Man, this race is getting good.
BGOL Ongoing Formula One Thread: 2025 Season
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The real winner of the race was Hamilton... To battle back from 18th position and finish second was pure excellence.
It was one of his best recovery drives. Mercedes is gonna have to work at those starts though. Ferrari has been like rockets at the start since last season. Granted today was not one of his best, but that 3rd paddle Ferrari has is like a slingshot. Hopefully he can finish out before the summer break on top. Two more races before then. I liked this triple header in the schedule though. It was perfect because everybody brought their upgrades right at the start.
Let's go!
Ferrari sacrificing Kimi's strategy to fuck with Hamilton.
Come on rain, gotdammit!!!
Ham in 4th
Now in 3rd position but he hasn't pitted as yet.
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! 
I missed it what happen
The Rainmeister strikes again!
Vettle locked up and went into the wall. He’s out
You could hear the crowd going nuts. Lol
It be cold out there on these F1 streets
Bottas told to hold position... I guess Mercedes were worried about their cars colliding and going off track. 
What a great race... It had everything - Incident, rain and suspense.
Perfect gamble by Mercedes on the tyre change.
Perfect gamble by Mercedes on the tyre change.
Yep. Mercedes mailed the strategy
DisregardFucking Mercedes
Damn, that was one helluva drive. Lewis holding off V.B. after the safety car was a beautiful thing to see.
Also to see the juxtaposition of Lewis dejected with his head down next to his car in Q2 yesterday, to him jumping and hugging the crew today is amazing.
Entertaining race. Everyone hated the tripleheader. There are too many races on the calendar.
Now Ham needs to keep his focus. That's always been his problem: gets too emotional.
Merc better figure out what Ferarri has done because Ferrari gave up the mirrors and flooring too easily. They've done something else, somewhere.
Now Ham needs to keep his focus. That's always been his problem: gets too emotional.
Merc better figure out what Ferarri has done because Ferrari gave up the mirrors and flooring too easily. They've done something else, somewhere.
They finally made a good strategy call this year.Disregard
Lewis Hamilton takes stunning pole at a wet Hungaroring with Sebastian Vettel only fourth
Final Times after Qualifying:
Final Times after Qualifying:
- Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 35.658secs
- Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 1:35.918
- Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:36.186
- Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:36.210
- Carlos Sainz (Spa) Renault 1:36.743
- Pierre Gasly (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:37.591
- Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:38.032
- Brendon Hartley (Nzl) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:38.128
- Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 1:39.858
- Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:40.593
- Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:35.214
- Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:36.442
- Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 1:36.506
- Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 1:37.075
- Lance Stroll (Can) Williams No Time
- Stoffel Vandoorne (Ned) McLaren 1:18.782
- Charles Leclerc (Can) Sauber-Ferrari 1:18.817
- Esteban Ocon Force India (Fra) 1:19.142
- Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:19.200
- Sergey Sirotkin (Rus) Williams 1:19.301
MICHAEL ANDRETTI ISSUES DEADLINE FOR F1 CHAMP FERNANDO ALONSO, MCLAREN'S ZAK BROWN ON 2019 INDYCAR EFFORT
Andretti Autosport IndyCar team owner Michael Andretti told Autoweek if two-time Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso comes to IndyCar in 2019 it will be for the “full season, or not at all.”
“It was put to Alonso if he wants to do a partial season and he said no,” Andretti told Autoweek. “If he does it, he wants to do the whole thing or not at all.”
Andretti, a full-time Verizon IndyCar Series team owner, continues to work with McLaren CEO Zak Brown on the possible formation of a McLaren entry in IndyCar next season. That is contrary to other media reports in Europe that declared a McLaren IndyCar effort dead. But Andretti emphasized to Autoweek that a deal needs to come together soon if it is going to happen.
Brown said earlier this week that he will devote more focus to the potential IndyCar team after Sunday’s Grand Prix of Hungary, when Formula 1 begins its summer break.
“There are still a lot of things in the air; a lot of things still have to happen,” Andretti said. “As I told you a couple of weeks ago, we are getting to a critical time and we have to get some things done in the next week or so.
“They have to get their driver situation settled. Is Fernando going to stay? Is he going to go? Is he going to come here? Is he going to stay in Formula 1? Is he going to retire? What is he going to do? Zak has to work on his Formula 1 plan and he has a lot to work out there, but we’ll see what is going to happen.”
