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Hungaroring, 30 July - 1 August

Friday 30 July
Practice one: 0855-1035, BBC Red Button/online
Practice two: 1255-1435, BBC Red Button/online

Saturday 31 July
Practice three: 0955-1105, BBC Red Button/online
Qualifying: 1210-1430, BBC One/online and BBC Radio 5 live sport extra/online

Sunday 1 August
Race: 1210-1515, BBC One/online and BBC Radio 5 live/online


Standings:

Track:

Track Diagram

Circuit information

Length: 4.381km
Race distance: 70 laps / 306.663km

Full throttle: 58%
Top speed: 291kph
Longest flat-out section: 11s / 750m
Right/left-hand turns: 8/6

Tyre wear: Medium/high
Brake wear: High
Downforce level: Very high
Gear changes per lap: 50

Strategy

Average fuel use per lap: 2.172kg (source: Williams)
Pit stop time loss: 20.5s

2010 tyres: Medium (prime, no stripe) and Super-Soft (option, green stripe)
2009 tyres: Soft (prime, no stripe) and Super-Soft (option, green stripe)


Hungary preview quotes - Ferrari, Force India, HRT, Mercedes GP & more
Hot on the heels of Hockenheim, the teams head straight to Budapest for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, the last race before the Formula One community takes a well-earned summer break. Drivers and senior team personnel discuss their prospects for the Hungaroring…


German - Team Preview
Bridgestone
Cosworth

McLaren
Sauber
Mercedes
Ferrari Not uploaded yet
Red Bull Not uploaded yet
Williams
Renault Not uploaded yet
Force India
Toro Rosso
Lotus Not uploaded yet
Hispania
Virgin Not uploaded yet


Classic F1

Classic F1 - Hungarian Grand Prix 1990
Short highlights of the 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix, in which Belgium's Thierry Boutsen drives an immaculate race in his Williams to hold off Ayrton Senna, Alessandro Nannini and Nigel Mansell to take his third and final F1 victory.

Classic F1 - Hungarian Grand Prix 1992
Watch short highlights of the 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix won by McLaren's Ayrton Senna, as Nigel Mansell finishes second to secure his first and only F1 world championship.

Classic F1 - Hungarian Grand Prix 1998
Watch short highlights of the 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix, where Ferrari's Michael Schumacher drives a superb race following a switch in strategy to overhaul the McLarens of Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard.

Classic F1 - Hungarian Grand Prix 2007
Watch short highlights of the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix, where McLaren's Lewis Hamilton takes his third Grand Prix victory after fending off the Ferrari of eventual world champion Kimi Raikkonen.

Classic F1 - Hungarian Grand Prix 2009 - Hamilton's first win of the season
Lewis Hamilton reminds everyone he is the reigning F1 world champion, claiming his first win of the 2009 season in the much-improved McLaren at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Technical Changes - German Grand Prix

Weather Forecast

Forecast Summary:
Emphasis: Wet running possible at times, especially Fri/Sat. Current expectations see dry or largely dry conditions for the race.

Friday: Mostly cloudy but some sunny spells developing; showers likely at times, some heavy. Chance of PPN 50%. Max 27C. Wind light SSE.

Saturday: Variable cloud cover and sunny spells. Heavy showers likely at times. Chance of PPN 60%. Max 28C. Wind light E.

Sunday: Showers possible AM but expected to be dry for the race, with well-broken mid-level cloud and sunny spells. Chance of PPN 30%. Max 26C. Wind light WNW.


News

• Bernie says order regs need reviewing
  Bernie Ecclestone admits a discussion on Formula 1’s team order regulations is needed in wake of the controversy caused by Ferrari at Hockenheim, with the commercial supremo in favour of allowing teams to manage their cars as they see fit.
• Montezemolo slams 'hypocritical' critics
  Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has leapt to the defence of his under-fire team and accused critics of its controversial tactics in the German Grand Prix of “hypocrisy”.
• Ferrari expresses confidence in WMSC
  Ferrari is confident that the World Motor Sport Council will understand its controversial actions at Hockenheim after it decided not to appeal against the $100,000 fine imposed on it by race stewards.
• Domenicali insists no order was given
  Ferrari chief Stefano Domenicali insists the team didn’t order Felipe Massa to move aside for team-mate Fernando Alonso at Hockenheim, and that its controversial radio message had simply been intended to inform the Brazilian of the developing situation around him.
• Unrepentant Ferrari target Hungarian success
  They may be racing under the cloud of possible further sanctions from the FIA after their controversial one-two result in Germany, but Ferrari are determined to stay upbeat ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian race.
• Lewis: We need to find pace urgently
  Lewis Hamilton said McLaren has no time to lose in making up the lost ground to Red Bull and Ferrari after finishing a distant fourth in the German Grand Prix.
• McLaren “don’t understand” Red Bull’s wing
  McLaren engineering director Paddy Lowe admitted the team are struggling to understand how Red Bull and Ferrari’s flexing front wings work.
• Drivers baffled by Mercedes slump
  Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher admitted they were perplexed by how their car could go from being a podium finisher in Britain to being lapped by the leaders in Germany just one round later.
• Tyre blunder earns Force India reprimand
  Force India’s wretched German Grand Prix was compounded by a post-race reprimand from the stewards for fitting the wrong tyres to both its cars during a chaotic start to the race.
• Force India to run blown diffuser
  Force India will run an exhaust-blown diffuser for the first time this year in practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
• Don't expect a Monaco repeat – Kubica
  Robert Kubica believes Renault should be more competitive at the Hungaroring than it was last weekend in Germany – but has ruled out a repeat of his front-running performance at the similarly slow Monaco circuit earlier this year.
• STR duo disagree over collision
  Toro Rosso duo Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi each felt they were the innocent party in the first-lap tangle that ruined the team's German Grand Prix.
• Yamamoto retains seat for Hungary
  Karun Chandhok will remain out in the cold at Hispania for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix after the team confirmed Sakon Yamamoto would continue to drive alongside Bruno Senna.
• Yamamoto’s blunders (HRT race review)
  Sakon Yamamoto’s second appearance for HRT – this time in place of Karun Chandhok – did not go very well.

The track and TV coverage starts

Technical changes Hungry


Europe preview quotes - Virgin, Lotus, Force India, Williams & more

FIA Thursday press conference - Europe


Practice 1

Practice 2

Practice 3

Qaulifying

Race

Standings