Formula1:Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring

sridhar24 · 30th July 2005, 18:39

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Originally Posted by Deeps

He'd have to be running extremely light to have a 0.9s advantage over the second placed man.

Agree Schumi is very light on fuel but don't you think it was a stunning lap from him with a car that is struggling to keep up with the Mclarens and Renaults and with those Bridgestone tyres. I think atleast Schumi is back if not Ferrari.

Now Schumi has 64 pole positions and he just needs two more to beat great Senna's recod of 65 poles.
I thought Alonso would come to second but he just lost it in the final corner, think he is quite heavy on fuel as the car was just sliding. It will be a nice battle between Kimi and Alonso now as neither of the two are on pole position and I wish Alonso a very happy birthday.

Hatari · 30th July 2005, 20:03

michael is clearly pitting 1 extra time compared to everyone near him..
what will be interesting is how long kimi stays stuck behind jarno..
the toyota is on the clean side of the track and will quite surely get away ahead

strategy will be interesting..
and i hope the toyotas come good on their race pace.. which has been a weak point as of late

Minardi · 30th July 2005, 21:02

I am worried that the McLarens are on the dirty side of the track and this means quite a lot at Hungaroring.

BTW, Schumi simply told Todt "Not sure I'll be around next year or not. At least let me get Senna pole position record before the end of the season

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merve_extreme · 30th July 2005, 21:12

Atleast for once Give it to the man.he deserves it.it is not like a fool has landed in pole position.he has been there 63 times before.

BTW how light could he be running.he has set the fastest lap the whole weekend including the practice sessions.atleast Wurz in the mclaren runs very light at the end of practice sessions to get the top position and MS has beaten that too in qualifying.That shows whatever one thinks but the Ferrari is surely fast on this circuit.

manson · 31st July 2005, 01:11

alas the man is back , though i am more of a barrichelo fan reading about schumi taking pole has definitely livened things up for me .

manson .

X-Machine · 31st July 2005, 03:00

It was a fantastic drive by Schumi to take up the pole.He was close to a second ahead of JPM.Commendable performance.
It'll be interesting to watch the start of the race tommorow.
Go Monty Go.

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Minardi · 31st July 2005, 09:48

It would be great for Mclaren if Ferrari slots itself between Mclarens and Renaullts. Imagine Kimi, JPM, Schumi, Barri, Alonso, Fisichella in that order in most of the races. Kimi can shave off 6 points from Alonso's lead in every race!

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sridhar24 · 31st July 2005, 14:14

It will be nice to see Schumi win Hungarian GP from pole which is quite difficult considering the fuel load in the ferrari and the Mclarens behind him, hope the Ferrari's strategy works well.

Deeps · 31st July 2005, 15:18

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Originally Posted by merve_extreme

BTW how light could he be running.he has set the fastest lap the whole weekend including the practice sessions.atleast Wurz in the mclaren runs very light at the end of practice sessions to get the top position and MS has beaten that too in qualifying.That shows whatever one thinks but the Ferrari is surely fast on this circuit.

Ok, perhaps Schumacher himself was responsible for getting on pole. And, yes the Ferrari is not far behind Mclaren in terms of pace at this circuit. But still, a 0.9s advantage over 2nd placed man is more likely down to the softer tyres and/or light fuel load. Its not down to talent alone...other drivers have plenty of that too.

xezas · 31st July 2005, 17:44

What a first lap!!!

Go Schumi !!! Go !!!!

gr8guzzler · 31st July 2005, 20:12

Interesting race....esp Ferrari's strategy.

Kimi was simply superb and had amazing pace. He's back in the championship race with Alonso unfortunately having got no points. JPM's bad luck continues, for once I though McLaren 1-2 was a possibility but after JPM's car gave up it was fun to watch Kimi fire away......

Toyota's did well to end up 3-4. Good drive by Ralf (wish he had the ***** to overtake Schumi) and great drive by Trulli with a not so perfect car.

Overall a great race since the championship is still alive....Looking forward to the new track in Turkey in 3 weeks time...

Cheers!!!

aveek · 31st July 2005, 20:35

Alosno FINALLY got his just desserts... the bum that he is. not so happy waving his fingers in the air this time, eh?? Kimi deserved taht one so bad, just like Alsonso did. I am, more and more, beginning to hate Alonso simply becase of his arrogance. Sad that Fisi couldn't get points... but good for McLaren. Tho problems are still plagueing the car, as we say with poor old JPM this time... :-( And I doubt that Schumi can take 2 more poles this season, unless he runs REALLY light all the time, which will screw up his race, considering the pace of the Renaults and the McLarens...

Can't wait to see Kimi and JPM on the podium in Turkey - I hope they cream everyone on the track, and preferably lap the ferraris and the renaults... MUHUHOHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!

