Hungarian GP Qualifying Thread

[ferrari4life]

eddie speaking sense about martins comments...hahah this is funny

[Hermann]

Vettel on pole again? How surprising *yawn*

[tifosi1035]

No one replied earlier. I couldn't watch so I was curious what front wing we had on the car??No one replied earlier.I couldn't w

[ICEMAN_89]

No one replied earlier. I couldn't watch so I was curious what front wing we had on the car??No one replied earlier.I couldn't w

Both had the new flex wing

[hogo]

Wow... Well at least we are 2nd and quite far ahead of the rest. Too bad Massa will have to start from the dirty side so its possible that he will lose position to Hamilton...

Anyway I hope Bulls are cheating and both cars will be disqualified.

[tifosi1035]

Pray for race pace.....E

[RACERX11]

why is everyone handing the victory to the Red Bulls? I still believe in the human portion of the race.... where Alonso and Massa are way better....

[Tech_Skill]

Alonso Looks very happy there, i gotta say, he got into the 1.19's which i thought was outstanding.

[ferrari4life]

we should implore the fia to change the qualifying format to prevent such dominance by the red bulls.. sounds familiar?

[Hermann]

Pole is Hungary is meant for the victory- under normal circumstances.

[ICEMAN_89]

Alonso Looks very happy there, i gotta say, he got into the 1.19's which i thought was outstanding.

Not if you compare his time to Vettel's;)

[tifosi1035]

[CODE][/CODE]

Both had the new flex wing

Ugh... at least we gave it a ride. Let's see if we can't scrap tomorrow for two podium spots.

[ICEMAN_89]

Pole is Hungary is meant for the victory- under normal circumstances.

Button Won in 2006 and he started 14th, but as you said under normal circumstances

[ferrari4life]

feels like the ferrari is better of the line that the bulls..we have a decent chance

[Tech_Skill]

Not if you compare his time to Vettel's;)

I wonder why that is........ might just be the car no?

No way is vettel 1.2 seconds a faster driver than Alonso.

[ferrari4life]

also think the bulls will not be as quick in the race..think they dialed things up for quali since they realize how much being ahead counts for. hope it compromises their race

[m schumy]

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh: "I think getting in front of Felipe Massa was do-able for Lewis (Hamilton), but still, to be the first of the fixed-wing vehicles is something. That's how we feel at the moment. There's a regulation about the wings needing to be 85mm above the ground, and to be rigid. Perhaps it's time for some clarification."

[m schumy]

Red Bull driver Mark Webber on BBC One: "I did my best today. I probably didn't put in the cleanest lap on the first flyer but, hey, that's the way it goes. I'm sure there's a bit more for both of us to get out of the car again as well. I'm still in a great position - congratulations to Seb, he deserves pole - but we can both have a great race tomorrow for sure."

[FFFerrari]

feels like the ferrari is better of the line that the bulls..we have a decent chance

Indeed it seems, but they had real problem in Vettel's car in Hockeinheim so I don't think we can repeat the start from there. But hey, they can always crash together

[Losticus]

In the PC Alonso's eyes had that sharkly look of when he smells victory ;)

[m schumy]

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso on BBC One: "We found a big gap between Red Bull and us this weekend, so we maximised our potential today. We did our job which is to be best of the rest. Hopefully tomorrow we can make it a more difficult race for them because so far this weekend it has been too easy. The start is important, it is difficult to overtake. Strategy will be important but we know the start will be 60-70% of the race."

[Kingdom Hearts]

Let's hope Vettel don't do anything stupid if Alonso have a better start than him. And Felipe is in danger with Hamilton behid and with Lewis in attack mode at the start.

[Tech_Skill]

If Alonso doesnt get a good start, its over, simple as that.

[m schumy]

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner on BBC One: "This was probably our most dominant qualifying of the year. The track suits the car well, with not many straights and lots of corners which is perfect for us. But we have seen the Ferraris and McLaren are closer in race trim. As for the talk about our front wing - the regulations are clear, there is a clear FIA test the cars have to pass. We're happy the car complies. This week it's front wing, before that it was active suspension, before that diffuser. The team should take it as a compliment. We're focused on our own performance, hopefully we can get two good starts and get our heads down and leave the rest behind."

Red Bull's pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel on BBC One: "It was a very good day for us. All weekend here we felt very comfortable with the car and we were able to improve it another bit overnight. I said on the radio to the boys 'this is your moment'. I said 'you built this wonderful car'. It was a pleasure to drive. I'm looking forward to tomorrow. This circuit suits us. You need to know the track but you need to have the car. The track suits our car so we are little bit quicker than the rest. We found the problem from last week that made the bad start so hopefully we can have a normal start tomorrow. Usually in Hungary it is important to be on the clean side. The start is important but there are 70 laps after that. It will be an exciting race tomorrow."

[m schumy]

I think it will all depend on the start, not the easiest track to overtake on during the race

[Mitra]

hoping for a good race
if we have a good start i think anything can happen

[tpe]

Yeap. Start is everything. Remember 2008, when Massa overtook Hamilton. We need such a start, although from 3rd and 4th position, that is very, very difficult. Anyway, let's hope that the race will be good for us. Even the 2nd place is good for Alonso.

[Hornet]

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh: "I think getting in front of Felipe Massa was do-able for Lewis (Hamilton), but still, to be the first of the fixed-wing vehicles is something. That's how we feel at the moment. There's a regulation about the wings needing to be 85mm above the ground, and to be rigid. Perhaps it's time for some clarification."

That was really desperate

[zuludemon]

That was really desperate

Rigid implies no flex at all - the Macca wing flex by even a micron? then it is not rigid..

And the rules dont say 85 mm above the ground, not that I can find in the tech regs anyway.

[LAROSA SpA]

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh: "I think getting in front of Felipe Massa was do-able for Lewis (Hamilton), but still, to be the first of the fixed-wing vehicles is something. That's how we feel at the moment. There's a regulation about the wings needing to be 85mm above the ground, and to be rigid. Perhaps it's time for some clarification."

The wings need to be rigid ?!

Not even an aircrafts wings are rigid