Race Preview 2014 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 25 – 27 JULY 2014 udapest welcomes Formula One this week as the CIRCUIT DATA Bteams assemble at the Hungaroring for the Hungarian HUNGARORING Grand Prix – the 12th round of the 2014 F1 World Length of lap: Championship. For many in the F1 paddock it has been 4.381km a hectic few days. Back-to-back with the German Grand Lap record: 1:19.071 (Michael Prix, Hungary represents a huge logistics effort for teams, Schumacher, Ferrari, 2004) pushed to their limits to transfer cars, garage equipment Start line/finish line offset: and motorhomes the 800km between the two circuits. 0.040km Total number of race laps: The twisting Hungaroring is similar in characteristic to a 70 street circuit – lacking the walls but retaining the tight radius Total race distance: corners, bumpy surface and low grip. It has something of a 306.630km mixed reputation among drivers; common consensus claims Pitlane speed limits: it to be a wonderful track for a qualifying lap but a difficult 80km/h in practice, qualifying place to race, given the paucity of overtaking opportunities. and the race. In close battles, good strategy has frequently been the CIRCUIT NOTES decisive factor, more so than at other permanent circuits. ►The guardrail to the left of the Pirelli are bringing the medium and soft compounds run-off area at Turn Three has been re-aligned to better this weekend. Weather forecasts suggest high track protect the recovery vehicle temperatures will again be a factor – albeit with the risk of and to allow space for a car storms increasing as the weekend progresses. Teams run that has been recovered. their maximum downforce packages in Hungary to cope ►Speed bumps 50mm high with the many slow corners. The issue that will occupy the have been installed two minds of engineers during the practice sessions is the need metres from the track edge in the run-off area at Turns Six/ to maximise traction to get the best return from the many Seven. low-gear acceleration points. ►New debris fencing has In the compelling battle for the Drivers’ World been installed close to the guardrail on the left between Championship title, the pendulum swung back in favour Turns 11 and 12 and around of Nico Rosberg at Hockenheim with the German driver the outside of Turn 14. extending his lead to 14 points with an authoritative victory. DRS ZONES Team-mate Lewis Hamilton will not be too despondent, however. Battling back from a qualifying-session brake ►There will be two DRS zones failure that left him starting near the back of the field, he sharing a detection point 5m before Turn 14. Activation limited his losses with a charge to third place. With four points are 130m after the pole positions and four victories at the Hungaroring he will apex of Turn 14 and 6m after be confident of reducing the deficit this weekend. the apex of Turn One. ROUND 10 START TIME 14:00 Local - 12:00 GMT RACE DATE: 28 JUL 2013 CIRCUIT LENGTH: 4.381KM CIRCUIT NAME: HUNGARORING RACE DISTANCE: 306.630KM NUMBER OF LAPS: 70 LAP RECORD: 1:19.071 - M Schumacher [2004] 100 3 150 5 6 -2.2 3 7 9 -3.0 8 170 4 2.7 T1 4 270 29.2 6 10 11 1.5 290 6 -1.0 T2 28.8 250 5 3 100 280 -3.5 3 2.2 6 205 12a 0.5 5 -1.2 12 1a 13 DRS DETECTION 2 DRS ACTIVATION 2 Pit Lane 1 14 T3 295 22.9 212 6 DRS ACTIVATION 1 5 0.1 1:20.9 0.0 Timing Speed Braking Sector Sector 1 Circuit Start Finish Kmh T3 150 Sector Safety Medical Lateral 22.9 Time Sector 2 Car Car Marshals 3 G-force Gear -1.0 1:20.9 Lap Time Light Run-off Gravel Sector 3 Panels Areas Traps Hungarian GP Fast Facts ► The Hungarian Grand Prix made its victories for Fernando Alonso (2003), finish – Jacques Villeneuve leading Formula One World Championship Jenson Button (2006) and Heikki Damon Hill over the line. Ferrari debut in 1986 at the newly- Kovalainen (2008). repeated both the one-two finish and constructed Hungaroring. It has ► Sebastian Vettel has a blind spot securing the Championship in 2001, been held at this venue every year when it comes to the Hungarian 2002 and 2004. since. Monza and Monte Carlo are Grand Prix, never having won it. ► The 1992 Grand Prix was memorable the only circuits with a longer run of Prior to 2014, during his first five for more than Mansell claiming the consecutive races. seasons as a Red Bull Racing driver, Drivers’ crown. It was the last F1 ► The race has been held 28 times. he took at least one victory in every grand prix to feature pre-qualifying Michael Schumacher and Lewis other country to host a grand prix. and also the final race for the Hamilton are the most successful ► The 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix holds Brabham. Damon Hill qualified 25th drivers in the history of the Hungarian the distinction of being the race with and finished 11th (last). Grand Prix with four wins each. the most pit stops. 