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    Hungary 2018

    Here we are , back to "Monaco without the walls" , and it looks like a battle between the Reds and the Bulls , with the badger fastest in the first and Seb quickest by a sliver over Max in the second .

    Again , as I like it , I have no idea who will win .

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    I think the Mercs are going to get mugged by the Ferrari and Redbulls this weekend. It is damage limitation weekend for the Mercs. Clearly the constructors and drivers title leadership may swing again from Mercedes to Ferrari. Pierre Gasly is shining again, putting the Honda shod Torro Rosso in the top ten ahead of the Force Indias, with Mclaren noticeably well out of the top ten. But that was practise two, lets see how things shake out in qualifying tomorrow.
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    Alright The Boss!
    May the forza be with you

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    This is more proof to me that Vettel is not among the true GOAT’s. He should at least be second there. Definitely ahead of his teammate or threatening pole but he didn’t look like tha at all at any point in Q3.

    Great lap from the Boss again, the best qualifier ever as far as I am concerned.

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    That was great .
    And , this bodes well for a great race , too .

    Who knew those Mercs were going to take the front row ?
    But , it's what they had to do to have a chance at this track .
    If it's dry tomorrow , they'll be hoping it's not too hot .

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    Great qualifying.

    Vettel wasn't super impressive, but I have to credit all of the drivers just for keeping their heads in those conditions. Could have been pretty ugly; I was expecting a red flag to come out any minute because of somebody in the barriers.

    Also, what was going on with Ricciardo's strategy?

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    Great qualifying indeed.

    We have come to expect Lewis to do well when the playing field is levelled by the wet.... but we shouldn't forget to give Valteri recognition for that superb 2nd place on the grid. I wasnt expecting that... I expected a Ferrari or Red Bull to be 2nd. Well done Valteri.

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    Sounds like my cable packages once again robbed me of a good qually session!

    With things mixed up over dry weather conditions, tires and strategy could be huge if it stays dry today. The Ferrari's seem really well planted in the dry, and I suspect that the RB cars might make up for some of their outright speed deficit in tire management over the race distance.

    So far I'm really enjoying the fact that most races seem to give us no solid indication of who is going to be on the podium. The dominant cars and drivers seem to vary with conditions, and set up as well as driver skill seems to be more back into the picture this year.

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    So apparently FIA allowed Merc/Ham to replace gearbox oil pump components + brake ducts despite that the car was in parc ferme.

    Why is this allowed? https://twitter.com/adamcooperF1/sta...40789580902400
    ...Funny how ev'rything was roses when we held on to the guns...

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    Disaster for Red Bull on a track where they should have been fighting for the win.
    Oct. 31, 1999 - one of the blackest days in motorsports.

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