Editing Hungaroring (section)

==Description==
[[File:Hungaroring, April 28, 2018 SkySat (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Satellite view of the Hungaroring in April 2018]]
The Grand Prix is held in the middle of summer, which is usually extremely hot and dry in this region. Its first wet Grand Prix race was in 2006. The circuit is normally dusty due to underuse throughout the rest of the year and its sandy soil. As the circuit is in a valley about 80 percent of it can be seen from any point.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome|work=Hungaroring Sport Plc.|url=http://hungaroring.hu/|access-date=25 February 2008}}</ref>

Normally, an underused circuit becomes faster over the weekend as the track surface gathers more rubber residue; however, with the Hungaroring this generally does not happen, because the track can get dusty so quickly. The track frequently becomes faster during a qualifying session, which leads competitors to try for their best lap as late as possible.

The twisty and bumpy nature of the circuit<ref>{{cite news|title=Formula One: Think it's a joyride? Try some laps on Hungary's course|work=[[International Herald Tribune]]|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2002/08/17/prix_ed3_.php|date=17 August 2002|access-date=27 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604235359/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/17/sports/17iht-prix_ed3_.html |archive-date=4 June 2011 }}</ref> makes overtaking very difficult in dry conditions, the circuit is nicknamed "Monaco without the barriers" for this reason. Nonetheless, the Hungaroring has been the scene of several memorable races such as the duels of [[Nelson Piquet]] and [[Ayrton Senna]], [[Nigel Mansell]]'s win from 12th on the grid after a dramatic pass on [[Ayrton Senna]] in 1989, [[Damon Hill]]'s almost victory with [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] in 1997, and [[Michael Schumacher]]'s change in strategy to beat the McLarens of [[Mika Häkkinen|Häkkinen]] and [[David Coulthard|Coulthard]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|title=A history of the Hungarian Grand Prix|work=ESPN F1|publisher=ESPN EMEA Ltd.|url=http://en.espnf1.com/hungary/motorsport/page/2607.html|access-date=23 August 2010}}</ref> More recently, it has seen events such as [[Jenson Button]] triumphing over [[Fernando Alonso]] in the wet in 2006, [[Daniel Ricciardo]] scything through the field from sixth on the grid in 2014, [[Lewis Hamilton]]'s late overtake on [[Max Verstappen]] to take the win in 2019, and Alonso producing a defensive masterclass to deny Hamilton a chance of victory in 2021. Maiden wins at the track include Hill in 1993, Alonso in 2003, Button in 2006, [[Heikki Kovalainen]] in 2008, [[Esteban Ocon]] in 2021, and [[Oscar Piastri]] in 2024.

The first change in the track's layout was carried out in 1989, when the chicane after the actual turn three (a temporary measure put in during construction due to the discovery of a spring where the direct route was due to run) was removed by culverting the stream. In 2003, the main straight (turn one, see diagram) was lengthened by roughly {{cvt|200|m|abbr=on}} to {{cvt|908|m|abbr=on}}, and the hairpin at the end of the straight was also tightened in an attempt to facilitate more overtaking opportunities, as well as a tightening of what was turn 12. These changes lengthened the circuit length from {{cvt|3.975 to 4.381|km|abbr=on}}.