2021 F1 News and Prediction Tournament

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Hungary in two weeks time. Good luck to all!

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[pharvey]

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Dangerous move hey Max, "Disrespectful and unsportsmanlike behaviour"..... Hmmmm - perhaps he should look back on a few of his own actions and comments (# 7 looks familiar)...
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It's the 'disrespectful' that gets me. Are they supposed to cancel the podium presentation because Verstappen's gone for a check-up? He's doing himself no favours.

[pharvey]

It's the 'disrespectful' that gets me. Are they supposed to cancel the podium presentation because Verstappen's gone for a check-up? He's doing himself no favours.

He's not at all - that comment really does come across as petulant, and it's not for the first time.

I was going to say there were celebrations on the Podium after the Bahrain GP where Grosjean had his horrific accident.... But then realised Hamilton also won there!!...... (Verstappen did join in though).

[PeteC]

Qualification - Hungarian Grand Prix

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/58040494

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[pharvey]

Not too sure if anyone saw the qualifying, but Q3 was interesting in the latter stages - Mercedes and Hamilton "playing a little" and Red Bull missing out.... Sorry, Hamilton is still the best regardless of the car.

No doubt Crashhappen and Mr Homer will continue their bit..... But hey - it makes things interesting!!

Here's to a Merc 1-2!!

[pharvey]

Well, not the start to the race expected, that's for sure!!

Due to weather all on "Intermediates", Red Flagged after Bottas decides to take out a few - weather changes and all cars bar one pit to change to slicks...... Hamilton starts alone on the grid!!

Error realised and needs to pit straight away.... Result - drops to last place! WTF were Mercedes/Hamilton thinking?!!

Lots of laps to go, Crashappen has damage and is also down the field (13th)....

[pharvey]

Well - cracking race at the end of the day made all the better for the "bowling incident" on the first lap, Mercedes cock-up on tactics (and Red Bull's lesser so).

So many races within one - loved Alonso vs Hamilton for 4th/5th for one - and hat's off to Alonso for afterrace!!

Huge congrats to Ocon - superb.win!!

Homer and Co. will no doubt come out bitching and complaining again in that this was a deliberate move by Mercedes

Half-way through.... Let's go!!

As an aside, Red Bull are a very rich team - why is Mr Homer mentioning money in just about every interview..... Tensions, pressure, anger...... enjoy the holiday blue!!

[PeteC]

Strange but entertaining race. Hamilton thinks he is suffering from Long Covid. Story at the second link.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/58049146

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/58050499

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Summer break time now followed by Belgium at the end of August. Good luck to all!

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All of the above results may change. I'll keep checking Superbru and post revised charts when available.

Sebastian Vettel disqualified from Hungarian Grand Prix after finishing second

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/58050375

Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel has been disqualified after finishing second in the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Officials were unable to take the mandatory one-litre sample of fuel from Vettel's car after the race.

The decision would promote Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton to second place and extend his championship lead over Red Bull's Max Verstappen to eight points.

But, unconventionally, for the time being Vettel has been left in the final results pending the appeal outcome.

Governing body the FIA said it was possible to pump out only 0.3 litres from Vettel's car, and that it was no defence to claim no performance advantage was obtained.

F1 rules dictate teams must ensure a one-litre sample of fuel can be taken from the car at any time during the event.

Running less fuel can give a performance advantage as each 1kg of fuel equates to an average of about 0.035secs a lap.

Hungarian Grand Prix stewards said: "The team was given several opportunities to attempt to remove the required amount of fuel from the tank, however it was only possible to pump 0.3 litres out."

Team principal Otmar Szafnauer and technical director Andrew Green said there was 1.44 litres left in the car, but they were unable to extract that much.

An extraordinary and madcap race was won by Alpine's Esteban Ocon - his maiden Formula 1 victory.