Everything you need to know about this weekend's race!
Thursday 23 July 2015 17:03, UK
After the high-speed sweeps of Silverstone, F1 faces a very different challenge this weekend on the tight confines of the Hungaroring.
Described as "Monaco without the walls" by 2014 victor Daniel Ricciardo, the track doesn't place a great emphasis on engine power, meaning the field should be closely bunched than in recent races.
So read on below as Sky Sports provide your one-stop shop for everything you need to know about the grand prix weekend.
Track: Hungaroring Circuit. Permanent circuit.
Race start time: 1pm UK time Sunday (2pm local).
Laps: 70.
Track length: 4.381 km.
Tyre allocation: Soft (yellow) and medium (white).
DRS Zones: Two with one detection spot (Pit straight and between turns one and two).
Driver steward: Emanuele Pirro.
Lap record: Michael Schumacher - 1:19.4071 (Ferrari, 2004).
2014 pole: Nico Rosberg - 1:22.715 (Mercedes).
Thursday July 23
2pm - Drivers' Press Conference - Live!
Line-up: Romain Grosjean (Lotus), Nico Hulkenberg (Force India), Felipe Massa (Williams), Roberto Merhi (Manor), Felipe Nasr (Sauber), Sergio Perez (Force India)
8:45pm - Paddock Uncut
9:15pm - Classic F1 - Canada 2011
Friday July 24
8:45am - Hungarian GP Practice One - Live!
11am - GP2 Practice - Live!
12:45pm - Hungarian GP Practice Two - Live!
2:50pm - GP2 Qualifying - Live!
4pm - Team Principals' Press Conference
Line-up: Yasuhisa Arai (Honda), Paul Hembery (Pirelli), Christian Horner (Red Bull), Graeme Lowdon (Manor), Franz Tost (Toro Rosso), Toto Wolff (Mercedes)
5pm - The F1 Show: A tribute to Jules
Saturday July 25
8:45am - GP3 Qualifying - Live!
9:45am - Hungarian GP Practice Three - Live!
12pm - Hungarian GP Qualifying - Live!
2:35pm - GP2 Feature Race - Live!
4:15pm - GP3 Race One - Live!
8:35pm - Ted's Qualifying Notebook.
Sunday July 26
8:20am - GP3 Race Two - Live!
9:30am - GP2 Sprint Race - Live!
11:30am - The 2015 Hungarian GP - Track Parade - Live!
12pm - The 2015 Hungarian GP - Pit Lane - Live!
12:30pm - The 2015 Hungarian GP - Race - Live!
3:30pm - The 2015 Hungarian GP - Paddock Live!
6pm - Hungarian GP highlights.
7:15pm - Ted's Race Notebook.
Daniel Ricciardo capitalised on the timing of a safety car to take his second win of the season in Hungary last year. Prior to that, the form man was Lewis Hamilton who had taken two successive wins in addition to his 2007 and 2009 victories.
Jenson Button is the only other current driver to have won the race on more than one occasion.
2014 result: 1. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull); 2. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari); 3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 4. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes); 5. Felipe Massa (Williams); 6. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari); 7 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull); 8. Valtteri Bottas (Williams); 9. Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso); 10. Jenson Button (McLaren).
Last five winners at the Hungaroring: 2014: Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull); 2013: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2012: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren); 2011: Jenson Button (McLaren); 2010: Mark Webber (Red Bull).
Pirelli will bring the yellow-marked soft and the white-banded medium tyres to Hungary.
“We go from Silverstone – one of the fastest and most flowing circuits on the F1 calendar – to the Hungaroring, which is among the slower circuits with a seemingly non-stop series of technical corners," said Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery.
“It’s a real challenge for the driver, car, and tyres as they are always working hard: apart from the pit straight, there is no real point on the circuit where there is any respite. One of the biggest challenges is the weather: it can be extremely hot in Budapest in July, and obviously this has a significant effect on thermal degradation. In order to find the right balance between performance and durability, we’ve selected the medium and soft tyres, which is the same nomination as last year.
“This selection is soft enough to provide the mechanical grip needed to negotiate all the corners, yet hard enough to withstand the punishing weather conditions and track layout of the Hungaroring. This is not always the easiest circuit to overtake on, so tyre strategy can make a real difference.”
After extending his championship lead with victory at Silverstone, Lewis Hamilton remains favourite for the race victory with Sky Bet. Check out the latest full range of race and title odds here.
