Enclosure Diary: Hungarian Grand Prix day two

Hungarian Grand Prix 2019: What time does the F1 race begin tomorrow, what TV channel is it on and what are the chances?

Is the Hungarian Grand Prix a pivotal race for Valtteri Bottas' Mercedes future? The word in the Hungaroring enclosure is the weight from Esteban Ocon is mounting, says @DieterRencken.

7am

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Skies are cloudy as I plan for the principal day of running at the Hungaroring. While Hungary for the most part welcomes us with sweltering climate, we've had a couple of sensational wet races here before. First among them must be Jenson Button's leap forward 2006 win.

That was a weird one for me: As had turned out to be standard, his group's support Lucky Strike had accused me of planning media exercises for Button's yearly special visit to South Africa, which was booked for Monday. Subsequently I left Budapest on Saturday evening as a major aspect of the development gathering, and tragically missed his lady triumph…

9am

Head for circuit – according to common on Fridays, I'll share in Williams' Friday breakfast, so I avoid the 'Swedish smorgasbord' at my lodging. Traffic is light, and the 13km outing takes around 20 minutes – in spite of the fact that I grin extensively on the way: During race end of the week a 'unique F1 path' inside the motorway's yellow line is available to pass holders, the vast majority of whom travel at the administrative 130kph speed limit.

Today its quicker to utilize 'people in general' path by virtue of a medallioned, chest-wigged geezer in a red Lamborghini driving at a large portion of that, its V10 motor aurally bobbing off the rev limiter in what appears first apparatus.

11am

As I head towards the media community for first practice I spy somebody near Esteban Ocon's camp, who shows a race manage Mercedes for 2020 is in the offing and prepared for marking when 'one week from now', dependent upon Valtteri Bottas' exhibitions this end of the week. Asked what the choices are, the source says "Renault or Haas for the other one… " The 'senseless season' really is going all out.