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| A Guide To The Hungaroring | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 31 2008, 10:36 AM (361 Views) | |
| Woody | Jul 31 2008, 10:36 AM Post #1 |
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laps:70 circuit length: 4.381 km (2.722 miles) most wins (driver): michael schumacher (4) most wins (constructor) : williams (7) + mclaren (7) lap record: michael schumacher,ferrari 1:19.071 in 2004 previous winners: 2007:lewis hamilton mclaren 2006:jenson button honda 2005:kimi raikkonen mclaren 2004:michael schumacher ferrari 2003:fernando alonso renault 2002:rubens barrichello ferrari 2001:michael schumacher ferrari 2000:mika hakkinen mclaren "The Hungarian Grand Prix is an enjoyable race because Budapest is a beautiful city and the Hungaroring is a super-cool track. There are no proper straights on the lap and many of the corners are inter-linked, so if you make a mistake in one, you're still paying for it three corners later. "The track picks up quite a lot of grip as more rubber goes down, which results in you going about five seconds per lap quicker during the race than was the case during Friday morning practice. When you combine that with the heat, it becomes seriously hard work for the drivers! The change in the grip level also makes it difficult to evaluate set-up changes, but that's part of the challenge. "You brake for Turn 1 from 290kph and shift down to second gear. You accelerate out, pass through a kink and brake again for Turn 2, a long left-hander. It is second or third gear, depending on gear ratios, and it's a bit bumpy on entry so you have to be careful not to lock a wheel. At the exit you need to keep hold of the car because Turn 3 is a flat-out right-hander where you need to carry as much speed as possible because it's followed by a short straight. "Turn 4 is a very fast fifth gear left-hander. The entry is blind and the exit is very narrow, so it's easy to make a mistake. If you have a good rhythm, you can carry speed through here and make up a lot of time. Usually fast corners aren't the place to make time, but you can through here because this corner punishes car-driver combinations that aren't in tune with each other. "I love Turn 5 because you can attack it like you would in a go-kart. You brake, you chuck the car in, you slide all four wheels and you put the power down just as you hit some quite severe bumps. This makes it really exciting and you continue the four-wheel slide to the exit. Then you come to Turns 6 and 7, a chicane. You hit the right-hand kerb, but don't want to touch the one on the left because that unsettles the rear wheels under acceleration. "A short straight follows before Turns 8 and 9. If your car has a good front end, you can carry an enormous amount of speed through Turn 8, which is a fourth gear left-hander. You want to keep to the left on the exit to ensure you have a good line through Turn 9, which is quite a slippery right-hander. If you lift off the throttle too fast on the approach, you have snap oversteer; if you lift too gently, you'll get understeer. It's a tricky corner. "Turn 10 is a flat-out left-hand kink, before you come to Turn 11, which is a very fast right-hander. You approach it in sixth gear, change down to fifth and chuck the car in, hoping the front end sticks to the road. It's a very cool corner. You then go down a hill and brake to second gear for a right-hander which is quite straightforward, although you want to steer clear of the exit kerb because it will slow you down. "The penultimate corner is quite bumpy on entry and it's easy to out-brake yourself. It's third gear and you floor the throttle mid-corner and steer the rear end with the throttle. A short burst of acceleration follows, before turning in to the last corner. It's very bumpy and slippery on entry, but there's a change in the asphalt in the middle and that's your cue to floor the throttle. You can't see the exit at this point, but it appears soon enough and you cross the start-finish line to begin another lap." |
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| flak | Jul 31 2008, 10:46 AM Post #2 |
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It's nearly Christmas
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Thanks Woodbine, think I know who to put down in 1st in the predictions now.
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| WiganAthletic123 | Jul 31 2008, 11:31 AM Post #3 |
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We're Lil Wigan We're Taking The Pi$$ (repeat)
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im sure hamiltons pleased you've revealed his plan on the internet
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| Jimmymac™ | Jul 31 2008, 11:35 AM Post #4 |
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one of the most boring tracks on the calendar, dont expect much overtaking here |
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| Woody | Jul 31 2008, 01:16 PM Post #5 |
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many people call it the hungaboring.very little if no overtaking.the only place you'll see overtaking is during the pit stops |
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| flak | Jul 31 2008, 03:39 PM Post #6 |
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It's nearly Christmas
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Can we wait til after qualifying to put our predictions in? When is qualifying?
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| Schumi | Jul 31 2008, 03:41 PM Post #7 |
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It's on a Saturday Flak. I hope it rains on Sunday to liven up the race. I can't stand the borefest. |
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| Jimmymac™ | Jul 31 2008, 05:05 PM Post #8 |
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no because it would offer an unfair advantage, has to be done pre qualifying
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| flak | Jul 31 2008, 05:08 PM Post #9 |
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It's nearly Christmas
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I only asked because I thought that you waited once until part of the qualifying was done?
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| Schumi | Jul 31 2008, 05:23 PM Post #10 |
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Just follow up on the practice results. They give some bearing on how well the drivers and teams are suited to the circuit. Thursday, Friday and Saturday are the practice sessions. |
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| Woody | Jul 31 2008, 05:59 PM Post #11 |
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saturday morning is practise.qualy is saturday at 1pm if you enter your predictions after qualy,then you'll be awarded half pointsfor whatever predictions you get right |
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| flak | Aug 3 2008, 10:23 PM Post #12 |
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It's nearly Christmas
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Who won the race? |
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| Woody | Aug 3 2008, 10:27 PM Post #13 |
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kovalainen i'll start a thread in the f1 forum about the race |
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