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2014 Hungary Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: The weekend started out looking like Rosberg would expand his lead out to once again a healthy margin. It ended with Hamilton closing the gap, if ever so slightly. Now, they both have to fret around for four weeks before getting back to it.

EVENT: It's Hungary. You go to visit Budapest, not the track.

QUALIFYING: Hamilton goes up in flames, Ferrari puts Raikkonen in sleep mode, Magnussen goes slip sliding off, and Rosberg snatches pole on last lap.

RACE: A fun one to watch. And watch again.

TRACK: The rain, differing strategies and tires made this otherwise boring track an exciting one.

START: Surprisingly clean with all the spray, but it was Hamilton, who had the clearest start, who nearly dorked it up.

RICCIARDO: Part of it was not having passed pit entry when the first safety car came out. Part of it was strategy. Part of it was fresher tires. But, Daniel still had to get past two world champions. And, he did it in fine style.

RED BULL: They sure are starting to turn things around ... just not with their four-time world champion...

ALONSO: What an amazing performance by Fernando on what became useless tires at the end of the race.

RAIKKONEN: Kimi did well. If only his team were able to perform this time.

FERRARI: Well, they did jump back in front of Williams.

HAMILTON: Circumstances helped, but coming from a pit lane start to a podium is one for the record books.

ROSBERG: Unable to pass Vergne. Took too long to get by Raikkonen (and only did so on a poor move because Kimi avoided the crash). Wasted his one shot to get by Hamilton.

MERCEDES: What were they thinking? Hamilton was not going to just stop the car for Rosberg to catch up and pass. Both drivers had an opportunity to win the race. It was a dumb team order. Get with it, Mercedes.

MCLAREN: Speaking of dumb strategies. They totally screwed up their drivers' races by staying on the wets.

VERGNE: A strong race.

ERICSSON: Ouch!

PEREZ: Ouch, II!

VETTEL: Just missed by a whisker of becoming Ouch, III!

GROSJEAN: Crashing out during a full course yellow is one of the more embarrassing moments for a driver.

HULKENBERG: Nico's 12-race points streak, including all 10 this year, comes to an end.

MEXICO: Haven't we heard this before? Like just last year. And they still have not even started the work on upgrading the track.

AZERBAIJAN: The 2016 Grand Prix of Europe ... in Asia.

BEST HEADLINE OF THE WEEKEND: From grandprix247.com: "Mercedes 9, Ricciardo 2 and The Rest Zero."

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Ricciardo.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 77 -- The number of points Ricciardo has scored in the past five races, three less than Rosberg and four more than Hamilton.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: Ricciardo is now the second Australian to win the Hungarian GP Mark Webber did it in 2010, also in a Red Bull-Renault. Those are the only two victories Red Bull has there.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Lewis Hamilton upon receiving the team order, "I'm not slowing down for Nico. If he gets close enough to overtake, he can overtake."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Germany's Sport Bild's journalist Ralf Bach at the FIA press conference questioning the team owners morality when "Bahrain is killing their own people" then asking, if they would also blindly go "to North Korea."

SCHEDULE: Four weeks for the press and social media to go crazy over non-consequential stories. Then, finally, Spa arrives.

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Ricciardo 70
2. Alonso 70
3. Hamilton 70
4. Rosberg 70
5. Massa 70
6. Raikkonen 70
7. Vettel 70
8. Bottas 70
9. Vergne 70
10. Button 70
11. Sutil 70
12. Magnussen(R) 70
13. Maldonado 70
14. Kvyat(R) 69
15. Bianchi 69
16. Chilton 69
NC Gutierrez 32
NC Kobayashi 24
NC Perez 22
NC Hulkenberg 14
NC Grosjean 10
NC Ericsson(R) 7

Time of Race
1:53:05.058

Margin of Victory
5.225 sec.

Safety Car
2 for 11 laps

Lead Changes
8 among 5 drivers

Lap Leaders
Daniel Ricciardo, Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton

Fastest Race Lap
Nico Rosberg

Pole Position
Nico Rosberg

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Rosberg 202
2. Hamilton 191
3. Ricciardo 131
4. Alonso 115
5. Bottas 95
6. Vettel 88
7. Hulkenberg 69
8. Button 60
9. Massa 40
10. Magnussen(R) 37
11. Perez 29
12. Raikkonen 27
13. Vergne 11
14. Grosjean 8
15. Kvyat(R) 6
16. Bianchi 2

  Team Pts.
1. Mercedes 393
2. Red Bull 219
3. Ferrari 142
4. Williams 135
5. Force India 98
6. McLaren 97
7. Toro Rosso 17
8. Lotus 8
9. Marussia 2
 
 

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2023 Thoughts
Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Azerbaijan
Miami Emilia Romagna Monaco Spain
Canada Austria Great Britain Hungary
Belgium Holland Italy Singapore
Japan Qatar United States Mexico City
Sao Paulo Las Vegas Abu Dhabi

2022 Thoughts
Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Emilia Romagna
Miami Spain Monaco Azerbaijan
Canada Great Britain Austria France
Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Singapore Japan United States
Mexico City Sao Paulo Abu Dhabi

2021 Thoughts
Bahrain Emilia Romagna Portugal Spain Monaco
Azerbaijan France Steiermark Austria Great Britain
Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Russia Turkey United States Mexico City
Sao Paulo Qatar Saudi Arabia Abu Dhabi

2020 Thoughts
Austria Steiermark Hungary Great Britain Anniversary
Spain Belgium Italy Tuscany
Russia Eifel Portugal Emilia Romagna
Turkey Bahrain Sakhir Abu Dhabi

2019 Thoughts
Australia Bahrain China Azerbaijan Spain
Monaco Canada France Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Russia Japan
Mexico United States Brazil Abu Dhabi

2018 Thoughts
Australia Bahrain China Azerbaijan Spain
Monaco Canada France Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Russia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2017 Thoughts
Australia China Bahrain Russia
Spain Monaco Canada Azerbaijan
Austria Great Britain Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Malaysia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2016 Thoughts
Australia Bahrain China Russia Spain
Monaco Canada Europe Austria
Great Britain Hungary Germany Belgium
Italy Singapore Malaysia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2015 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Austria
Great Britain Hungary Belgium Italy
Singapore Japan Russia United States
Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2014 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia Bahrain China
Spain Monaco Canada Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan Russia
United States Brazil Abu Dhabi

2013 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Great Britain
Germany Hungary Belgium Italy
Singapore South Korea Japan India
Abu Dhabi United States Brazil

2012 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Europe
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan South Korea
India Abu Dhabi United States Brazil

2011 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Turkey
Spain Monaco Canada Europe
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan South Korea
India Abu Dhabi Brazil

2010 Thoughts
Bahrain Australia Malaysia China
Spain Monaco Turkey Canada
Europe Great Britain Germany Hungary
Belgium Italy Singapore Japan
South Korea Brazil Abu Dhabi

2009 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Turkey Great Britain
Germany Hungary Europe
Belgium Italy Singapore
Japan Brazil Abu Dhabi


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