Hamilton's preview of Hungarian Grand Prix

"Every victory is special," says Lewis Hamilton, "but some stay with you longer than others. My win at the Nurburgring on Sunday was definitely one of those; it was one of the best races of my career and I'll never forget it."

Unfortunately, Lewis hasn't got time to dwell on the past. The Formula One calendar demands that he turns his attention to this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, a race that he's won twice before, in 2007 and '09.

"These back-to-back races are quite intense," says Lewis, "but I'm looking forward to Hungary because I want to maintain the momentum that we built up in Germany. The MP4-26 was quick in Monaco a couple of months ago and the Hungaroring has many of the same performance criteria, so I hope we can be competitive there too."

The Hungaroring is the slowest permanent circuit on the F1 calendar. It's often described as "Monaco without the barriers‟ because it's tight and twisty and the cars run with maximum downforce. It‟s also a very bumpy track, with high kerbs and the incessant cornering is tough on the front tyres and the drivers.

"I love the track," says Lewis. "It has a really historic feel to it, with hills, bumps and camber changes, and it's really challenging. It has massive character. It's like a fine wine: it gets better every year!

"The track isn't used much during the year, so it's very dirty off-line and you have to be very precise with your line. It's also a good physical challenge because there are no straights worth talking about and we‟re constantly pulling g-force inside the car. When you combine that with the high ambient temperatures, it‟s pretty tough."

The Hungaroring has been a happy hunting ground for British drivers. Nigel Mansell clinched the 1992 world championship at the track; Damon Hill won his first grand prix there in '93, as did Jenson Button in 2006, and Lewis Hamilton has those two victories to his name.

"It would be brilliant if a British driver could win again this weekend," says Lewis. "At the Nurburgring it was very tight at the front, with very little separating McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull, and it will be fascinating to see which team holds the advantage on Sunday. Jenson and I will be pushing hard to add to the team‟s three wins this year."

As part of Lewis‟s preparations, he's looked back at previous Hungarian races in an effort to gain a competitive advantage. He does the same before every grand prix, but it carries particular significance at the Hungaroring.

"You can learn a lot about the starts by looking at previous races," says Lewis. "At the Hungaroring it's definitely an advantage to start on the clean side of the grid, but history proves that you can do amazing things off-line as well.

"In 2008 Felipe [Massa] overtook me around the outside of Turn 1 to take the lead. That was one of the worst experiences I‟ve had at the track and it proves that you can find grip in the dirt and marbles.

"The videos also remind me of braking points and lines through corners, so that I‟m able to hit the ground running when practice starts on Friday morning."

The Hungarian Grand Prix is the final race before the four-week summer break, during which there's an FIA-regulated two-week factory shutdown when no work can be carried out on the cars. Lewis knows that another win would give the team a significant psychological boost ahead of the holidays.

"It‟s great for the team to enter the break on the back of a win," he says. "I know that from my victories in Hungary in the past. The guys in the factory can wear their rocket red shirts all the time!"