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[SilviuAgo]

I posted something in the race thread and the more I watch the post quali show the more I think the drivers just didn’t take any risk.

It’s crazy to be disappointed with a 2-3 in quali

Indeed, a huge surprise in Hungaroring and all the Ferrari fans around us, after Ham exit in Q2, remained shocked after Charles got pole. Was a confusion moment, since McLaren times in Q3 were around +0.5 vs Q2.
So yes, the decrease in track temp but mainly the wind change affected the MCL39 and, as you said, they played safe.

Think this image summaries our boys feelings:



And sometimes, we as fans, are more upset than the McLaren drivers are

[michl420]

One of the craziest qualys I ever see. Q1, Q2 and Q3 where like 3 different days. We had temperature change, wind change and even some drizzels. And this cars are not often be driven with this big wings. So this is a (little) excuse for this "bad" qualy result for mclaren.
But for sure, things can be learned from today.

[CjC]

I posted something in the race thread and the more I watch the post quali show the more I think the drivers just didn’t take any risk.

It’s crazy to be disappointed with a 2-3 in quali

Indeed, a huge surprise in Hungaroring and all the Ferrari fans around us, after Ham exit in Q2, remained shocked after Charles got pole. Was a confusion moment, since McLaren times in Q3 were around +0.5 vs Q2.
So yes, the decrease in track temp but mainly the wind change affected the MCL39 and, as you said, they played safe.

Think this image summaries our boys feelings:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GxW0gu5XsAA ... me=900x900

And sometimes, we as fans, are more upset than the McLaren drivers are

Lando also said that they should have better race pace than Leclerc so their confidence is still high but on the flip side of the coin everyone in the paddock including McLaren expected them to be on pole, with a 1-2, with a margin so anything can happen tomorrow.

[MormegilRS]

2-3 is not bad. Will hopefully have faster race pace to get past Leclerc. And for all the people pointing out that the drivers did not do a good enough job, Verstappen was not on pole every race in 2023 when he had the fastest car. Off the top of my head, I remember the USGP where he qualified 6th or 7th because of track limits.

[CjC]

Carried on watching the post quali show…
Lando said his 14.8 in Q2 was a ‘nice, easy lap’ if he was pushing it’d have been a 14.5!!

Both drives are perplexed as to why they both ended up a lot slowed in the different conditions in Q3.

So FittingMechanocs noted Lando did a 15.0 in Q2 on used tyres…. At the same time on new tyres Leclerc did a 15.4!….

Anyway, race day tomorrow. Supposedly it’s going to rain over night so the track will be green at the very least if not slightly wet for the race.

[Slahinki]

In the post quali presser, Lando said it was just the wind, and not the track temperature. So I guessed wrong on that front.