The Hungaroring seen by Robert Kubica

The single-seaters have barely left Hockenheim, the drivers are already focused on their next race in Budapest which will take place this Sunday. Robert Kubica, after dominating the Silver Arrows last weekend, hopes to do the same at the Hungaroring. “ The circuit should suit the R30 well, it is narrow, winding and bumpy », comments the pilot Renault. " We could compare this track to that of Monaco, with less walls, where the R30 was particularly efficient. ».

The Pole is looking forward to being able to test the new developments made to the car du Losange during the first free practices which will take place in two days. “ A new rear wing in the pipeline, still no F-Duct though? We are making progress on the latter, it should be operational for Spa-Francorchamps (as AUTOhebdo.fr revealed to you last Thursday), the general performance should be strongly affected! Note that most teams are already equipped with them, notably Mercedes? "

But the F-Duct is not the only concern of the men of the French team. “ The other subject that focuses our attention is the blown flat bottom. It is a very complex assembly which greatly impacts the behavior of the car. (as a reminder, the base accounts for 40% of the aerodynamic downforce of the F1), we must therefore always find the right compromise, it?s not easy. This will be one of our priorities Friday morning from the start of free practice! »

The R30s should therefore perform well this weekend, the winding track suits the yellow and black single-seaters well. The absence of F-Duct will not be too penalizing. The drivers will nevertheless have to perform good qualifications on a circuit where overtaking is risky. And this will be the last opportunity for Vitaly Petrov to make an impression, after the ultimatum launched by Éric Boullier telling the Russian driver that he had until the Hungarian Grand Prix to prove himself.