What a performance by Hamilton! They stole the pole position from Verstappen's hands by a one last amazing lap and he took the pole position by only 0.003s.
I didn't give him a chance even on podium in the pool. But look at what he is doing now. I didn't know Mercedes made progress this much here. Verstappen has been uncomfortable with the car for the whole weekend and he repeated it after qualifying ended as well. Norris also did a great job by taking the 3rd place and the time gap wasn't that big either. Considering that Piastri is right behind Norris as well McLaren continue to do a wonderful job recently.
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July 22, 2023, 05:31:52 PM
July 22, 2023, 02:32:29 PM
what a qualification round
Hamilton taking a pole in front of Max, with a distance so small that it hardly can be counted and McLaren driver in second raw
didn't know that, but this is actually 9 pole position for Hamilton at Hungaroring, great stuff, hopefully he can bring best tomorrow and cut Max's strike this season
Hamilton taking a pole in front of Max, with a distance so small that it hardly can be counted and McLaren driver in second raw
didn't know that, but this is actually 9 pole position for Hamilton at Hungaroring, great stuff, hopefully he can bring best tomorrow and cut Max's strike this season
July 22, 2023, 01:55:34 PM
So much time without seeing this good level on qualyfication, i mean, we have like 3/4 drivers fighting for pole, long time without seeing that.
McClaren confirm his step ahead, and more surprised by Alfa Romeo, from where they took that times?, i think they put the perfect set up on the car for this track.
McClaren confirm his step ahead, and more surprised by Alfa Romeo, from where they took that times?, i think they put the perfect set up on the car for this track.
It always happens when the track is short, short tracks are great for getting cars closer in timers.
Alfa Romeo was the surprise of the day indeed.
Not clear yet why they were so fast, maybe they got an upgrade on their car.
This is only what they need, do you remember Mclaren at the start of the season? they were the slowest car in F1, not they are the second car.
July 22, 2023, 01:18:10 PM
Sir Lewis Hamilton!
Did a super pole position, and scored another record, 1st time for one driver to have 9 pole position in a single GP.
Mclaren is a the moment the second team as strength in the circus.
Did a super pole position, and scored another record, 1st time for one driver to have 9 pole position in a single GP.
Mclaren is a the moment the second team as strength in the circus.
So much time without seeing this good level on qualyfication, i mean, we have like 3/4 drivers fighting for pole, long time without seeing that.
McClaren confirm his step ahead, and more surprised by Alfa Romeo, from where they took that times?, i think they put the perfect set up on the car for this track.
July 22, 2023, 11:00:25 AM
Sir Lewis Hamilton!
Did a super pole position, and scored another record, 1st time for one driver to have 9 pole position in a single GP.
Mclaren is a the moment the second team as strength in the circus.
Did a super pole position, and scored another record, 1st time for one driver to have 9 pole position in a single GP.
Mclaren is a the moment the second team as strength in the circus.
July 22, 2023, 10:56:42 AM
I saw that the odds of 4.00 were given to Perez to finish the qualifying in top 3 when I checked the odds on Sportsbet.io. I know that he is very bad in the recent times however I think these odds are very good for a person who has the best car. I'm thinking of betting on it if I can manage to allocate some money for it until the qualifying. There is less than an hour left for the qualifying. Don't forget to make predictions for EBP. 
Hopefully you did not bet on the most mediocre driver on the grid,driving the best car as you say and screwing up race after race.Now I am thinking that he needs to be replaced as soon as possible from Redbull as that guy is not giving anything to the team so far during this year except those occasional wins he made.
I never thought Hamilton to be on pole here but wonderful performance and as I said the drivers skills are emphasized much more than in other tracks here,it is a slow track where the most skillful driver makes a difference.Norris and Piastri again with great performances and I think we did not see that Redbull over 0.2 seconds from their upgrade difference per lap,most likely the track did not let them but it is going to be a great race.
July 22, 2023, 08:09:39 AM
I saw that the odds of 4.00 were given to Perez to finish the qualifying in top 3 when I checked the odds on Sportsbet.io. I know that he is very bad in the recent times however I think these odds are very good for a person who has the best car. I'm thinking of betting on it if I can manage to allocate some money for it until the qualifying. There is less than an hour left for the qualifying. Don't forget to make predictions for EBP.
July 22, 2023, 05:23:49 AM
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So many cars/drivers in the same level.
So many cars/drivers in the same level.
agree, but there is one car/driver that is far above all the others
and that makes looking at competition less interesting, because winner is already known before anything starts
but, cheering for Piastri and Norris this weekend, would like to see them up this weekend, even one of them on podium, Norris looking at you
July 22, 2023, 04:06:09 AM
A new front wing and sidepod are going to be used by Red Bull as of the Hungarian Grand Prix. The expectation is to gain more than 0.2 seconds.
