1983 however, the attention of the Formula One decision makers turned away from Moscow and towards Budapest in Hungary, whose national sporting authority was keen to put the country back on the map of global motorsport.

At first a street race through Budapest was suggested, but in the end the decision was taken to build a brand new circuit in a valley 19 kilometres outside Budapest.

The valley provided natural vantage points for spectators and in 1985 work began on the Hungaroring. The track opened in 1986 and it held its first Formula One event in August that year. It was a huge success and almost 200,000 fans showed up.

Although tight and twisty, the circuit has been known to throw up some great races, the most memorable being Thierry Boutsen's win in 1990, beating Ayrton Senna by 0.3 seconds, and of course the 1997 race where Damon Hill in the Arrows sensationally passed Michael Schumacher's Ferrari only to be denied the win by mechanical failure on the very last lap.

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Friday 28 July – Sunday 30 July 2017

Practice 1 Friday 10:00 – 11:30
Practice 2 Friday 14:00 – 15:30
Practice 3 Saturday 11:00 – 12:00
Qualifying Saturday 14:00 – 15:00
Race Sunday 14:00 – 16:00

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Friday 28th July

FIA Formula 2 Practice Session 11:55 - 12:40
FIA Formula 2 Qualifying Session 15:55 - 16:25
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Practice Session 16:45 - 17:30
GP3 Series Practice Session 17:50 - 18:35

Saturday 29th July

GP3 Series Qualifying Session 09:45 - 10:15
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Qualifying Session 12:20 - 12:50
FIA Formula 2 First Race (37 Laps or 60 Mins) 16:00 - 17:05
GP3 Series First Race (22 Laps or 40 Mins) 17:35 - 18:20

Sunday 30th July

GP3 Series Second Race (17 Laps or 30 Mins) 09:10 - 09:45
FIA Formula 2 Second Race (28 Laps or 45 Mins) 10:20 - 11:10
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Race (14 Laps Or 30 Mins) 11:30 - 12:05

welcome back Robert Kubica

JJ · PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 4:53 pm

For some reason I couldn't be less interested in the weekend. Not planning to watch practice sessions or support races. Maybe it's the halo decision that killed that 10-year-old fan inside me (or/and that Hungaroring is such a mickey-mouse track that it's dreadful on dry conditions).
However, will create the polls after the race no matter what.

Fabs · PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:27 pm

horrible

Omega · PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:45 pm

Hungary used to be the worst GP of the season, the last couple of year it is improving.

Or maybe we have so many terrible tracks in F1, that Hungary suddenly doesn't look that bad anymore.

siggy · PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:00 pm

Omega wrote:

Hungary used to be the worst GP of the season, the last couple of year it is improving.

Or maybe we have so many terrible tracks in F1, that Hungary suddenly doesn't look that bad anymore.

They're not terrible, just the same. All Tilke tracks are designed in a certain way that they've become generic, bar a few. Old school tracks are more organic. It's sad when the Hungaroring becomes a circuit you can look forward to.

iks · PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:21 pm

I've always liked the track and especially the grid girls. My...my...

I also got my best career finish of 2nd place in an f1 league here.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:33 pm

I find amusing they were able to fit 2 DRS zones there

Beezle · PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:54 am

LucasWheldon wrote:

I find amusing they were able to fit 2 DRS zones there

Actually they should put it in a corner and the drivers should be able to activate it on the car in front of them.

Soul Reaver · PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:15 am

This will probably be a fun race, hard to pass makes some daring overtaking maneuvers and a lot of strategies.

Omega · PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 7:44 am

Soul Reaver wrote:

hard to pass makes some daring overtaking maneuvers

Yes, because this is how F1 works these days.

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 8:32 am

best part of this race will be seeing if Kubica can lap faster than Palmer in the post race test

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:12 am

mclaren2008 wrote:

best part of this race will be seeing how much faster Kubica can lap than Palmer in the post race test

FTFY

Gabriel · PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:47 pm

Hungary improved a lot after 2008, with cars that were able to follow each other a bit better than before.

I'm curious to see how this new cars race here. I don't think it'll be a good race, but I'll watch anyway.

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micha · PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 2:33 pm

I'm predicting a spectacular race by Verstappen.
Why? Because I'm not able to watch it.

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 10:44 pm

Gabriel wrote:

Hungary improved a lot after 2008, with cars that were able to follow each other a bit better than before.

I'm curious to see how this new cars race here. I don't think it'll be a good race, but I'll watch anyway.

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More downforce, better tyres. I'm worried that we're headed back to the old Hungarian GPs

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:07 pm

only happy when it rains (in Hungary)

codename_47 · PostPosted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:33 am

gkmotorsport wrote:

Gabriel wrote:

Hungary improved a lot after 2008, with cars that were able to follow each other a bit better than before.

I'm curious to see how this new cars race here. I don't think it'll be a good race, but I'll watch anyway.

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More downforce, better tyres. I'm worried that we're headed back to the old Hungarian GPs

No doubt, the only times this race has been fun in the dry is because there was a hell of a lot less downforce than the parades of the 90s/2000s, and the tyres were going off

Well F1 has double "fixed" that this year, so it's going to be the battle for pole that decides the win

How's that weather looking?

Fabs · PostPosted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:18 pm

no rain

cookie · PostPosted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 3:39 pm

Good race usually after the track reconfiguration before the 2003 race. But with these hard tyres this year probably not going to be a great one.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 4:11 pm

Easy Ferrari win

(Continuing my streak haha. But still, short wheelbase vs Long Wheelbase should lead to the Ferrari having the advantage here.
Plus that whole fuel burning ban should slow mercedes down a tad)

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