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**costamarianavia** · 08-01-2010, 10:15 PM

No, the Hungaroring is a track completely unsuitable for overtaking, Barrichello needed a three second a lap advantage to blow his way by Michael Schumacher (and even then it took a few laps). The Red Bull might have been the class of the field but it never had enough of an advantage to pass the Ferrari. It would have taken a mistake by Fernando Alonso for anyone to have passed him.

Well, Hamilton overtook Petrov after the first couple of laps, with a pretty good maneuver on the outside, although I admit the Renault was a bit out of shape coming out of the corner.

Vettel's pole time was 1.2 seconds faster than Alonso's, and Hamilton's time was 0.8 seconds faster during qualifying. So, I would say the Renault was closer to the Mclaren performance wise this weekend. So, if Hamilton could make it stick, Vettel probably could have as well if he was braver, especially since the Red Bull has such good cornering grip.

However, Hungaroring is probably the worst track to talk about any possibility of overtaking.

08-01-2010, 10:15 PM	#9
costamarianavia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 422 Senior Member	No, the Hungaroring is a track completely unsuitable for overtaking, Barrichello needed a three second a lap advantage to blow his way by Michael Schumacher (and even then it took a few laps). The Red Bull might have been the class of the field but it never had enough of an advantage to pass the Ferrari. It would have taken a mistake by Fernando Alonso for anyone to have passed him. Well, Hamilton overtook Petrov after the first couple of laps, with a pretty good maneuver on the outside, although I admit the Renault was a bit out of shape coming out of the corner. Vettel's pole time was 1.2 seconds faster than Alonso's, and Hamilton's time was 0.8 seconds faster during qualifying. So, I would say the Renault was closer to the Mclaren performance wise this weekend. So, if Hamilton could make it stick, Vettel probably could have as well if he was braver, especially since the Red Bull has such good cornering grip. However, Hungaroring is probably the worst track to talk about any possibility of overtaking.
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