88 in total. ► Hamilton made a small piece of McLaren are the most successful ► Both Nigel Mansell in 1992 and history at the 2009 Hungarian Grand team with 11 victories at this Michael Schumacher in 2001 won the Prix by becoming the first driver to circuit, including six of the last nine Drivers’ World Championship at the win a Grand Prix in a hybrid car. Hungarian Grands Prix. Hungarian Grand Prix. In Mansell’s The McLaren MP4/24 powered by a ► In the battle for dominance between case it was the 11th race of a 16-race KERS-equipped Mercedes FO 108W engine suppliers, Mercedes lead the season, for Schumacher it was the engine would win again in Singapore. way with nine victories. Renault have 13th of 17. Schumacher holds the Kimi Räikkönen, in Belgium, took a seven, Honda six, Ferrari five and record for the earliest conclusion to solitary victory for Ferrari’s KERS- Ford (Cosworth) one. Honda and the Championship, taking the title in equipped Ferrari F60. The rest Ferrari, however, share the distinction 2002 at the French Grand Prix with of the season was dominated by of having a victory in each decade of six races remaining. the conventional Mercedes and the race’s operation. ► Williams secured the 1996 Renault engines powering the Brawn ► In the last 10 outings, the Hungarian Constructors’ World Championship BGP001 and Red Bull Racing RB5 Grand Prix has provided debut in Hungary with a one-two formation respectively. Hungarian GP Championship Standings (Drivers) Australia Malaysia Bahrain China Spain Monaco Canada Austria GB Germany Hungary Belgium Italy Singapore Japan Russia USA Brazil Abu Dhabi POINTS 1. Nico Rosberg 25 18 18 18 18 25 18 25 0 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 190 2. Lewis Hamilton 0 25 25 25 25 18 0 18 25 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 176 3. Daniel Ricciardo 0 0 12 12 15 15 25 4 15 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 106 4. Fernando Alonso 12 12 2 15 8 12 8 10 8 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 97 5. Valtteri Bottas 10 4 4 6 10 0 6 15 18 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 91 6. Sebastian Vettel 0 15 8 10 12 0 15 0 10 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 82 7. Nico Hülkenberg 8 10 10 8 1 10 10 2 4 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 69 8. Jenson Button 15 8 0 0 0 8 12 0 12 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 59 9. Kevin Magnussen 18 2 0 0 0 1 2 6 6 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 10. Felipe Massa 0 6 6 0 0 6 0 12 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 11. Sergio Pérez 1 0 15 2 2 0 0 8 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 12. Kimi Räikkönen 6 0 1 4 6 0 1 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 19 13. Jean-Eric Vergne 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 14. Romain Grosjean 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 15. Daniil Kvyat 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 16. Jules Bianchi 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 17. Adrian Sutil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 18. Marcus Ericsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 19. Pastor Maldonado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 20. Esteban Gutiérrez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 21. Max Chilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 22. Kamui Kobayashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 Hungarian GP Championship Standings (Constructors) Australia Malaysia Bahrain China Spain Monaco Canada Austria GB Germany Hungary Belgium Italy Singapore Japan Russia USA Brazil Abu Dhabi POINTS 1. Mercedes AMG Petronas 25 43 43 43 43 43 18 43 25 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 366 2. Infiniti Red Bull Racing 0 15 20 22 27 15 40 4 25 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 188 3. Williams Martini Racing 10 10 10 6 10 6 6 27 18 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 121 4. Scuderia Ferrari 18 12 3 19 14 12 9 11 8 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 116 5.Sahara Force India F1 Team 9 10 25 10 3 10 10 10 4 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 98 6. McLaren Mercedes 33 10 0 0 0 9 14 6 18 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 96 7. Scuderia Toro Rosso 6 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 15 8. Lotus F1 Team 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 9.