Sebastian Vettel looking forward to "physical, boiling hot" Hungarian Grand Prix
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Sebastian Vettel will be hoping to take his pace from the German Grand Prix to the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend. The German came from the bottom of the grid to finish the race second and will be hoping for his first race of the season in Budapest. Vettel expects a hard race but is confident that he can perform.
“Hungaroring is a pretty physical track in a current Formula 1 car because there aren`t any long straights and it’s a very stop-start circuit, which means you are always working away at the wheel," Vettel said.
"Given the time of year, it’s usually boiling hot, which definitely doesn’t help. Also if it is dry, the circuit gets very dusty, particularly at the start of the weekend and it’s not a given that it will improve over the weekend, as wind and off-track excursions bring back the sand that the cars running clear off the track.
"That means it will punish you hard if you get offline, or if you make a mistake because you lose time and other drivers will be waiting to take advantage.
The key corners are 1 and 14. Turn 1 you can think about a passing move but it’s a bit risky, as the straight before is too short really. There`s also potential if you`ve had a good run on the exit of 14, but there are no guarantees.”
Ferrari will be hoping to get their first win of the season before the summer break and Vettel will be looking to build on last weeks momentum.