Blood has been drawn, the gloves have come off, and Redbull continues to bitch their way into the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. Silverstone was two weeks ago but seems like years in the wake of one of the most controversial moments I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing in my short F1 obsession. Let’s be real Hamilton vs. Verstappen has been brewing for years and just maybe this could’ve been old news had Redbull maintained their dominance after Vettel decided he wanted a prancing pony instead of wings. Finally with a packed British house, we got it on full display, and we were not disappointed.
That was last time around, and here we find ourselves in Budapest ready for a few laps around the Hungaroring. All week long, we’ve heard nothing but the discussion of the incident and Redbull going as far as to try and grovel for a second review. Look I fucking hate both of these teams, but Redbull has really taken the lead with all of this. I get your beauty pageant daughter is getting into her teen years so you want to make sure she wins to keep her motivation, but let it fucking go. A lot of shit was said between both teams and Toto dropped the greatest corporate line with “Michael! I sent you an email” before bringing his swag to the stewards office, swiftly followed by Horner saying “I will have none of that sir!”
Again, damit that was last time out. It was a goddam racing incident and as a Ferrari fan who equally hates both teams and drivers, I win as the neutral party, ok? OK. As an old boss used to say, “Mooooving on”. We’ve already had Verstappen mmmmmmmmm sorta cut Luis off in the pitlane during the free practice sessions on Friday so qualifying is going to be quite interesting. The Hungaroring looks to be neutral territory in suiting both teams strengths and frankly I have given up on who to bet on this season.
Lest we forget there’s another battle brewing at the top of the field between McLaren and Ferrari. Almost quietly behind the scenes these two teams have traded blows and while McLaren holds the lead in almost all part to Lando Norris’s incredible start to the season, Ferrari only sits 15 points away from third place in the Constructor’s Championship. In fact I’d go as far to say that should McLaren and Ferrari find strength this weekend, Valteri Bottas and Sergio Perez may find themselves in a bit of trouble if they can’t keep up with their respective counterparts. The second Merc and Redbull haven’t had the strongest seasons and while they have been….around (that’s a somewhat loose description of it) to pickup some points when their teammates struggle, it is far too inconsistent for the top teams to be comfortable with.
Should Ferrari, McLaren, shit even toss Gasly, Vettel, or Alonso in there, find some solid pace the top three could look wild after Sunday. I’m also stating that fact because I fully predict the titans of our time coming together once more before the summer break. Will it be the Humdinger in Hungary? The Brawl at Budapest? Will Redbull have their vengeance? Will Mercedes cruise to another win? There is all left to play for heading into the summer break and the title fight stands separated by eight measly points.