It is symbolic that the change of the championship leader took place exactly in the middle of the season — the Hungarian stage was the 2016 series of the equator.
Before the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix was announced the news that everyone was waiting for — Nico Rosberg extends contract with Mercedes. Thus it was closed most coveted position in the peloton Formula 1.
Like elated German predgonochnyh won three of the four sessions. Only in the first training session he conceded Lewis Hamilton two tenths in the second and third training showed the best time, and then won the qualification.
It is only if we talk about the results of the sessions, but in fact at the time they happened a lot of interesting...
Firstly, Hamilton had an accident in the second training session, which did not allow him to continue the race. One of Lewis spun turns his Mercedes issued from the road and hit a wall. The Briton was able to go back and continue, but get to the boxes, he was forced to lay down their arms — the car was damaged, and the rider was coming to visit. Which, however, did not find him any injury.
The third training session, Lewis continued to fly off the track, losing one attempt after another — new asphalt was extremely slippery. As a result, Hamilton became only the fourth — in addition to the fastest time ahead of Rosberg his Red Bull driver Max Verstappen and Daniel Riccardo.
And if the Australian and British defeated the Germans for half a second, the young Dutchman — only two thousandths!
But in qualifying, everything fell into place — a pair of Mercedes reign on the top two lines of the table of results. But this could not be, if it were not enough strange decisions of the judges.
Start qualifying session had to be postponed for twenty minutes due to rain. Then start the first segment has been given and just left the pilots on the track, when he again went to the shower and the judge got red flags again to stop the session.
Later qualifications continued again stopped because of an accident Marcus Eriksson, again continued to stop again after the departure of Felipe Massa, renewed and now has become a cause of cardiac Rio Haryanto.
In the second segment of the race took place both in the wet and the dry coating — track time to dry out and the participants switched to slicks. Each new lap was faster than the previous, and the greatest benefit in this situation given to those who have committed their rest again later. Namely — the fastest time Max Verstappen, Nico Rosberg and Daniel Riccardo.
But Kimi Raikkonen failed to rise above 14 times and withdrew from the qualifications, thus dooming themselves to challenging and interesting race — it is extremely difficult to break at the circuit near Budapest.
In the final part of qualifying events took place, which became the reason for another scandal...
In its attempt to Lewis Hamilton walked in the first place, but right in front of the British Mercedes McLaren Fernando Alonso spun. The current world champion immediately slowed down, but the judge Enable double yellow flags.
Riding after Nico Rosberg just slowed down — just for a little bit, to formally comply with the rules of law — is still showing at the same time the best for themselves and for all results.
This development could not cheer Hamilton, who after qualifying did not fail to appeal to the judges for an explanation — if Rosberg went right or wrong. However, no punishment German has not suffered, and therefore his actions were deemed legitimate...
The scandal in qualifying triggered heated discussions before the race and at the end of it. Most likely it will last until the next phase, which will take place next weekend — it was too delicate is the situation.
But the fact remains — Rosberg won the qualifying, Hamilton was second, and the second row of the grid were the two Red Bull.
For Nico still has ruined the start of the race — the owner of the pole fell to third place, behind both his teammate and Daniel Riccardo. But the second position Rosberg immediately returned, but to catch up with Hamilton was unable to. In this struggle for the victory it was completed — all the events taking place behind the troika in the face of Hamilton, Rosberg and Riccardo, who, in that order, and got to the finish line.
The most acute at the end of the race was a double duel racers Red Bull and Ferrari. Sebastian Vettel was trying to get ahead of Riccardo and get off at the third place, and behind them started only 14th and played a lot of positions, Kimi Raikkonen comes on the heels ranks fifth Ferstappenu Max. But in fact, and in another case, the Scuderia drivers are behind the riders, «Red Bulls».
Finished seventh Fernando Alonso — the Spaniard won the funny achievements: absolutely all of the weekend sessions, he was seventh. Closed the top ten Carlos Sainz, Valtteri Bottas and Nico.
Daniil Kvyat was unable to find the pace and results of the qualification was only 12th. The race, he finished in 16th position — said the penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
The next stage of the Formula 1 will be held in the coming weekend in Germany at the track at Hockenheim. And then — summer vacation...
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