Official 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix Race Thread - Hungaroring, Budapest - Race 13/24

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Hungaroring Circuit - Information​

The Hungaroring, built in 1985, was ready for racing in just nine months. Initially, the Hungarian government considered reviving the old Nepliget park circuit in Budapest for Formula 1, but ultimately decided to create a purpose-built facility.

The first Grand Prix at the Hungaroring took place in 1986, with Nelson Piquet winning the race after a memorable overtake on Ayrton Senna.

The circuit is often compared to a karting track due to its lack of straights and series of corners. Teams use high levels of downforce similar to Monaco, and a well-sorted chassis is crucial for success. Drivers enjoy the challenge of finding a good rhythm to set fast lap times.

Visiting the Hungaroring in July means hot weather, but there's a nearby water park, the Mogyorodi Aquarena, to cool off. The circuit is also just 20km from Budapest, offering access to one of Europe's most vibrant city centers.

For the best viewing experience, the grandstands on or around the main straight provide views of multiple parts of the track, thanks to the natural bowl-like setting, similar to the UK's Brands Hatch.

Hungarian Grand Prix - Schedule Information & TV Broadcast Times​



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Channel 4 Highlights - Broadcast Times​

Saturday 20th July - Hungarian GP Qualifying Highlights - 18:30
Sunday 21st July - Hungarian GP Race Highlights - 18:30

Weekend Weather Forecast (as at 15/07/2024)​



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Track Diagram & Information​



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Previous Race Highlights​


Championship Standings​

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I'm looking forward to this one. I don't think Merc will be up there still but it would be nice to see if the Mclaren's and Red Bulls are still close.

Also, in the nicest possible way I'd prefer another terrible performance from Sergio Perez so that Red Bull have to do something about his seat. Lets be honest, he can't be enjoying himself getting absolutely roasted every race weekend and its only going to get worse for him if the Red Bull starts getting caught consistently by Merc and Ferrari too. On that note, Ferrari also need to do something as they've seemingly fallen off since Monaco...
 

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chrismscotland said:
I'm half expecting Ferrari to feature well here as they did in Monaco
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I would have thought that the track layout and the conditions would not suit the Red Bull, whereas the Ferrari should be good, as Monaco demonstrated.
But then if the track temperature is very high it might be a race of tyre preservation..
 
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413x said:
Isn't this one usually dull?
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It’s going to struggle to follow that last race regardless but looking up last years overtakes at least: There were 16 total overtakes of which 15 were shown live. :o

So surely the only way is up right? Considering the narrowing performance gap of the top cars. I’ll huff the copium for all of us. :D
 
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Oh yeah that's it. The street track without the peril of the walls. Although Monaco has been particularly dire of m late
 

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I'd also like to see Ferrari bounce back a bit to keep them in the mix. I agree about Perez as well, I think the best thing that can happen for F1, is that he keeps doing terribly, to force a driver change for Redbull. It would be better if there was a clear number 2 constructor, but they have all shared the points about quite a bit so the gap is still manageable.
 

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Feek said:
I put a fiver on Lewis in December to win one (or more) races this year, got £6.67 back on that and have put a fiver on Lewis to be on the podium this weekend.
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After the boost of winning at Silverstone, Hamilton has to have regained his mojo and should do well if Mercedes can put a decent car under him this weekend.
 
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