Defending champion Lewis Hamilton has moved to within one point of his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg following his triumph at the British Grand Prix.
Here, Press Association Sport assesses five key talking points prior to this week's race in Hungary.
HAMILTON IS HUNGARY FOR MORE SUCCESS
Hamilton heads to Budapest knowing that a victory will see him lead the championship for the first time this season. In the five grands prix since his opening-lap crash with Rosberg in Spain, Hamilton has won on four occasions, and the Hungaroring - the venue for the next round of the championship - is a track which really suits the Briton. Indeed a victory for Hamilton, who has divided his time since his triumph at Silverstone between London, New York and the French Riviera , would be his fifth, more than any other driver in the history of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
CAN ROSBERG END HIS HUNGARORING HOODOO?
In contrast, Rosberg is yet to win in Budapest, and it is a circuit which has caused him trouble in recent years. In 2014, he secured pole but finished only fourth and notably behind Hamilton who started from the pit lane following a fire in qualifying. Last year he appeared on course to take the lead of the championship before a clumsy collision with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo in the closing stages saw him slip to eighth. On the exterior, Rosberg, whose Mercedes team chose not to appeal his post-race penalty at Silverstone, appears calm and jovial, but it cannot have been easy to watch his 43-point lead all but evaporate in a matter of races. How he responds this weekend will be key to his championship ambitions.
A RESURGENT RED BULL
Writing in his pre-race notes earlier this week, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff predicted that Red Bull are likely to provide a "major threat" to his team this weekend. The low-speed nature of the Hungaroring will certainly suit Red Bull, and, as in Monaco earlier this year, there is every chance either Ricciardo or his team-mate Max Verstappen could end up on pole. Mercedes are yet to be beaten on outright pace all year, but there is a chance Red Bull could be well-placed to upset the odds on Sunday.
WATCH OUT FOR VERSTAPPEN
Special praise should be reserved for Verstappen who, following his promotion to Red Bull, has scored more points than any driver other than Hamilton. And last week the 18-year-old was honoured with the Trofeo Lorenzo Bandini, one of motorsport's most prestigious awards, for his brilliant year. Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso are all previous winners.
ALONSO ALREADY SETS SIGHTS ON NEXT SEASON
Alonso may have finished in the points on just two occasions this season, while his McLaren team are a lowly seventh in the constructors' championship, but the Spaniard has set his sights on winning next year's title. Alonso, who will start the last of his current three-year deal with the British team next season, said: "Next year we want to win the world championship. It may sound strange being where we are, but that is the goal."
Source: PA