Andretti said a full-time Alonso in IndyCar would be huge for the series and for the team.
“For me, I would love to have him because he was a joy to work with,” Andretti said. “We had a lot of fun at Indy and I think we would have a lot of fun doing this all year long.
“It would create a buzz, and a buzz is something you can’t buy. It would go back to like it was when Nigel Mansell came over. It feels like the early 1990s when things started to go for IndyCar. The timing of Fernando coming to IndyCar could help set it off."
“I think IndyCar is primed and ready for something like that to happen.”
Andretti and Brown are both friends and “on the same page.” The formation of a McLaren entry in conjunction with Andretti Autosport would bring the two together after the effort the two enjoyed in the 101st Indianapolis 500 in 2017. Alonso was competitive throughout the race before bowing out with engine issues and finishing 24th.
“Fernando Alonso is the complete opposite of Nigel Mansell,” Andretti said. “Everybody thought Nigel was so great and so nice and Fernando is the complete opposite. But that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Fernando is the nicest guy you would effort want to meet, but he has the perception of being a certain way and that is so wrong."
“You really don’t know the person you see in front of the camera.
“It will be good for everybody. It would be good for the whole team and the whole team could help him a lot. If he comes over here, there is a lot he will have to learn. I think the team helped him a lot at Indy and if he comes here, he will have pace from the first race.”
Andretti said if Brown and Alonso don’t decide until the next IndyCar Series race at Pocono on August 19, “it will be too late” to put a competitive deal together in 2019.
Andretti Autosport IndyCar team owner Michael Andretti told Autoweek if two-time Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso comes to IndyCar in 2019 it will be for the “full season, or not at all.”
“It was put to Alonso if he wants to do a partial season and he said no,” Andretti told Autoweek. “If he does it, he wants to do the whole thing or not at all.”
Andretti, a full-time Verizon IndyCar Series team owner, continues to work with McLaren CEO Zak Brown on the possible formation of a McLaren entry in IndyCar next season. That is contrary to other media reports in Europe that declared a McLaren IndyCar effort dead. But Andretti emphasized to Autoweek that a deal needs to come together soon if it is going to happen.
Brown said earlier this week that he will devote more focus to the potential IndyCar team after Sunday’s Grand Prix of Hungary, when Formula 1 begins its summer break.
“There are still a lot of things in the air; a lot of things still have to happen,” Andretti said. “As I told you a couple of weeks ago, we are getting to a critical time and we have to get some things done in the next week or so.
“They have to get their driver situation settled. Is Fernando going to stay? Is he going to go? Is he going to come here? Is he going to stay in Formula 1? Is he going to retire? What is he going to do? Zak has to work on his Formula 1 plan and he has a lot to work out there, but we’ll see what is going to happen.”
Andretti said a full-time Alonso in IndyCar would be huge for the series and for the team.
“For me, I would love to have him because he was a joy to work with,” Andretti said. “We had a lot of fun at Indy and I think we would have a lot of fun doing this all year long.
“It would create a buzz, and a buzz is something you can’t buy. It would go back to like it was when Nigel Mansell came over. It feels like the early 1990s when things started to go for IndyCar. The timing of Fernando coming to IndyCar could help set it off."
“I think IndyCar is primed and ready for something like that to happen.”
Andretti and Brown are both friends and “on the same page.” The formation of a McLaren entry in conjunction with Andretti Autosport would bring the two together after the effort the two enjoyed in the 101st Indianapolis 500 in 2017. Alonso was competitive throughout the race before bowing out with engine issues and finishing 24th.
“Fernando Alonso is the complete opposite of Nigel Mansell,” Andretti said. “Everybody thought Nigel was so great and so nice and Fernando is the complete opposite. But that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Fernando is the nicest guy you would effort want to meet, but he has the perception of being a certain way and that is so wrong."
“You really don’t know the person you see in front of the camera.
“It will be good for everybody. It would be good for the whole team and the whole team could help him a lot. If he comes over here, there is a lot he will have to learn. I think the team helped him a lot at Indy and if he comes here, he will have pace from the first race.”
Andretti said if Brown and Alonso don’t decide until the next IndyCar Series race at Pocono on August 19, “it will be too late” to put a competitive deal together in 2019.
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