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The Grand Prix of Hungary – Information, schedule, stream

The Hungarian Grand Prix, the eleventh of the originally planned twenty-three races, is scheduled for the weekend of 21-23 July. So what is the schedule and where can you follow the race weekend?

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1 year ago

17. 7. 2023

Tomáš Myšák

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The Hungarian Grand Prix, the eleventh of the originally planned twenty-three races, is scheduled for the weekend of 21-23 July. So what is the schedule and where can you follow the race weekend?

The Hungarian Grand Prix has been on the Formula 1 calendar since 1986 and the first race here was won by Brazilian Nélson Piqet. The Hungaroring is known for its heavy overtaking factor.

Work began on it in 1985, with the entire construction completed in 9 months. It should be noted, the Hungarian government first considered reviving the old Nepliget park circuit in Budapest, but eventually decided to build a new circuit.

For Formula 1 fans, the Hungarian Grand Prix of 2021 remains in their memory, which provided a very high quality and exciting spectacle. The race was won by Esteban Ocon in an Alpine, ahead of Sebastian Vettel. And Lewis Hamilton stood all alone on the grid on the restart.

But the seven-time world champion is the most successful driver in Hungary, having won eight times at the Hungaroring.

Hungaroring

The track itself is currently 4.381 km long and consists of fourteen corners. Hungaroring, as the official name of the circuit is, offers two DRS zones, but with only one detection point.

In addition to the detection points, you can also see the average speeds that the drivers reach in each corner and what gear they usually shift into in that corner.

Hungarian Grand Prix – programme

The Formula 1 cars will take to the track for the first time on Friday, 21 July, at 13:30, as part of the first practice session (officially called Free Practice 1 – ed.). This will last the standard one hour.

FP2 will start on the same day at 17:00. The third and final free practice is scheduled for Saturday, July 22, from 12:30 to 13:30.

At the stroke of 6pm, drivers and teams will have to qualify for Sunday’s Grand Prix, which F1 has scheduled to start at 16:00.

Hungarian Grand Prix – stream

Live coverage of the F1 races can be watched on Sport 1 and Sport 2, where you can switch between Czech or Slovak audio tracks. But there is also F1 TV, where you can switch between the onboard cameras of the individual drivers.

But F1 TV also offers other features, such as livetiming and detailed telemetry. In addition to the full F1 programme, you can also watch press conferences or practice sessions and F2 or F3 qualifying.

Hungarian Grand Prix – Predictions

Max Verstappen will again be the biggest favourite to take victory at the Hungaroring. The reigning world champion has completely dominated this season so far, with 255 points after ten races.

Verstappen has finished second twice in this year’s F1 season, but has otherwise won every other race. However, as far as the battle for the podium is concerned, it is currently very close in the queen of motorsport. McLaren will be fighting for the podium after major upgrades, and typologically the track should also suit Ferrari.

As far as betting opportunities between individual drivers, or directly between stablemates, an internal battle at Aston Martin looks like the ideal betting opportunity. Fernando Alonso is in a much better performance position than Lance Stroll and should beat him at the Hungaroring too.