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Round 11 of the 2012 Formula One World Championship, the Hungarian Grand Prix, is the final race before the sport's summer break and takes place at the Hungaroring in Budapest on Sunday 29 July.
Ten of the 14 corners at the Hungaroring are taken at 155 kph or lower
At 610 metres, the run from pole position to the apex of Turn One is
among the longest of the year
There are 11 different braking events around the 4.381 km Hungaroring
lap, with 13% of the lap spent braking
Michael Schumacher
The race in Hungary is the last before the summer break and also marks
the beginning of the second half of the season - which means it is time
for a half-time analysis. As so often in life, this is, in my opinion, a
question of perspective: if we only look at the points standings, it
doesn't seem so good; but if you look a bit deeper, and at certain
results, then the overall picture is much better. We have taken a clear
step forward and already achieved a few highlights. I'm looking forward
to this weekend's race because I really enjoy the Hungarian Grand Prix.
It's a circuit where the drivers are always busy around the lap, it's
really demanding and there are barely any opportunities to catch your
breath. Let's wait and see what we can achieve here, before the team
heads off for a well-earned break.
Nico Rosberg
The Hungaroring is a very challenging track and it's definitely one that
I enjoy. It's like a street circuit but on a normal track because of the
many tight and twisty turns and not so many straights. The layout should
suit our car but you just can't make predictions this year and you never
know how it will work out over the weekend. Tyre wear will again be
critical for the race so we will work hard to manage that properly. It
would be nice if we can make a step forward and have a good weekend
before the summer break.
Ross Brawn
The final race before the summer break concludes an intense period for
the team, coming on the back of our two home races in Silverstone and
Germany. After our performance peaks and podium achievements in China,
Monaco and Valencia, the last month has been tougher and we have not
achieved the results that we would have wanted. There is a limited
amount of work that can be done between back-to-back races but we will
work hard to find the necessary improvements. Everyone always enjoys
visiting Budapest which is a great city, and the Hungaroring track is a
real technical challenge for both the drivers and engineers. It would be
a nice reward to have a strong weekend there before a well-deserved
mid-season break for the team.
Norbert Haug
The Hungaroring has the slowest average speed of any permanent circuit
on the calendar and the cars actually spend a lower proportion of the
lap at full throttle than even in Monaco. The corners are predominantly
medium and low speed, which require good traction, downforce and braking
stability. Hungary is also the start of the second half of the season
and, following the relatively cool conditions in Silverstone and
Hockenheim, we can expect really hot weather and perhaps the highest
temperatures of the season so far. The verdict on the first half of our
season would be: "much achieved, much still to do". We have been the
pace-setters at a number of race weekends and Nico scored the first win
for our new Silver Arrow works team in China, while Michael set the
fastest time in a prestigious qualifying session in Monaco and Nico then
finished second in the race. Two races later, in Valencia, Michael also
scored a podium finish. Our team has scored over one third more points
than at the same time last season, in spite of Michael suffering a run
of technical retirements. The last two races have shown that we
currently lack around half a second a lap to the pace-setters. This is
clear to all in the team and we'll be doing our maximum to develop the
car further and close the gap.
Source: Mercedes
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