As F1 draws closer towards the summer break, teams head to Budapest for the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen enters this round looking to consolidate his 99-point championship lead over Sergio Perez, as F1 heads to Hungary and Belgium in a double-header ahead of the summer break.
AlphaTauri meanwhile come to the Hungaroring with a driver shake-up after Nyck De Vries was sacked and replaced by Daniel Ricciardo, as the Italian constructor seeks to improve its form.
Now, here is a guide to everything that you need to know about the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Track Guide
Circuit: Hungaroring
Laps: 70
Race Distance: 306.630km
Tyre Compounds: C2, C3 & C4
Schedule
| Date | Session | Time (BST) |
| Friday 21 July | FP1 | 12:30pm |
| Friday 21 July | FP2 | 4:00pm |
| Saturday 22 July | FP3 | 11:30am |
| Saturday 22 July | Qualifying | 3:00pm |
| Sunday 23 July | Race | 2:00pm |
Five Key Pointers
- Given the high downforce nature of the Hungaroring, this circuit could well suit Ferrari who need a clean race if want to reignite their title hopes.
- Hungaroring is a circuit where it is difficult to overtake unless tyre degradation comes into play, which means that Qualifying could well be crucial in determining the likely race result.
- With Ricciardo back in the cockpit, AlphaTauri will be hoping that he can hit the ground running and provide Yuki Tsunoda with much-needed competition.
- Having seen a huge upturn in performance at Silverstone with their upgrades, McLaren will be hoping that they can once again fight Ferrari, Mercedes and Aston Martin to be best of the rest.
- If dry, Qualifying could throw some surprises with a tyre tweak as teams must run hard tyres only in Q1, followed by medium then soft tyres in Q2 and Q3 respectively.
Last Time Out
Having endured a difficult Qualifying session in Budapest in 2022, Verstappen stormed through with a two-stop strategy to take victory ahead of Lewis Hamilton who managed to maximise the soft tyre in his final stint to demote pole-sitter, George Russell to third.
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