Hungarian Grand Prix Race Report | Talking Bull
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What happened in the opening laps and why were the soft tyres so crucial?
When I saw those softs going on, I wasn't sure. Kind of move that Max can only do and only do on Lewis when he when he sees an opportunity.
He's acted very well to hold him off. If this gets cut from the podcast, we know why. Welcome back to the Talk Your Ball podcast, powered by Arva Trade. My name is Tomo. His name is Cal. Let's talk hungry, mate. How are we doing? Mate, really good, man. What a race. I enjoyed that today. That was a blinder. You know what? It's one of those where you were constantly thinking it's 70 laps, it's a very short set, and just there were so many factors that played into it that I hadn't really considered before. Like traffic for one thing, when you've got 70 laps traffic's much bigger factor. It was guaranteed you had to be too stoppy, if not pushing three for some people. Yeah, that was a blinder of a Grand Prix. I was locked it.
Yeah, I always find like when I'm watching the Hungarian GP, I always feel like it feels like one of the longest races on the calendar. Like as in your you're you're you feel like you've been watching it for ages. So much is going on, and then you look and you're at like lap twenty eight. And you kinda like, How long is this gonna go on? But it was just always something going on in the background. There was something to think about, um, a lot of strategy, a lot of different strategies playing out today, which was really, really I enjoyed that race.
And then considering we call this, you know, Monaco with gravel, like you only need one overtaking spot Monaco, and Hungary surely is proof of that. Please make the necessary changes. I I I digress, right?
How did traffic and tyre strategy shape the Hungarian Grand Prix race?
Let's talk about Budapest. Focus in. Final race before, of course, uh the summer break. It was very hot. Track temps were kind of mid to low fifties, weren't they? I mean that that plays havoc, surely, over a race distance as well, Cal.
Yeah, it does. And we do know what we've seen so many of those this year with Barcelona, Austria, here, all we're having these ridiculously high track temps. And uh I think, you know, when you go into a weekend like that, I feel like regardless of the long runs and all the sort of practice you get in FP1, FP2, I feel like you never really know what that track temp's gonna do to the tyres until Sunday.
Absolutely. And of course, you know, Grand Prix Sunday in the end, we get another podium. One of those, mate. It's very strange. And I'm sure I I don't know, like the atmosphere of the garage after a weekend like this where Max clearly very unhappy with the car underneath him, yet is able to put it P2 in the end. Do you know I will the personnel in the garage be like feeling any different about this result? Because it is great. And we did maximise the opportunity there, but also when the car isn't quite playing ball. I don't know, how does that sit with with the team personnel I guess? Actually I kind of look at
Today and say that as well as it being a great drive from Max and what a move on Lewis, we'll talk about that. But I kind of look at today as uh the kind of race that you only win when everyone does a good job. And and that's what happened, right? Throughout the team, the pit stops were on point. Uh strategy was a great call. I gotta say, when I saw those softs going on, I wasn't sure. But you know, all in all, it was a great call, everything worked. out, but it just seemed like they did everything well. So regardless of the car not being exactly the one we want and the one we want to take racing, and yes, Max is always going to be vocal when he doesn't like the way the car drives, but regardless of that, we came out with a great result because everyone did
Their job well today. Damage limitation. You know, we talked about this kind of with with Kimmy this weekend as well, getting that P3 and gaining points on both Lewis and George. You know, he damage limited his week, and I think you know we did as well, right? P2s are huge again when when the car clearly isn't in a spot where we want it to be, balance was was was tricky. There was a lot of wind blustering around, particularly on Friday and Saturday.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the opening laps and why were the soft tyres so crucial?
0:00–1:27
2
How did traffic and tyre strategy shape the Hungarian Grand Prix race?
1:27–4:39
3
Why did Max Verstappen consider the soft‑ tyre stint a risky but winning move?
4:39–6:58
4
What key moments defined Max’s defence against Lewis Hamilton?
6:58–10:08
5
How did Isak Hadjar’s hard‑ tyre performance help Max secure P2?
10:08–13:49
6
What does the team say about the car’s balance and the upcoming summer break?
13:49–18:54
7
Why are mid‑season breaks important for teams and staff wellbeing?
18:54–21:22
8
What are the plans for the second half of the season and future race calendars?
21:22–21:58