F1 Insiders Est. 2012
While every previous edition of the Hungarian Grand Prix was staged in hot and dry conditions, 2006 was cold and wet. Conditions were very slippy, with Pedro de la Rossa managing to spin and recover his McLaren on the warm up lap. Championship protagonists Fernando Alonso (Renault) and Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) had both been handed … Read more
Introduction: After a dominant British Grand Prix win, its Hungary this weekend for the last round before the summer break, with an opportunity for Lewis Hamilton to move into the lead in the drivers championship at a track that he has made his own over the years . After his Silverstone tyre woes Sebastian Vettel’s … Read more
Damon Hill was the reigning world champion in 1997, but arrived at the Hungarian Grand Prix with only a single point to his name. Hill had been deemed surplus to requirements by the Williams team with which he won the title, and left to pick up a seat where he could for 1997. Hill landed … Read more
The 1989 Hungarian Grand Prix is one that stands out in the memory thanks to a wonderful showing from Nigel Mansell, who charged to victory for Ferrari, getting the better of Ayrton Senna in the McLaren to make the victory all the sweeter. Having struggled on the qualifying tyre over the weekend, Ferrari’s Mansell actually … Read more
The very first Hungarian Grand Prix took place in 1986, and on a track which has become known for processional races, that first race gave us a candidate for one of the best overtaking moves in F1 history, while also reminding us that tyre wear and management have long been crucial to success in F1. … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Fortis For the second successive race running, both Mecedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have endured botched starts to their races. In Silverstone both were able to recover their respected positions later through strategy, poor calls from Williams and changing weather conditions. However at yesterday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, … Read more
Who was your driver of the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix Weekend? This take into account the whole weekend, not just the race.
An incident filled Hungarian Grand Prix won by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. How would you rate the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix?
Brought to you by Adam Macdonald (@adamac39) A troubled Lotus, an undrivable Sauber, overheating tyres on the Toro Rosso, a technically unreliable Force India and a still down on power McLaren meant a hard to predict midfield scrap. Further forward, Red Bull were looking strong, as well as Williams edging closer to Ferrari. Q1 It was Nico … Read more
Today’s press conference, like yesterday, was dominated by the passing of Jules Bianchi. Teams were represented by Franz Tost (Toro Rosso), Yasuhisa Arai (Honda), Paul Hembery (Pirelli), Toto Wolff (Mercedes), Graeme Lowdon (Marussia) and Christian Horner (Red Bull Racing). Q: Clearly a difficult weekend for Formula One as a whole, with the loss of Jules … Read more