Red Bull have already been unstoppable and they continue to get even faster. Besides the version of them which we have watched so far is even with a limited budget due to the punishment they got. Their potential is way bigger than now which means we won't even be able to dream them losing.
Besides it feels like this won't change until 2026 season. But as of that season we are likely to see big changes in F1 cars so the balances can change quite much as well.
Red Bull have already been unstoppable and they continue to get even faster. Besides the version of them which we have watched so far is even with a limited budget due to the punishment they got. Their potential is way bigger than now which means we won't even be able to dream them losing.
Besides it feels like this won't change until 2026 season. But as of that season we are likely to see big changes in F1 cars so the balances can change quite much as well.
It is normal that Redbull have found for this age the perfect balance,just like Mercedes had it perfect in the era before from 2014 to 2020.In 2026 a new manufacturer will produce a better car than the others,it can be anyone,Redbull,Mercedes,Ferrari,McLaren or even two newcomers who have promised to be racing with us in 2026 and they are a super well known brand who is dominating world markets like Audi with their premium cars and KIA which is also dominating but based on price and not much in performance,nevertheless it would be nice to have two newcomers in the new era.
I'm wondering how good Audi will be to be honest. It is a really huge brand in the world and we can see its name in some other motorsports as well. But Formula 1 is a completely different field in motorsports. It isn't easy for any giant brand to become one of the bests in the sport in a short time. Audi will need to allocate a significant level of budget for the quality of its car and the whole crew both.
By the way we have seen some rain in Free Practice. This helped us see different names reaching top places in these sessions. We watched fast laps in FP2 but Verstappen was quite slow against many of his opponents. Leclerc became the fastest of the day and his time was quite near the one Russell took the pole position with last season.
Perez was alarming again with that crash as well. I hope he can concentrate on his work more in qualifying.
July 21, 2023, 06:01:51 PM
I put now my picks, but i want to change it after free practice 3 if i wake up early to see it. We have so much noise between second position and eight position, we have the 2 ferraris the two Mercedes the Aston Martin of Alonso and now the two Mcclaren battiling for the sames spots on the grid, plus Checo perez.
So many cars/drivers in the same level.
So many cars/drivers in the same level.
July 21, 2023, 03:17:15 PM
Piastri and Norris have a good start on first practice
will be an interesting weekend overall, not sure that it will be rainy dough, today yes, but clear as it can be is forecasted for Sunday
will think it through and put some for the top6 on Piastri, still good odds and looking interesting
Norris for podium seems riskier
will be an interesting weekend overall, not sure that it will be rainy dough, today yes, but clear as it can be is forecasted for Sunday
will think it through and put some for the top6 on Piastri, still good odds and looking interesting
Norris for podium seems riskier
Mcleare with the latest improvements seems to be the second car in the track after the RBR in every condition.
RBR at the moment is not so fast but they are maybe hiding themself.
It will be interesting tomorrow to see if they can compete, also anything can happen with the new format.
July 21, 2023, 09:48:20 AM
Piastri and Norris have a good start on first practice
will be an interesting weekend overall, not sure that it will be rainy dough, today yes, but clear as it can be is forecasted for Sunday
will think it through and put some for the top6 on Piastri, still good odds and looking interesting
Norris for podium seems riskier
will be an interesting weekend overall, not sure that it will be rainy dough, today yes, but clear as it can be is forecasted for Sunday
will think it through and put some for the top6 on Piastri, still good odds and looking interesting
Norris for podium seems riskier
My bet is on Piastri in this weekend and I will place 2 bets on him. One with him finishing top 6 as the odds are around 3 and another one with him on the podium on a total odds of ~6 which is amazing. Also , I'm sure on the long run that Piastri will prove he is way better than Norris and the only one who could beat Max on a fair car fight.
July 21, 2023, 08:00:32 AM
^ Did you watch it? I missed it... :/ And just by looking at the result and the comments, there was rain and a red flag due to Perez and Sainz crashing. The drivers prolly didn't get as much lap time on the track that's why the results were skewed towards whoever's at the top spots. Verstappen, Hamilton and 5 other driver weren't even able to set at time.
Looks like it's gonna be an interesting quali if the drivers don't get as much needed time on the track. We could be in for some surprises.
Looks like it's gonna be an interesting quali if the drivers don't get as much needed time on the track. We could be in for some surprises.
July 21, 2023, 07:44:17 AM
Piastri and Norris have a good start on first practice
will be an interesting weekend overall, not sure that it will be rainy dough, today yes, but clear as it can be is forecasted for Sunday
will think it through and put some for the top6 on Piastri, still good odds and looking interesting
Norris for podium seems riskier
will be an interesting weekend overall, not sure that it will be rainy dough, today yes, but clear as it can be is forecasted for Sunday
will think it through and put some for the top6 on Piastri, still good odds and looking interesting
Norris for podium seems riskier
July 21, 2023, 04:33:27 AM
A new front wing and sidepod are going to be used by Red Bull as of the Hungarian Grand Prix. The expectation is to gain more than 0.2 seconds.