2L8uLoose · 31st July 2005, 20:54

I think this was one of the best races of the entire season... actually had you on the edge of your seat thinking what the various stratergies were... and Schumi... what can I say about him.... sign of a genius once again.... Bravo Ferrari... bravissimo Schumi

sridhar24 · 31st July 2005, 21:18

Awesome race for Michael Schumacher

again those Bridgestones were aweful and Ferrari could not match the pace of Mclarens, he did a great job by finishing on the podium. Sad to see both the Renaults out of championship points and bad luck for Alonso. But this race has hotted up the championship battle between Alonso and Kimi.

varun_patra · 31st July 2005, 21:50

I WANTED ALONSO TO WINNNNNNNNNN ! lol ! but my hats off to kimi and schumi ! and all my respect towards narain too! i wish he stays in f1 the following year and ends up in a better team! and i hope to see a team-bhpian in f1 sooner or later !! haha

30th July 2005, 20:03	#17
Hatari Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,872 Thanked: 874 Times	michael is clearly pitting 1 extra time compared to everyone near him.. what will be interesting is how long kimi stays stuck behind jarno.. the toyota is on the clean side of the track and will quite surely get away ahead strategy will be interesting.. and i hope the toyotas come good on their race pace.. which has been a weak point as of late
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30th July 2005, 21:02	#18
Minardi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 413 Thanked: 15 Times	I am worried that the McLarens are on the dirty side of the track and this means quite a lot at Hungaroring. BTW, Schumi simply told Todt "Not sure I'll be around next year or not. At least let me get Senna pole position record before the end of the season " M
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30th July 2005, 21:12	#19
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	Atleast for once Give it to the man.he deserves it.it is not like a fool has landed in pole position.he has been there 63 times before. BTW how light could he be running.he has set the fastest lap the whole weekend including the practice sessions.atleast Wurz in the mclaren runs very light at the end of practice sessions to get the top position and MS has beaten that too in qualifying.That shows whatever one thinks but the Ferrari is surely fast on this circuit. Last edited by merve_extreme : 30th July 2005 at 21:15.
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31st July 2005, 01:11	#20
manson Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,169 Times View My Garage	alas the man is back , though i am more of a barrichelo fan reading about schumi taking pole has definitely livened things up for me . manson .
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31st July 2005, 03:00	#21
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	It was a fantastic drive by Schumi to take up the pole.He was close to a second ahead of JPM.Commendable performance. It'll be interesting to watch the start of the race tommorow. Go Monty Go. X
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31st July 2005, 09:48	#22
Minardi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 413 Thanked: 15 Times	It would be great for Mclaren if Ferrari slots itself between Mclarens and Renaullts. Imagine Kimi, JPM, Schumi, Barri, Alonso, Fisichella in that order in most of the races. Kimi can shave off 6 points from Alonso's lead in every race! M
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31st July 2005, 14:14	#23
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	It will be nice to see Schumi win Hungarian GP from pole which is quite difficult considering the fuel load in the ferrari and the Mclarens behind him, hope the Ferrari's strategy works well.
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31st July 2005, 17:44	#25
xezas BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore/Chicago Posts: 39 Thanked: 0 Times	What a first lap!!! Go Schumi !!! Go !!!!
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31st July 2005, 20:12	#26
gr8guzzler BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 653 Thanked: 87 Times View My Garage	Interesting race....esp Ferrari's strategy. Kimi was simply superb and had amazing pace. He's back in the championship race with Alonso unfortunately having got no points. JPM's bad luck continues, for once I though McLaren 1-2 was a possibility but after JPM's car gave up it was fun to watch Kimi fire away...... Toyota's did well to end up 3-4. Good drive by Ralf (wish he had the ***** to overtake Schumi) and great drive by Trulli with a not so perfect car. Overall a great race since the championship is still alive....Looking forward to the new track in Turkey in 3 weeks time... Cheers!!!
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31st July 2005, 20:35	#27
aveek BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 294 Thanked: 2 Times	Alosno FINALLY got his just desserts... the bum that he is. not so happy waving his fingers in the air this time, eh?? Kimi deserved taht one so bad, just like Alsonso did. I am, more and more, beginning to hate Alonso simply becase of his arrogance. Sad that Fisi couldn't get points... but good for McLaren. Tho problems are still plagueing the car, as we say with poor old JPM this time... :-( And I doubt that Schumi can take 2 more poles this season, unless he runs REALLY light all the time, which will screw up his race, considering the pace of the Renaults and the McLarens... Can't wait to see Kimi and JPM on the podium in Turkey - I hope they cream everyone on the track, and preferably lap the ferraris and the renaults... MUHUHOHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!
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31st July 2005, 20:54	#28
2L8uLoose BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 628 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	I think this was one of the best races of the entire season... actually had you on the edge of your seat thinking what the various stratergies were... and Schumi... what can I say about him.... sign of a genius once again.... Bravo Ferrari... bravissimo Schumi
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31st July 2005, 21:18	#29
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	Awesome race for Michael Schumacher again those Bridgestones were aweful and Ferrari could not match the pace of Mclarens, he did a great job by finishing on the podium. Sad to see both the Renaults out of championship points and bad luck for Alonso. But this race has hotted up the championship battle between Alonso and Kimi.
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31st July 2005, 21:50	#30
varun_patra BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 469 Thanked: 5 Times	I WANTED ALONSO TO WINNNNNNNNNN ! lol ! but my hats off to kimi and schumi ! and all my respect towards narain too! i wish he stays in f1 the following year and ends up in a better team! and i hope to see a team-bhpian in f1 sooner or later !! haha
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