Hungarian GP 2021
Did you watch the controversial Verstappen/Hamilton crash in Silverstone two weeks ago? If not, you should definitely do! Max crashed out with a 51G impact and retired while Hamilton received a 10-second penalty – still, he went on to win the race. In my view, it was a racing incident – one that could have been avoided if either driver took their right foot off the throttle. Red Bull has lodged a formal petition to review the penalty that Lewis received but I doubt any further action will be taken. With all this in mind, F1 goes to Hungaroring this weekend with the protagonists being separated by just 8 points.
The circuit is favoring the Red Bulls, however they haven’t won there since 2014. Given the recent turn of events, I think Max is going to win although Lewis will try hard to get his 100th F1 Grand Prix victory. Mercedes should also be getting close to a decision between Bottas and Russell, with the latter being the favorite. Bottas will have to do something extraordinary to keep his position in a championship-winning car!
You can access the power predictions here.
| Driver | Qualifying Prediction | Actual Qualifying Result | Race Prediction | Actual Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocon | 13 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sainz | 7 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Alonso | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Gasly | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Tsunoda | 11 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
| Latifi | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| Russell | 15 | 17 | 17 | 8 |
| Verstappen | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Raikkonen | 17 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
| Ricciardo | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Schumacher | 19 | 20 | 19 | 12 |
| Giovinazzi | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
| Mazepin | 20 | 19 | 20 | R |
| Norris | 6 | 6 | 5 | R |
| Bottas | 4 | 2 | 3 | R |
| Perez | 3 | 4 | 4 | R |
| Leclerc | 5 | 7 | 7 | R |
| Stroll | 14 | 12 | 13 | R |
| Vettel | 12 | 10 | 12 | D |