Red Bull have already been unstoppable and they continue to get even faster. Besides the version of them which we have watched so far is even with a limited budget due to the punishment they got. Their potential is way bigger than now which means we won't even be able to dream them losing.
Besides it feels like this won't change until 2026 season. But as of that season we are likely to see big changes in F1 cars so the balances can change quite much as well.
Red Bull have already been unstoppable and they continue to get even faster. Besides the version of them which we have watched so far is even with a limited budget due to the punishment they got. Their potential is way bigger than now which means we won't even be able to dream them losing.
Besides it feels like this won't change until 2026 season. But as of that season we are likely to see big changes in F1 cars so the balances can change quite much as well.
It is normal that Redbull have found for this age the perfect balance,just like Mercedes had it perfect in the era before from 2014 to 2020.In 2026 a new manufacturer will produce a better car than the others,it can be anyone,Redbull,Mercedes,Ferrari,McLaren or even two newcomers who have promised to be racing with us in 2026 and they are a super well known brand who is dominating world markets like Audi with their premium cars and KIA which is also dominating but based on price and not much in performance,nevertheless it would be nice to have two newcomers in the new era.
July 21, 2023, 02:53:50 AM
A new front wing and sidepod are going to be used by Red Bull as of the Hungarian Grand Prix. The expectation is to gain more than 0.2 seconds.
Red Bull have already been unstoppable and they continue to get even faster. Besides the version of them which we have watched so far is even with a limited budget due to the punishment they got. Their potential is way bigger than now which means we won't even be able to dream them losing.
Besides it feels like this won't change until 2026 season. But as of that season we are likely to see big changes in F1 cars so the balances can change quite much as well.
Red Bull have already been unstoppable and they continue to get even faster. Besides the version of them which we have watched so far is even with a limited budget due to the punishment they got. Their potential is way bigger than now which means we won't even be able to dream them losing.
Besides it feels like this won't change until 2026 season. But as of that season we are likely to see big changes in F1 cars so the balances can change quite much as well.
July 20, 2023, 05:37:37 PM
I don't know why rain is expected here, qualification will be most likely dry and race will be dry for sure.
Currently, only Friday looks rainy, when FP1 and FP2 is happening. I would really like to have a rainy qualification but currently it's looking dry.
So probably, we won't see any dry runs before Saturday, making it very difficult for teams (and us
) to get an impression who'll be fast on a dry track (if FP1 and FP2 will be rainy).
Currently, only Friday looks rainy, when FP1 and FP2 is happening. I would really like to have a rainy qualification but currently it's looking dry.
So probably, we won't see any dry runs before Saturday, making it very difficult for teams (and us
) to get an impression who'll be fast on a dry track (if FP1 and FP2 will be rainy). July 20, 2023, 03:07:49 PM
Is he fast in the rain? What I remember from him is that season when he was assured a podium and it started to rain and how he stayed out, didn't box and drove on with slick tires on. He was sliding around the track, it was so hilarious.
I could be wrong but I think the fastest guys on the wet track are Alonso, Hamilton and Verstappen.
I could be wrong but I think the fastest guys on the wet track are Alonso, Hamilton and Verstappen.
Norris is like Russel under the rain, he likes to change tires earlier than the others.
It may be not the fastest but he likes to take risks so if the rain comes and go the can be in 1st spot or in the last spot
July 20, 2023, 02:22:11 PM
Rain is expected for the qualify.
Crazy bet on Norris? Anyone?
Crazy bet on Norris? Anyone?
Who knows,the track is really slow so McLaren will be equal to Redbull in this track and also Ferrari it can be near,just as Russell can.That is because in here the drivers skills are emphasized much more than the car performance without removing anything to the car performance.So if rain adds up to this slow track which I find it strange when in Europe is super hot weather,it will be great if we have this rain here and it can make the qualifying a great one to watch.Of course I would prefer much more to see rain in the race rather than in qualifying as it would make a boring race otherwise where overtaking is not that much possible,better to watch.
We all pray for rain during this weekend
. July 20, 2023, 01:13:08 PM
Rain is expected for the qualify.
Crazy bet on Norris? Anyone?
Crazy bet on Norris? Anyone?
Ohh man, again pole for Russel like the last year?, well i dont remember how good are this boys on rain, and always no matter how good you are, with rain you can go off the track so easy.
But yes its really a good oportunity to see how much pay Norris to make the pole, and if he is above 10, it can be a good one.
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