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Formula 1 race weekend (Hungarian Grand Prix 2023) thread

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  1. tomf
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    I'm pulling for a VERHAMLEC. Flip to HAMVER if anybody is going to scoop a shutout from RB. If there's going to be a race that anyone else wins at, I think this is the one... but who are we...

    I'm pulling for a VERHAMLEC. Flip to HAMVER if anybody is going to scoop a shutout from RB. If there's going to be a race that anyone else wins at, I think this is the one... but who are we fooling..

    I'd love to see Danny come in the top three for F1.5 (Aston included.) Some fun stuff happening behind the scenes these days.

    I think Danny is only sitting in for this season, having Liam coming from Super Formula with his championship.

    edit: some nice runs from Yuki in FP1 and FP2. Even though it doesn't mean anything, finishing ten spots up from Danny is great.

    I feel for Yuki. Instead of having a relatively low-stakes season, now the conversation has shifted to moving to RB to replace Checo. Its crazy.

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  2. Delgalar
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    I'm new to F1, this is the first year I'm watching and tonight I tried racing this track for the first time on F1 23. It's a tough track, I did poorly before my gearbox gave out and spared me from...

    I'm new to F1, this is the first year I'm watching and tonight I tried racing this track for the first time on F1 23. It's a tough track, I did poorly before my gearbox gave out and spared me from last place lol.

    Hope it's more fun to watch than it was to race but either way I'm looking forward to the return of Ricciardo!

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  3. TheD00d
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    Man, I feel so bad for Checo. The man had such a stellar start to a season and then just fell off. After FP2 McLaren is still looking really good. Alpine was not a slouch either today. Was * very*...

    Man, I feel so bad for Checo. The man had such a stellar start to a season and then just fell off.

    After FP2 McLaren is still looking really good. Alpine was not a slouch either today. Was * very* surprised by Yukis performance, DR looking rusty but I think he will get back into the swing of things.

    Hülkenberg out here looking like Ken had me chuckling and his performance was, as per usual not bad.

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  4. AbstractThunder
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    Really hope that Danny Ric of pre-McClaren shows up this weekend instead of his orange shell. I’m a Ferrari/LEC fan so this year has been pretty disappointing so far and I want some silver lining...

    Really hope that Danny Ric of pre-McClaren shows up this weekend instead of his orange shell. I’m a Ferrari/LEC fan so this year has been pretty disappointing so far and I want some silver lining even if it’s not here.

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  5. randomguy
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    What a Q3. McLaren looking strong again is amazing news for me.

    What a Q3. McLaren looking strong again is amazing news for me.

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  6. JCPhoenix
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    I can't imagine Lewis is going to hold that P1. At least not for long. Or maybe Max and Lewis take each other our at Turn 1. Then McLaren 1-2.

    I can't imagine Lewis is going to hold that P1. At least not for long.

    Or maybe Max and Lewis take each other our at Turn 1. Then McLaren 1-2.

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    PnkNBlck71817
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    That was an amazing Qualifying session. I really like the tyre format they tested this weekend and hope they keep it for the future. It was nice seeing the some of the back marker teams set such...

    That was an amazing Qualifying session. I really like the tyre format they tested this weekend and hope they keep it for the future. It was nice seeing the some of the back marker teams set such good times, especially Alfa Romeo.

    I can't wait to see how the jumbled grid settles out after the first few laps tomorrow.

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      swchr
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      Alfa Romeo definitely shocked me. P5 for Zhou and P7 for Bottas is incredible. Having someone else sitting on pole is fantastic too, hope it goes well for Hamilton tomorrow. Had it not been for...

      Alfa Romeo definitely shocked me. P5 for Zhou and P7 for Bottas is incredible. Having someone else sitting on pole is fantastic too, hope it goes well for Hamilton tomorrow. Had it not been for Russell's tough luck, Ricciardo would've been knocked out in P16, for sure. Not that it matters anyway, since thanks to that AlphaTauri, He's not gonna be able to pull it above where he qualified anyway. However, MY BOY'S BACK, LET'S GO DANNY RIC!

      Oh, and Ferrari continues to disappoint with a P11 and a P6. Also, whatever happened to Aston? I miss seeing Alonso on the podium :(

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        PnkNBlck71817
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        Mercedes didn't look good on anything other than the softs during practice, so Russell going out in Q1 was not too surprising. Glad someone else is on pole, but I was really pulling for it to be...

        Mercedes didn't look good on anything other than the softs during practice, so Russell going out in Q1 was not too surprising. Glad someone else is on pole, but I was really pulling for it to be Lando. I'm glad Danny Ric is back, but yeah that Alpha Tauri is just disastrous. Hopefully they can develop something and come back with a new setup as well as the new team name.

        I think Aston's problem is that everyone else's upgrades have surpassed their off-season development. My hopes for an Alonso win this year are quickly dissolving.

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        1. swchr
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          Russell went out in Q1 because he didn't get a banker lap in early and his team had him go out way too late, where he got stuck in traffic and lost a lot of speed going into turn 1, completely...

          Russell went out in Q1 because he didn't get a banker lap in early and his team had him go out way too late, where he got stuck in traffic and lost a lot of speed going into turn 1, completely ruining his lap.

          Alonso after qualifying has been saying that the new tires introduced in Silverstone seem to be affecting their performance, and Red Bull's, and this was a track Aston was expecting to do well in. I don't think they're gonna be able to pull out any more great races for the rest of the season which is a shame but hopefully they'll be back in the fight next season.