Hungary preview quotes: Michelin

"The track is used less frequently than many others on the F1 calendar and, consequently, tends to be very dusty and dirty at the start of the Grand Prix weekend. The teams have to do quite a bit of running to clean up the surface and initially it will be difficult to achieve satisfactory grip.

"The labyrinthine nature of the track makes it demanding for tyres and it is imperative to generate good traction. The ambient temperature tends to be high so we need to deliver strong first-lap performance while protecting the tyres against the possibility of blistering.

"We are now more than two thirds of the way through the season but there has been absolutely no let-up in our preparations. Tyres for this event were initially selected during a very intense series of tests at Jerez, Spain, in week 29, but we kept open a window so that teams had the possibility to revise their decision after the German GP. Thanks to the rapid response of our production team at Clermont-Ferrand, we were able to make some adjustments once we'd analysed last weekend's Hockenheim data.

"We will have a wide variety of different products available (a mixture of 'primes' and 'options') in Budapest and the diverse blend of casings and compounds means that almost every team has an individual choice that is designed to optimise its overall car and tyre package.

"The continual need for development has led us to strengthen our team further so we can work with our partners to identify all potential areas of progress - and reaction times have to be swift because the timescales are incredibly tight at the height of the season. Despite this, however, we have been able to act on vital data gathered during the past couple of Grands Prix."