Try not to pack your swim suit in the bag right now, there’s one more race before F1 says “hi summer holidays”.
Eleven races have gone back and forth and two drivers are as yet endeavoring to out-fox each other in their offer to end up a fifth-time best on the planet.
Hungary displays the possibility for either Lewis Hamilton or Sebastian Vettel to pick up the high ground on the pack and skip into half-term best of the class.
This limited and twisty track north east of Budapest was first presented in 1986, with the possibility of a Monaco-style road circuit being worked in the capital’s greatest open stop – the People’s Park.
Sadly, that fantasy never appeared and the little town of Mogyorod was picked. Any feelings of dread that a first fantastic prix behind the Iron Curtain would crash and burn were immediately rejected as 200,000 onlookers swung up to see Nelson Piquet’s Williams go around the outside of Ayrton Senna’s Lotus to take triumph.
The Hungaroring gives fans a portion of the best perspectives on the logbook, with 80% perceivability of the activity from certain vantage focuses. For what reason not go one better and watch the show unfurl as you descend the water slides at the Aquarena water stop situated close to the setting?
Lewis Hamilton holds the record for the most wins in Hungary (five), despite the fact that the Briton has never won a Hungarian Grand Prix and a big showdown title around the same time.
The group were likewise treated to a Red Bull confrontation as Max Verstappen’s cumbersome takeout of Daniel Ricciardo at Turn Two incited tense words over the group radio and post-race. “On the off chance that that is who I think it was? That is ******” was Ricciardo’s frosty reaction.
The approvals were appropriately given to Vettel for dealing with his race well in troublesome conditions. A 14-point lead was taken care of for the Scuderia and the month-long holiday looked all the sweeter.
Be that as it may, the euphoria in Budapest swung to the stuff of bad dreams after the mid year break. Vettel and Ferrari’s season imploded in Asia in the space of three races. There was the multi-car heap up in Singapore, an early retirement through motor inconveniences in Japan, and a lively fourth-put complete from the back of the framework because of more motor issues in Malaysia.
A year prior, small time who looked like accomplishing that objective was Sebastian Vettel. The German clung to win a nail-gnawing challenge regardless of issues with his Ferrari, partner Kimi Raikkonen grumbling he was speedier and a late surge by equal Hamilton.
