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Formula 1 in Hungary: It
Won’t Be as Hot as in Recent Years
This week, the Formula 1 race cars are going to
hit the asphalt at the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. Built in 1986, the
Hungaroring is one of the most popular and most challenging Formula 1 circuits.
How will the weather be for this challenging race? The meteorologists from
UBIMET have the answer.
Vienna, July 24, 2015 - In 2014, a powerful storm moved in 45 minutes before the race
was scheduled to begin, which is why the drivers started with wet tires. Daniel
Ricciardo did the best under the conditions, and emerged victorious.
“The Sunday of the race this year will be a bit
cooler than in recent years, with temperatures reaching around 29° Celsius. As
it looks today, it will remain dry, although we can’t say this with 100%
certainty,” says Steffen
Dietz, meteorologist from UBIMET, and added: “In general,
the racing weekend will start off sunny with temperatures of up to 36°Celsius.
Storms and rain showers will form more to the west and north of Budapest, and
shouldn’t affect the race,” he says, adding: “It looks like thunderstorms will
move through from the west on Saturday night. A refreshing northwest wind will
then cool everything off.”
At the last Formula 1 races in Hungary, things got really hot
Statistically speaking, the summer months are
the driest in Hungary, with an average rainfall of only 60 mm per square meter,
which usually falls during severe summer thunderstorms: “Heat waves are quite
common Hungary. If we see precipitation in July, it is usually convective –
meaning short but severe rain that is limited to a relatively small area.
Forecasting this type of precipitation is an exciting challenge,” explains
Steffen Dietz.
Hungary sometimes sees extreme temperatures. And
things really got hot during the Grand Prix weekends here in recent years – up
to 33° Celsius in 2012, over 36° Celsius in 2013, and around 30° Celsius last
year.