The Formula One season has only one race left earlier than the mid-season summer time break with Sebastian Vettel’s retirement announcement prime of the speaking factors heading into the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The four-time world champion introduced on Thursday that he will probably be retiring from F1 on the finish of this season, with simply 10 races left of a 16-year profession which noticed him win world titles at Red Bull from 2010-2013.
Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc will probably be seeking to bounce again in Budapest after his retirement from final weekend’s French Grand Prix, which allowed Max Verstappen to stretch his lead on the prime of the Championship standings to 63 factors after claiming his seventh victory of the season. Lewis Hamilton registered his greatest results of the season in ending second at Paul Ricard, whereas Mercedes teammate George Russell accomplished the rostrum in third.
This weekend, 29-31 July, F1 returns to a fan favorite on the Hungaroring in Budapest; a observe which produced a memorable race final yr as Esteban Ocon claimed his first and solely win thus far in Formula 1.
Here is every thing you have to know.
When and the place is the subsequent race?
After what is ready to be a closing go to to Paul Ricard final week, Formula 1 reverts to a mainstay on the calendar because the Hungaroring in Budapest performs host to the Hungarian Grand Prix from 29-31 July.
First and second observe takes place at 1pm and 4pm (BST) respecively on Friday, earlier than third observe at noon on Saturday and qualifying at 3pm (BST).
The race on Sunday begins at 2pm (BST).
What has been stated?
Lewis Hamilton described Sebastian Vettel as a “really beautiful human being” after the German introduced his impending retirement from Formula 1, including he has been “one of the very few in racing history who has stood for much more than himself.”
Four-time world champion Vettel introduced that he’ll retire from F1 on the finish of the season after what will probably be his three hundredth Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi in November. The Aston Martin driver, who received his world titles at Red Bull from 2010-2013, is now not in a automobile aggressive of difficult on the prime of the leaderboard and having not completed on the rostrum since June final yr, the 35-year-old has referred to as time on his profession to “spend more time with his family.”
Hamilton, who had his run-ins with Vettel as they battled for Championships, was stuffed with reward for the German, who like Hamilton has used his platform to advertise issues near their coronary heart off-track.
“One of the best. There’s no lack of bravery in Sebastian,” Hamilton stated. “He has been one of the very very few in racing history who has stood for much more than himself. He has used his voice for things that I’ve stood for, for things he’s believed in and for the greater good.
“A really beautiful human being. Watching his world championships was impressive, sad to have arrived today and seen the news, but I know what he goes on to do will be even better.”
Current driver standings
1. Max Verstappen – 233 factors
2. Charles Leclerc – 170 factors
3. Sergio Perez – 163 factors
4. Carlos Sainz – 144 factors
5. George Russell – 143 factors
6. Lewis Hamilton – 127 factors
7. Lando Norris – 70 factors
8. Esteban Ocon – 56 factors
9. Valtteri Bottas – 46 factors
10. Fernando Alonso – 37 factors
11. Kevin Magnussen – 22 factors
12. Daniel Ricciardo -19 factors
13. Pierre Gasly – 16 factors
14. Sebastian Vettel -15 factors
15. Mick Schumacher – 12 factors
16. Yuki Tsunoda – 11 factors
17. Guanyu Zhou – 5 factors
18. Lance Stroll – 4 factors
19. Alex Albon – 3 factors
20. Nicholas Latifi – 0 factors
21. Nico Hulkenberg – 0 factors
Full 2022 schedule
ROUND 13 —HUNGARY
Hungaroring — 29-31 July
ROUND 14 —BELGIUM
Spa-Francorchamps — 26-28 August
ROUND 15 —NETHERLANDS
Zandvoort — 2-4 September
ROUND 16 —ITALY
Monza — September 11 September
ROUND 17 —SINGAPORE
Marina Bay — 30-2 September/October
ROUND 18 —JAPAN
Suzuka — 7-9 October
ROUND 19 —UNITED STATES
Circuit of the Americas — 21-23 October
ROUND 20 —MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez — 28-30 October
ROUND 21 —BRAZIL
Interlagos — 11-13 November
ROUND 22 —ABU DHABI
Yas Marina — 18-20 November
Source: www.impartial.co.uk