Hungary prediction thread ***possible spoilers***

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Looks like it'll be dry. Friday 60% rain (no change) and 30c. Saturday 32c and 0% of rain, sunday same with 10% chance.

Qual:
1: Kimi
2: Vettel
3: Grosjean

Race:
1: Kimi
2: Grosjean
3: Vettel

4: Hamilton
5: Alonso
6: Schumacher

 

i don't know if kimi will get there, the lotus isn't front of the pack "quite" yet ....he's a definite wild card though IMO for a podium

hami & vettel will be hungry to win in hungary ( ) and the mclarens show they have pace

the mercs don't have pace, but despite problems, the RBs, both vettel & webber could be strong

and of course alonso will be running up in the front pack too


mine:

quali
1. vettel
2. hamilton
3. alonso or kimi

race
1. alonso
2. vettel
3. hamilton or webber

 

The lotus seems to prefer hotter temperatures (as was definitely evident in Bahrain, Kimi having started 11th after a miscalculating in Q2...) Had he started in the top 10 I'm sure he would've won!

 

he was moving up through the field really well there, kimi has skill, no doubt ...i don't know if hungary track temps will be super hot, but it is late july! we'll see

 

http://www.weather.com/weather/5-day/Budapest+HUXX0002:1:HU

If this holds true...

 

Red Bull win here. This track is very 'streety' in that it's nothing like Silverstone which is obviously very high speed. Cars with good mechanical traction will shine here if they get the tires right.


Q
Vettel
Hamilton
Schumacher

R
Vettel
Webber
Hamilton
Alonso
Raikkonen
Schumacher
Button

 

No idea how much it will affect them, but the FIA is about to issue a famous Charlie clarification regarding RBR's "trick " engine map.

No idea on what, if any, impact this may have on, eg, "wet" maps - I'm pretty sure they all dial the torque back in the wet - Could be fun!.....

Cheers,
Ian
The full story; http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101476

 

1 Seb
2 Fred
3 Kimi

 

What Red Bull are doing is essentially retarding the ignition timing an unknown amount in the mid range thus forcing the throttles to be open more thus bringing more air through the engine which makes additional heat in the engine to burn the fuel in the cylinder (they can't change the fuel map I don't think....). The engine probably runs a bit hotter with this arrangement. This additional air obviously aids their blown diffuser and I would say this is probably worth a couple tenths and a truckload of stability out of lower and medium speed corners.

I set up old carbureted Ferrari's in this configuration to get them to pass emissions in certain states. They run super hot, but that exhaust sure is pumping out a ton more air, and it's cleaner.

 

Quali:
1) Vettel
2) MSC
3) Webber

Race:
1) Vettel
2) Alonso
3) Webber


Mark

PS: I also predict boredom. Lots.

 

Schumacher at the top of the podium.

 

2009

1 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 1:38:23.876 4 10
2 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 70 +11.5 secs 7 8
3 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 70 +16.8 secs 3 6
4 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 70 +26.9 secs 5 5
5 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 70 +34.3 secs 6 4

2010

1 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 70 1:41:05.571 2 25
2 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 70 +17.8 secs 3 18
3 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 70 +19.2 secs 1 15
4 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 70 +27.4 secs 4 12
5 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 70 +73.1 secs 7 10

2011

1 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 70 1:46:42.337 3 25
2 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 70 +3.5 secs 1 18
3 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 70 +19.8 secs 5 15
4 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 +48.3 secs 2 12
5 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 70 +49.7 secs 6 10

 

Judging by Benz's recent form that's pretty bold.

 

Swap Button with Ham and that's my pick for 2012.

 

Hot track....
Q 3
Mclaren
Red Bull
Lotus

Race - tire management
Mclaren
Lotus
Ferrari

 

Q

Pole: Vettel
P2: Hambone
P3: Fernando
P4: Webber
P5: Kimi


Race:
P1: Vettel
P2: Fernando
P3: Kimi
P4: Hambone
P5: Webber

Notes: Massa P7

 

Quali:

1.) HAM
2.) VET
3.) WEB

Race:

1.) HAM
2.) RAI
3.) VET

 

Grosjean
Hamilton
Alonso

 

I see a few of you predicting MS in various positions, but very little about Nico. Why? Has he fallen out of favour?

 

Bad hair!

 

lol

 

Ban for not understanding how spoiler tags work!

 

i like seasonal charts)))

 

A point was made last weekend during the race that maybe RBR did not run their optimal engine map during the race for fear of being challenged after the fact. This may have led to what appeared to be a loose rear end on Seb's car through most of the race. Surely if this was the case they will have their hands full this weekend so I say:

Quali:

Button
Ham
Fred

Race:

Ham
Fred
Kimi

 

In the epic words of MLK "I have a dream!"