This weekend F1 heads to the Hungaroring, situated on the Northwest outskirts of Budapest. First run in 1986, the Hungarian Grand Prix is known for producing winners who do not go on to win the driver’s championship. Pole position is key on this curvy track where overtaking is especially difficult; many drivers liken to Monaco without walls. As a matter of fact, the Hungaroring is the slowest permanent circuit on the F1 calendar in terms of average speed.
Red Bull come to the Hungaroring looking to put a stamp on its domination with an upgrade to the car said be worth a further two tenths of a second, quite a gain from a car that already has that much in hand over its closest rival. Expect Max Verstappen to take the win with Sergio Perez in the top five. On the AlphaTauri side of the garage the big news is the return of fan favorite driver Daniel Ricciardo. All eyes will be on him to see if he can best teammate Yuki Tsunoda.
Elsewhere on the grid, look for this to be a general ranking of team performance coming into the race weekend:
1. Red Bull
2. Ferrari
3. Mercedes
4. McLaren
5. Aston Martin
6. Alpine
7. Williams
8. AlphaTauri
9. Haas
10. Alfa Romeo
US TV SCHEDULE
Friday, July 21:
Practice 1 – 7.25AM – ESPN2
Practice 2 – 10.55AM – ESPN2
F1 Show – 12.15PM – ESPN3
Saturday, July 22:
Practice 3 – 6.25AM – ESPN2
Qualifying – 9.55AM –
ESPN
Ted’s Qualifying Notebook – 12.00PM – ESPN3
Sunday, July 23:
Grand Prix Sunday – 7.30AM –
ESPN
, ESPN+
Hungarian Grand Prix – 8.55AM – ESPN2, ESPN+
Checkered Flag – 11.00AM – ESPN3
Ted’s Race Notebook – 12.00PM – ESPN3
Race (re-air) – 7.00PM – ESPNews
Race (re-air) 11.00PM – ESPN2
CIRCUIT INFORMATION
Lap data
Lap length: 4.381km (2.722 miles)
Race laps: 70
Race distance: 293.527km (182.389 miles)
Pole position: Left-hand side of the track
Lap record*: 1’17.103 by Max Verstappen
Maximum speed: 295kph (183.304 mph)
DRS
zone/s (race): Pit straight and second straight
Distance from grid to turn one: 610m
Car performance
Full throttle: 54%
Longest flat-out section: 908m
Downforce level: High
Fuel use per lap: 1.4kg
Time penalty per lap of fuel: 0.042s
Strategy
Quickest complete pit stop in 2013: 21.343s by Red Bull
2022 tyre choices: Hard (C2), Medium (C3), Soft (C4) (2021 Hard (C2), Medium (C3), Soft (C4))
2022 RESULTS
Race Info.
Laps: 70
Pole: George Russell, Mercedes, 1:17.377
Fast race lap: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:21.386
Podium
1. Max Verstappen, Red Bull
2. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
3. George Russell, Mercedes
CURRENT STANDINGS
TRACK MAP AND VIDEO
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