MARTIN BRUNDLE COMMENTATES DURING PRACTICE AT THE HUNGAGORING CIRCUIT BY HELICOPTER!

HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING STATS FOR THE HUNGARORING CIRCUIT THIS WEEKEND!

Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring
(2003–present) –

The Number of Races Held at this track have been 40 And It Was First Held In 1936

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Most wins (drivers) United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (8)
Most wins (constructors) United Kingdom McLaren (12)
Circuit length 4.381 km (2.722 miles) In Mogyrod, Pest County, Hungary
Race length 306.630 km (190.531 miles)
Laps 70
Last race (2024)

 In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix to be held behind the Iron Curtain.

Last five Hungarian Pole Sitters

2023 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2022 – George Russell (Mercedes)

2021 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2020 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2019 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

   Last five Hungarian GP winners

          2023 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)     

       2022 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 

2021 – Esteban Ocon (Alpine)

       2020 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 

      2019 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

THE CIRCUIT IS NORMALLY DUSTY DUE TO UNDERUSE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR.  AS THE CIRCUIT IS IN A VALLEY ABOUT 80 PER CENT OF IT CAN BE SEEN FROM ANY POINT.

NORMALLY, AN UNDERUSED CIRCUIT BECOMES FASTER OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE TRACK SURFACE GATHERS RUBBER RESIDUE, BUT WITH THE HUNGAGORING THIS USUALLY DOES NOT HAPPEN, BECAUSE THE TRACK CAN GET DUSTY SO QUICKLY.  SO THE TRACK FREQUENTLY BECOMES FASTER RESULTING IN THE DRIVERS TRYING FOR THEIR BEST LAP AS LATE AS POSSIBLE.

THE TWISTY, BUMPY NATURE OF THE CIRCUIT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO OVERTAKE IN THE DRY CONDITIONS, AND HAS BEEN THE SCENE OF SEVERAL MEMORABLE DUELS BETWEEN AYRTON SENNA AND NIGEL MANSELL, AYRTON SENNA AND DAMON HILL, AND AYRTON SENNA AND NELSON PIQUET (MAX’S GIRLFRIEND KELLY PIQUET’S FATHER), BACK IN THE DAY!

SO, IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE DRIVER’S HANDLE THE DRY CONDITIONS, AND WHICH TYRES THEY ALL CHOOSE!