Hungarian GP: Williams Martini Grand Prix Preview
By Williams Martini Racing
July 21 2015
The next round of the 2015 Formula One season sees the Williams Martini team move to the twisty Hungaroring circuit for the 2015 Hungarian GP. For both Williams drivers, Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas, it is a circuit that they enjoy returning to. Both drivers are confident that with the upgrades on the FW37 aimed at extra downforce that they are looking at another comptetive weekend.
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When making a mid-summer trip to the Hungaroring you can expect to endure temperatures in the mid-30s. For a driver in the cockpit of a Formula One car, this can be in excess of 60 degrees. Combining these conditions with the demanding barrage of corner after corner with very few straights for rest and you have the kind of situation Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa will be in during the Hungarian Grand Prix. Although moderately slow in Formula One terms with an average speed over one lap of 120mph, the slippery track conditions result in the circuit being a challenge the drivers relish. The end of the Grand Prix also marks the long awaited and greatly deserved summer break for drivers and team personnel alike.
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Quote:Analysis: Will Williams Slip Back Down The Order In Hungary?
The true picture of the team's progress is still unclear. The Hungaroring features a greater ratio of low-speed corners than Silverstone, and places far greater emphasis on pure downforce, hence greater optimism for the likes of Red Bull and McLaren-Honda, who are suffering large power deficits, and some uncertainty in the Williams camp.
Article in Autosport.
Basically, it just says maybe, maybe not.
EDIT: Well there's our luck. As i said it is very hot for the last few weeks but this weekend there are showers predicted in Budapest...
Sir Frank: "It's what we do, we love doing it. It's like oxygen, it fixes you".
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It is very hot in central/eastern part of Europe for the last few weeks so it is going to be really difficult for drivers and engines.
EDIT: Well there's our luck. As i said it is very hot for the last few weeks but this weekend there are showers predicted in Budapest...
Hmmmm . . . could be wet start and dry later according to Weatherspark.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015:07:22:12:15:40 by Ozzy_bread.
If it rains consistently then I think the weekend will be a write-off. Heck, had it rained earlier in the race in Silverstone we would've been lucky to be in the points.
So, let's hope for some good weather. And some opportune upgrades to the car as well.
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Sir Frank: "It's what we do, we love doing it. It's like oxygen, it fixes you".
I haven't bothered with all the speculation on this site about the drivers because right now it's the car development that matters. If the FW37 delivers another grandstanding opportunity like Silverstone we will see a queue of disgruntled ex-WDCs and other talent at our door. (Unless of course we adopt that Start Lap engine mapping which made such a mess of the start for both Mercedes and both Ferraris.)