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BMW-Sauber's Nick Heidfeld has been classified in his last 37 races, a Formula One record. The German's last retirement was in the United States in June 2007.
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Button is the only driver this season to have completed every lap.
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Force India have yet to score a point in Formula One, a run of 27 races.
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McLaren ended a run of four races without a point at the Nuerburgring, their worst run since 1980-1981.
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Seven of the season's races up until this race have been won from pole.
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McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has been on pole at the Hungaroring for the past two years.
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The safety car has been deployed only once in the last eight years during the Hungarian GP.
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Only three times in the last 10 years has the winner in at this GP gone on to win the championship.
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Despite this circuit's reputation as a difficult one to overtake on, only six of the last 10 races at Hungary have been won from pole.
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Felipe Massa's third place in Germany was his first for Ferrari this season.
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Brawn GP and Red Bull have both finished one-two three times this year.
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McLaren have now gone 10 races without being on the podium.
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Five teams have finished on the podium so far this season -- Brawn, BMW-Sauber, Red Bull, Toyota and Ferrari.
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Mark Webber's first career win at the last race in Germany, after his first pole position, made him only the third Australian to win a grand prix and the first since Alan Jones in 1981. He is also the 102nd grand prix winner since 1950.
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Overtaking opportunities: Low. The tight and twisty track is often criticised for providing processional races. Downforce levels are similar to Monaco, the only real opportunity presents itself if a driver can get a tow down the pit straight and overtake into turn 1.
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Chances of a first corner crash: Medium. The tight turn one was redesigned to encourage overtaking in 2003 and, while it hasn't made much of a difference during the race, the start is now a close fought affair. In 2005 Christian Klien Red Bull barrel-rolled through the air after receiving a tag from Jacques Villeneuve's Sauber.
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Fastest corner: Turn 4, a fifth-gear, left-hander, 140 mph.
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Usual weather: Hot and sunny weather is almost guaranteed at the Hungaroring. However, memories of the fantastic rain-affected race in 2006, offer a glimmer of hope that one year we might just get a repeat.
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Recent winners of the British GP
2008 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
2007 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
2006 - Fernando Alonso (Renault)
2005 - Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren)
2004 - Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
2003 - Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari)
2002 - Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
2001 - Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)
2000 - David Coulthard (McLaren)
1999 - David Coulthard (McLaren)
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Fernando Alonso joked during the race weekend that crowds were so low are that by the end of the weekend he could know all of the spectators by name.