Formula 1

• Track features

  With short straights and slow corners, the Hungaroring is a very different test to the Red Bull Ring or Silverstone. It doesn’t have walls like Monaco does, but its narrow winding turns give off a very similar feel – not much of a surprise given it was designed to mimic the Monte Carlo circuit.

  It means that straight-line speed isn’t quite as crucial as it was in either of our last two rounds, with greater significance placed on having high downforce and good levels of grip, whilst the track’s technical nature means a driver can make a real difference by braking late and making the most of the available tarmac.

  As you would expect from such a slender circuit, mistakes are punished, and that tends to be where overtaking opportunities arise. Turns 10 - 12 can be taken at pace if you work on the limit, but it is easy to slip up ahead of two slower corners and the circuit’s longest straight, which provide the chance to make a move.

  Outside of that, the track doesn’t allow for a whole lot of passing, with little room to get alongside your opponent, and that makes qualifying key. The team will use practice to make a call on whether to prioritise race pace or one-lap pace and then work on a strategy to execute this.

• What's it like in Budapest?

  Budapest is among Europe’s most beautiful and historic cities, and the Hungaroring is located just 30 minutes away from the capital, making it a popular choice for a city-break among race fans.

  Whilst there, explore the city’s many historical highlights, including the Buda Castle, St. Stephen’s Basilica and traditional markets, and try its incredible food. You’ll struggle to find goulash better than in Budapest. Their creamy chicken paprikash and meat-filled pancakes are well worth sampling as well.

  As with many of the European countries we visit, café culture is very much a part of everyday life in Hungary. We’d suggest finding one on the Danube River, picking up a coffee and taking on a Rubik’s cube, which was invented in Hungary in 1974 by Ernõ Rubik.

• Stat pack

  • The Hungaroring has hosted a Grand Prix every year since 1986
  • Oscar won at the Hungaroring in Formula Renault Eurocup in 2019. He scored two podiums there in as many races in Formula 3 in 2022
  • We are the most successful constructor in the history of the Hungarian Grand Prix with 11 victories
  • Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix three times for McLaren
  • Hamilton’s 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix victory was the first hybrid engine victory in F1
  • Ayrton Senna, Mika Häkkinen, Kimi Räikkönen, Heikki Kovalainen, and Jenson Button have all won the Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren