In the midst of this bumper section of the 2016 calendar, it feels odd to have had a two-week gap to play with ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. However, the sport is back this weekend and all the drivers are ready to get stuck in to make the most of the two races they have left before the summer break. It's all to play for at the top of the table, and there's some great scraps happening in the middle of the field as well. How will it all play out in Hungary?

Event schedule

Hamilton has the momentum on his side going into the race this weekend, but he's wary of taking engine penalties soon. Rosberg is hoping to avoid a gearbox change on his side of the garage, so both Mercedes cars are feeling the pinch reliability wise. Nico was handed a penalty at Silverstone for too much information being given out over the radio, and the FIA have clamped down on that by suggesting drivers will have to pit if they are told how to fix their cars.

Last race we also saw a lot of issues with track limits, with lap times being deleted during qualifying where the white lines had been exceeded by all four tyres. Once again, the FIA are looking at how to tighten up this loophole as well, as they continue to try and block a driver's natural instincts.

Elsewhere, Sauber have finally found an investor which means they have a financially secure future for now. It's too early for that to manifest itself out on track, but at least the team might be able to have a few smiling faces around going forward.

Support racing for this event includes GP2 Series, GP3 Series and Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup.

Expected conditions

The weather looks set to provide more consternation for drivers over the course of the weekend, although things should clear up for the race on Sunday. There's rain forecast for Friday practice but whilst the clouds will remain, it should be dry for when the lights go out. We're still in areas that have changeable conditions, however, so anything could happen.

Circuit history

The Hungaroring has always hosted the Grand Prix for Hungary, and this year sees the 31st running of the evening. The track has seen some resurfacing, particularly around the pit lane area. The pit entry has also been tweaked to stretch out the axis a little, whilst there's some kerbing rework completed as well.

Hamilton is one of the most successful drivers around the circuit, winning four times and equalling the record with Michael Schumacher. However, McLaren are the most successful team with 11 victories overall. There have been some notable first time winners across the past few years, including Jenson Button's victory for Honda in 2006, Heikki Kovalainen in 2008 and Fernando Alonso way back in 2003.

Pole position can be useful for the race as it's not one known for huge overtaking opportunities, however there is often an incident or two that can spice up the action, and Button's victory was the one from furthest back on the grid (14th place).

Tyre compounds

Hungary, as you might anticipate, has a middle of the road attitude towards tyre compounds, with the medium, soft and super softs on offer this weekend. Drivers have opted for a minimum amount of white striped medium compounds, instead concentrating their selections on the super soft red-walled tyres.

Both Ferrari drivers have opted for nine of the red compounds, whilst Hülkenberg, Pérez and Gutiérrez are the only three drivers to have brought more than one set of mediums to the event.

Selected tyre sets per driver

Lewis Hamilton	1	4	8
Nico Rosberg	1	4	8
Sebastian Vettel	1	3	9
Kimi Räikkönen	1	3	9
Valtteri Bottas	1	5	7
Felipe Massa	1	5	7
Daniel Ricciardo	1	5	7
Max Verstappen	1	5	7
Nico Hülkenberg	2	4	7
Sergio Pérez	2	4	7
Kevin Magnussen	1	5	7
Jolyon Palmer	1	5	7
Daniil Kvyat	1	5	7
Carlos Sainz	1	5	7
Marcus Ericsson	1	4	8
Felipe Nasr	1	4	8
Fernando Alonso	1	5	7
Jenson Button	1	5	7
Pascal Wehrlein	1	5	7
Rio Haryanto	1	5	7
Romain Grosjean	1	4	8
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	5	7

Press conference schedule

Official press conferences are organised by the FIA and happen four times during the weekend. The qualifying and post race press conferences will take place after the television unilateral interviews.

Race stewards

The FIA stewarding process includes a former F1 driver to offer added insight. These stewards are overseeing the weekend's action.