Live - Hungarian Grand Prix

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel starts on pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix, with the McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button second and third.

McLaren ready for high downforce challenge

The Formula One teams are heading to the Hungaroring for the eleventh round of the season, the Hungarian Grand Prix. The tricky, low speed circuit, located outside the country’s capital Budapest, has been one of the more fruitful hunting grounds for McLaren over the past few seasons.

Massa hopes for a podium at Hungaroring

Felipe Massa was one of five drivers in the FIA press conference at the Hungaroring circuit this afternoon; all of them invited because of a specific link to this Grand Prix. Some were past winners, others had made their debut at this track but the somewhat macabre reason in the Ferrari man’s case was that he suffered a terrible accident here in 2009.

Zakopalova advances at Budapest Grand Prix

Klara Zakopalova defeated Han Xinyun of China 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the Budapest Grand Prix on Monday.

Vinci, Errani advance at Budapest Grand Prix

Top-seeded Roberta Vinci of Italy crushed Slovakia's Lenka Jurikova 6-1, 6-0 to advance to the second round of the Budapest Grand Prix.

Red Bull's Vettel to trample rest of Hungaroring field

The venue for the Hungarian Grand Prix has been called Monaco with more run-off and without the million-dollar gin palaces or exorbitant prices. The Hungaroring is a tedious high downforce circuit, with lots of slow-speed corners (the average lap speed of 196km/h is the lowest of any permanent circuit on the calendar) and short straights that will test the effectiveness of the aero and power boosts available to drivers this year. Overtaking is usually rarer than a smile from Ron Dennis. The race is usually held in scorching heat which suits the Red Bull cars. Recent wins to Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton have brought a rash of suggestions that Sebastian Vettel can be beaten in the title race. Dream on. Vettel had a shocker last weekend in Germany, yet still finished fourth. He leads Red Bull teammate Mark Webber by 77 points. Only an unforeseen kidnapping will ope