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2012 Hungarian Grand Prix preview by Vodafone McLaren Mercedes ~ Grease n Gasoline

Hungaroring facts & stats by Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

2012 Hungarian Grand Prix preview
Incredibly, only seven of the 20 racetracks on this year’s Formula 1 calendar are older than the Hungaroring. It was built in just eight months ahead of staging its first grand prix in August 1986. And it’s been a regular fixture on the calendar ever since.

The 2.722-mile/4.381km track is the slowest permanent circuit of the season. It’s narrow and bumpy, and its five 180-degree hairpins place a great deal of emphasis on low-speed mechanical grip. Braking and traction are also crucial in order to set a competitive lap time.

The track isn’t used much during the year, so the asphalt is normally very dusty and slippery at the start of the race weekend. It takes most of FP1 on Friday for the cars to create a clean line, after which set-up work can begin in earnest. As was the case in Germany, the teams will be working with Pirelli’s medium and soft compounds.

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WHAT'S REALLY BEHIND AN F1 WIN ~ Grease n Gasoline

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso became the first man this season to win three Grands Prix after another assured drive saw him take victory at the German Grand Prix .Although Jenson Button caught Alonso fairly quickly after passing Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull in the second series of pit stops, he was unable to close the gap significantly to mount a challenge to pass. Indeed, it was Button who was passed himself by Vettel on the penultimate lap, albeit illegally as he gained an unfair advantage in going off the track to complete the maneuver and found himself demoted to fifth after receiving a 20-second penalty.