This is what is being discussed in the Formula 1 paddock in Hungary

That could shake up the tableau. Last year, Frenchman Esteban Ocon clinched his first career victory in a chaotic Grand Prix. The most important topics of conversation in Hungary. Farewell tour: Sebastian Vettel's retirement announcement is the dominant topic in the paddock. Without exception, all pilots regret the departure of the four-time world champion after the current season. “We will miss him after so many years. He is a great champion and also a great person, with very strong values,” said former champion Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard from Alpine also wanted to see Vettel in the paddock in the future. However, 35-year-old Vettel from Aston Martin wants to primarily look after his wife and three children from the end of November. Title fight: Never before has a driver led so clearly in the World Championship standings at this point in the season and then not become world champion in the end. So Max Verstappen can tackle the remaining ten World Championship races calmly - or can he? “I don’t look at the points, I always just look at the next race,” said the Dutch Red Bull star. He is 63 points ahead of second-placed Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari, who wants to keep fighting hard and showed himself very well in training on Friday. “I believe in it until the end,” said Leclerc about his chances of winning the title. On the lurk: Will the Hungarian specialist get involved in the fight for victory? With eight triumphs and eight pole positions, no one has been as successful at the Hungaroring as Lewis Hamilton. Three third places in a row and most recently a second place in France indicate a clear upward trend for the Mercedes star. Team boss Toto Wolff still prefers to stack things low before the 13th of a total of 22 races of the season, as the upgrades to the Silver Arrow recently did not work as desired. Things didn't go well for his drivers at the start in Hungary either. “We know that we still have a lot of work to do,” said the Austrian Wolff. Not optimal: In the hunt for World Cup points, Mick Schumacher is at a disadvantage in the team's internal Haas stable duel. The German still has to make do with no technical improvements to his car at the Hungaroring this weekend. The Dane Kevin Magnussen, on the other hand, gets an update because he is ahead of Schumacher in the World Cup standings. The team from the USA had not managed to produce enough components for both cars. Schumacher's accidents at the start of the season, which created significantly more work for the mechanics, are also to blame. On vacation : After the Grand Prix at the gates of Budapest, Formula 1 takes a three-week break from racing. Things don't continue in the Belgian spa until the end of August. A demanding program later follows with races in Singapore, Japan, the USA, Brazil, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates. “The first weeks of the second part of the season will be tough,” said Günther Steiner, Haas team boss. It starts with three Grand Prix in three weeks in Europe before the world tour continues.

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This is what is being discussed in the Formula 1 paddock in Hungary

Who will take pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix? On Saturday (16.00 p.m.) it could be turbulent in the qualification, because after hot summer days it is expected to rain or even thunder on the course near Budapest.

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