Formula 1: Hungarian GP Updates and comments

Soooo.... the racing is back....we hope. Murray thinks 6 teams stand a chance of victory this weekend. Let's see...

Brawn GP......yes, Red Bull....yes, Ferrari... yes, Ok thats three. Now onto the maybes. McLaren obviously, um... isn't that kind of it?
Oh yes Torro Rosso get a new driver with the most mispronounced name in history. He won't be winning so Legard and Brundle won't have to worry too much. Force India say that Germany was no fluke. Well, I'd start putting big bumpers on the back, it seems to attract Ferraris in that case.
Renault.... yeah ok, not gonna happen. Nowt, zilch, nada.
Toyota? Possibly points but not a win. I'm a firm believer that for performance here see Monaco. So I'm expecting a Brawn/Red Bull fight again. Hopefully Jense can get back on track and consolidate his championship lead.

So there's my thoughts on Hungary.... over to you!

Hungaroring seems to have a history of attracting new winners, drivers who get their maiden win in a seemingly normal environments. (ie. no rain, major player retirements) For example...

Damon Hill
Fernando Alonso
Jenson Button
Heikki Kovalainen

...so 2009, could be one for, i dunno, Glock? Rosberg? Barrichello is due a win too. Or will it be just a normal regular GP?

id say rosberg could get lucky lol

i think the brawns might have some tire issues still since it's not warm out in hungary.

i think vettel or webber runs away with it again unless it rains or they are involved in contact

I have a hunch it will be a red bull weekend, dont think Brawn have got much left to give in terms of wins, however with practice tomorrow i will say more then

Well, it's warm. so the brawns will be able to perform this weekend. so watch out for them.

Hamilton

Hopefully Massa is ok. Apparently Eddies says he has only taken a knock to the chin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KujVjoqourQ

i dont see from the onboard if anything hit him, but serious lack of moving the steering wheel at all??

Nasty

could Barrichellos rear rod of been the thing that hit his helmet? That really knocked him hard. Good sign to have seen him waving slightly.

Oft, just saw the BBC coverage of it, took quite a knock. At least he was moving his arms when he was taken out of the medical car.

What the hell, absolute freak accident

I hope he pulls through, and i'd imagine he wont be racing tomorow.

Defo a bit from Rubens' car, thankfully it wasn't anything bigger and that it didn't hit him square in the visor.

Like they say, similar thing happening twice within a week?

Must have been knocked to near unconscious since he gradually slowed by pressing the break. Unfortunately not enough to prevent the large hit into the barrier.

He is talking and is okay, thats great news.

Very, very, very lucky

Yeah, Rubens went to see him and he said that he was speaking so thats good.

The F1 feed seems a bit wonky today as well since we can't see any of the times!

Alonso, pole! Wow!

Apparently Alonso is on pole

So much for Jenson saying in the Op that Renault wouldn't be there

Naughtly Button, swearing on TV tsk tsk

HAHA!! He doesnt know!

JENSON SWEAR HAHAHA!

Wow, what happened to the good old WAG timing system?

lol, at least there is some light heartedness to the end of the session

Alonso "What did you do?"
Hamilton "a 21.7, what about you?"
Alonso "21.5, I think I'm on pole!"

ah see, its LG now so something was bound to happen

Alonso
Vettel
Webber
Hamilton
Rosberg
Kovalainen
Button
Nakajima
Massa

Button "What did you do?"
Alonso "21.5"
Button " F***ing Hell!"

Gotta love Button

Just saw the end of the press conf on the bbc site, they all looked rather confused and were laughing about it.