My take on the Hungaroring Circuit
The weather is usually fantastic in Hungary and the circuit is quite an old-school layout, so it's got plenty of great characteristics. It definitely suits my 'aggressive' driving style - as I think a lot of people like to call it. You start the lap with DRS across the pit straight - which is actually quite short compared to a lot of other tracks. You're then late on the brakes into the right-hander of Turn One, ideally hitting the apex right in the middle, then hard on the power and opening the DRS once again on exit. You have to brake really deep into the left-handed Turn Two and really hug the apex, with a good line crucial to allow you to go flat-out through the right-hander at Turn Three - using all of the kerb on exit. It's really hard to see the apex at Turn Four, which arrives very quickly and is another really fast corner. Turn Five is then a bit slower - heading back to the right and with a bumpy surface on exit which can easily lead to oversteer moments. A good run through the Turn Six / Seven chicane needs you to take all the available kerb through the first part and then get hard on the power out of the second - leading into a really nice left-right-left-right sequence at Turns Eight, Nine, 10 and 11. You have to be really patient through here, as a good rhythm is important. Finally, you're into the last sector - beginning with Turn 12. There is a lot of grip on the way into this corner, which requires minimum kerb contact on entry but maximum on exit. You need patience once more through Turn 13, which you almost have to make into a 'vee' for the best line, and again through the final corner, Turn 14, which is crucial for a good run down the straight. |