yeah, i think in the beginning Hungary was more of a political statement, now not so much
Posted on 05/09/2013 5:13:33 PM PDT by Chode
| Race Date: | 12 May 2013 | |
| Circuit Name: | Circuit de Catalunya | |
| First Grand Prix: | 1991 | |
| Number of Laps: | 66 | |
| Circuit Length: | 4.655 km | |
| Race Distance: | 307.104 km | |
| Lap Record: | 1:21.670 - K Raikkonen (2008) |
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It’s a loss to me why this track and Hungary are still on the calendar. YAWN.
It’s even a go-kart track in a street car.
yeah, i think in the beginning Hungary was more of a political statement, now not so much
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:21.913 | 1:21.776 | 1:20.718 | 12 |
| 2 | 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:21.728 | 1:21.001 | 1:20.972 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:22.158 | 1:21.602 | 1:21.054 | 12 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:22.210 | 1:21.676 | 1:21.177 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:22.264 | 1:21.646 | 1:21.218 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:22.492 | 1:21.978 | 1:21.219 | 12 |
| 7 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:22.613 | 1:21.998 | 1:21.308 | 16 |
| 8 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:22.342 | 1:21.718 | 1:21.570 | 12 |
| 9 | 6 | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.116 | 1:21.790 | 1:22.069 | 13 |
| 10 | 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:22.663 | 1:22.019 | 1:22.233 | 17 |
| 11 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 1:22.905 | 1:22.127 | 14 | |
| 12 | 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 1:22.775 | 1:22.166 | 12 | |
| 13 | 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:22.952 | 1:22.346 | 12 | |
| 14 | 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.166 | 1:22.355 | 9 | |
| 15 | 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:23.058 | 1:22.389 | 13 | |
| 16 | 12 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:23.218 | 1:22.793 | 15 | |
| 17 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1:23.260 | 9 | ||
| 18 | 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:23.318 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 1:24.661 | 6 | ||
| 20 | 22 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:24.713 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 23 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:24.996 | 6 | ||
| 22 | 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 1:25.070 | 6 | ||
| Q1 107% Time | 1:27.448 |
Well, that wasn’t too exciting a race, was it?
As the commentators (e.g. Martin Brundle) have been pointing out for a while, right now it’s all about tire management, i.e. no one is actually racing flat-out. If they did, they’d have to do 10 pit stops...
Pirelli really should be forced to provide decent tires, or be dumped as a supplier. Tires should be good for flat-out racing with two to three stops. JMHO (and I’m starting to lose interest, after decades, following this crap).
not sure but i think tire-desegregation is in the rules somewhere since there's no more fuel stops there was a time, they could go just about a full race on one set, two max
Just watched the race, some excellent wheel to wheel without wrecking.
Don’t really like Alonso but he’s a stud and was really amped for the home crowd. They got their 250 Euros worth of racing.
Here at Indy it’s so cold they’re probably hunting down antifreeze for the engines tonight....
yup... good race, too bad they were racing the tires and not each other it was 40deg here today and will goto ~30 tonight
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