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German driver Sebastian Vettel has won the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix, declaring his victory a tribute to late colleague Jules Bianchi.
>>RACE REPORT: Vettel wins for Bianchi in Hungary
Danil Kyvat and Daniel Ricciardo finished in second and third respectively. Series leader Lewis Hamilton finishied sixth.
As the Formula One world continues to mourn the loss of Frenchman and former-Marussia driver Jules Bianchi, the racing will continue, for the tenth round of the championship. Join The Roar at 9:30pm (AEST) for a full race preview and coverage of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The 4.3km long Hungaroring circuit will see 70 laps run on the Sunday of the Hungarian Grand Prix, with none other than four-time winner Lewis Hamilton being the favourite.
Hamilton’s impeccable record at this highly technical track, matches only that of Michael Schumacher – who also shares four victories to his name and indeed the most at this circuit.
This indeed makes the challenge to Mercedes AMG’s car no.6 operator Nico Rosberg more difficult, with the German now trailing his teammate by 17 points.
If last year’s epic race is anything to go by, then weather cannot be discounted as a variable come Sunday. The changeable conditions in 2014 saw Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo claim his second career win, edging out the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso on its fading Pirelli tyres.
Soft and medium tyres have been curated by Pirelli for this year’s event.
The low-speed nature of the track means that overtaking is fairly limited – in the vain of Monaco as some would detest. This opens up the opportunity for a fair amount of attrition to be witnessed come Sunday.
Can some unlikely points be thrown in the way of Sauber or McLaren in that case?
Williams, by their own admission believe that it will be a difficult weekend for them, with the FW37 not suited to low-speed corners. Monaco (which is similar in terms of low-speed corners and narrow overtaking opportunities) saw the team finish without points.
In contrast, Monaco was a happy outing for Red Bull Racing who claimed their season-best finish of fourth, courtesy of Daniil Kvyat. With the optimism taken from Silverstone, the team have a strong chance of besting the likes of Force India and Lotus in the mid-field battle.
Victory, barring a change in conditions – should be claimed by one of the Silver Arrows duo.
With the record that Hamilton boasts, it’s hard to look past him. But Rosberg has won 3 out of the last 5 races and had strong pace in Silverstone before the switch to intermediate tyres.
Join The Roar at 9:30pm (AEST) for a full race preview and coverage of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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