Formula 1 2013 - Round 10: Hungary

Hungary has never been spoken of in hallowed tones within Formula 1 circles. The Hungaroring, sticking with classic design, hasn’t provided many classic races, but it has provided some classic and significant moments.

Hill nearly winning in an Arrows comes to mind, along with Massa’s horrifying accident, Button’s first win after a series of chaos and most of the wet races here, there’s been plenty of interesting moments but never enough to string into a race because the track is so difficult to pass on.

That’s not to say it’s bad, it’s a good show of driver skill and how good a car is and with the latest rendition of the 2013 Pirelli tyres, things could certainly be interesting.

Formula 1 2013 - Round 9: Germany

The Nurburgring is a legend in itself. Miles upon miles of twisty, torturous roads of the Nordschleife have written tales and myths aplenty and defined the old era of Formula 1. The current grand prix track which alternates with Hockenhiem also defined an era of Formula 1 with its long flowing corners and huge undulations.

The last few times Formula 1 came here, we saw Hamilton, Alonso and Webber duelling for the win, Webber recovering from a drive through penalty to take his first win and Markus Winkelhock leading during a massive deluge of rain that caught out the rest of the grid at the start. Clearly this place breeds legends. Sadly, this year seems to be the runt of the current litter.

Formula 1 2013 - Round 8: Great Britian

This is where it started. Over 60 years ago, people got together with their cars and raced around an old WWII airfield across the border between Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire. This is where the first Formula 1 race took place.

There was a different set of issues back then, when tracks were lined with straw bales and drivers weren’t strapped into their cars for what equated to a safety reason (better thrown away from a burning wreck then be stuck in it), but Silverstone remains another highlight of the sport.

I said that about the last race. After that, things can only really get better in terms of interesting racing, so what will be dealt this time?