UPCOMING RACE:
HUNGARIAN GRAN PRIX
BUDAPEST
Friday, 27th - Sunday, 29th July
PIRELLI ALLOCATION
ULTRA
SOFT
SAFETY CAR
PROBABILITY
60%
THE CHAT
Formula One arrives in Budapest this weekend for round 12 of the 2018 Championships.
Summers shutdown is almost here as F1 looks forward to summer hols.
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It's sad news as the death of Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne has been announced.
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Mercedes are 8 points ahead of Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton is 14 points ahead of rival Sebastian Vettel after the German's DNF at his home Grand Prix. Its not a comfortable lead for Mercedes, as boss Toto Wolff believes the Hungaroring does not suit their DNA.
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Plans for a Miami Grand Prix have been pushed back to 2020 after planners ran out of time to agree on the exact circuit.
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This time last year, We were celebrating 88 years of McLaren and Bruce McLaren's win at Spa. We were also sure of the Ferrari line-up as Kimi had been confirmed for another.
RACE LAP
RECORD
M.MSC
1:19.071
2004
TIME TABLE
Practice 1 Friday 10:00 – 11:30
Practice 2 Friday 14:00 – 15:30
Practice 3 Saturday 11:00 – 12:00
Qualifying Saturday 14:00 – 15:00
Race Sunday 14:10 – 16:10
SOFT
MEDIUM
CIRCUIT
LENGTH (KM)
4.381
TOTAL
LAPS
70
Paddy Lowe,Chief Technical Officer, Williams Martini
"Temperatures can be very high and the circuit itself is quite tricky technically, so it is a good challenge for the drivers."
Toto Wolff
Team Principal Mercesdes F1 Team
"Hungary will see another tough fight with both Ferrari and Red Bull. It's a high downforce track and on paper they should both be very fast in Budapest."
Former Ferrari chairman, Sergio Marchionne dies aged 66
Former Ferrari chairman, Sergio Marchionne dies aged 66
​Emotional Hamilton wins in Hockenheim
Sergio Marchionne has died at a hospital in Zurich, as a result of complications from a shoulder operation.
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For weeks Lewis Hamilton has taken us through a full spectrum of emotion.
Starting at the British Grand Prix,where ,upon winning, Hamilton was supposed to be crowned the most successful British driver at his home Grand Prix.
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2019 Driver's market heats up
With Mercedes sticking to the Hamilton/ Bottas line-up, the announcement has had a knock-on effect on the driver's market. What happens next seems to depend on two key players - Daniel Ricciardo and Lance Stroll.
Ricciardo is almost certain to be retained by Red Bull, but until the moment that happens, drivers like Carlos Sainz are unable to move. Sainz is loaned to Renault this
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