The Hungarian GP is upon us and that also means that the summer break is right around the corner.

We know that will make your eyes wetter than the track last week but, unlike Spa, we don’t expect any major delay as you dry them and keep reading.

First things first let’s take a look towards the race then head on down to the marbles to see our thoughts on why racing in the wet is so hard these days.

So, if you listened to the pod already (and if not why not??), then you’ll know Brian thinks the Hungaroring looks like an engine warning light.'

In fairness to him, he has a point.

Anyway, last year saw the infamous moments between the McLaren pit wall and Lando as they pleaded with him to let Oscar by and restore the order prior to the pitstops.

It meant that we had something to talk about as Hungary is not renowned for it’s overtaking action. In fact doing a bit of research online shows it’s usually placed only behind Monaco & Imola when looking at races with the lowest amounts of overtakes.

The reason for this?

Well the Hungaroring has just a single long straight. While it has two DRS zones, the second is a super short one after turn 1 so really you have to get setup for an attack down the straight into the braking zone.

It means qualifying is super important here in order to lock in good track position. When you factor in it hardly ever rains here you won’t even have that to pray for should you qualify lower down the grid.

Only a handful of winners have come from way back with the majority coming from the first two rows and a smattering from row 3.

Although pole might not be the advantage you might think as since 2020 only Lewis Hamilton has won from pole. That was actually back in 2020 meaning under the current regulations no one has ever won from pole here.

So, you need to be near the front but not pole then to stand a good chance?

Good luck with that then!

Finally, if you want to know who we think will stand on the podium then check out our podium predictions

What’s in the vault this week?

Unfortunately there the vault saw as much action this week as a set of full wet tires.

Normal service to be resumed next week

Diving into the marbles that make up the dirty side of the track is where you’ll find some subscriber only content!