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The halfway point of the 2016 Formula One season has been reached and just a single point separates the familiar protagonists in the title hunt, heading into the Hungarian Grand Prix. Join The Roar for a live blog of the race, starting from 10pm (AEST).
Nico Rosberg’s initial lead of 43 points following the start of the European leg of the season, has been cut to just one by Lewis Hamilton who has won four of the last five races.
Budapest’s Hungaroring circuit presents a tight and twisty challenge for the drivers across its short 4.3km ribbon, similar to Monaco – but without the danger of the concrete walls.
Little respite is given across a single lap for the driver, let alone a full race distance. This race will demand endurance as well as speed.
Hamilton himself stands upon the precipice of becoming the most winningest driver in Hungary, if he can claim his fifth victory at the end of the 70 gruelling laps.
One stat that will favour the reigning world champion following the wet and wild qualifying, is that pole position hasn’t yielded much success in Hungary. Rosberg claimed pole at the death, while Hamilton had to settle with second.
Closest to the Silver Arrows this weekend has been Red Bull Racing and perhaps the only challengers for supremacy.
Daniel Ricciardo was left miffed by the yellow flags at the conclusion of qualifying, which had forced him to lift off during his final flying lap. The Aussie however continues his qualifying dominance over his teammate Max Verstappen, holding third on the grid ahead of the Dutchman’s fourth.
The best of the Ferraris will start down in fifth. Sebastian Vettel was the sole of the Scuderia to progress through to Q3, with Kimi Räikkönen eliminated in a disappointing fourteenth.
McLaren have locked out the fourth row, in a memorable first double-Q3 appearance since their reunion with Honda – placing them nicely for their mid-field challenge with Force India, Williams and Toro Rosso.
Pirelli’s introduction of a third compound to the racing this year has proved a winner as far as unpredictability is concerned. The medium, soft and supersofts are available on this occasion, with the soft and supersofts likely to feature prominently.
Despite the deluge during qualifying, the weather for race day is set to be clear. Many will hope as a result that there’ll be a repeat of the exhilarating race witnessed in 2015.
Join me please from 10pm on The Roar for full live blog coverage of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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