The thrills and spills of Hockenheim give way to one of the most technical tracks in Formula One this weekend when the teams head to Hungary.

The quick turnaround from last weekend’s chaotic German Grand Prix probably suits all the main players on the grid.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen triumphed in the rain and goes to Budapest full of confidence after his second win of the season saw the third-placed Dutchman cut the gap to championship leader Lewis Hamilton to 63 points.

“I like the Hungaroring, it is one of my favourite tracks,” the 21-year-old said.

In contrast Mercedes will be desperate to swiftly make amends for flopping in their home race, where Hamilton blundered when leading to end up ninth and Valtteri Bottas crashed out late to possibly seal his fate as an ex-Mercedes driver come the end of the season.

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel has endured a woeful season so far and it looked to be getting even worse when he failed to set a lap time in qualifying in Germany because of a power fault.

But he produced one of the drives of his career in the race to wow his home fans and make it all the way up from the back of the grid to second. He hopes his mastery of the wet conditions can be matched by his mastery of an awkward Hungary track this Sunday.

“Hungaroring is a pretty physical track in a current Formula One car, because there aren’t any long straights and it’s a very stop-start circuit, which means you are always working away at the wheel,” Vettel said in a team statement.

“It will punish you hard if you get offline, or if you make a mistake, because you lose time and other drivers will be waiting to take advantage.”

But if Ferrari are to have any hope of a first win of the season, the gremlins which caused the Saturday meltdown in south-west Germany have to be sorted out.

“It will be important to see if this race provides further confirmation that our car has improved on various types of track,” Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto said.

Hungary is traditionally a hot race and is followed by the August mid-season break.

World champion Hamilton is a record six-times winner in Hungary, including last year.

He will hope to head into the holidays with his championship lead emboldened, the Briton has 225 points to the 184 amassed by Finn Bottas. But it is Verstappen and Vettel he will really be keeping his eye on.