Lewis Hamilton among six F1 drivers to receive special honour before Hungarian GP

The Hungarian Grand Prix is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and to honour this special occasion, it has commemorated several Formula 1 legends - including Lewis Hamilton

This weekend, Hamilton will be aiming to close the gap to Kimi Antonelli in the Drivers’ Championship title fight, with the Brit currently 45 points behind the Italian.

The 41-year-old will be aiming to take maximum points to help him in his fight to become the most successful driver in the sport by the end of the season, should he be crowned the 2026 champion.

Hamilton will surely have taken a moment to feel honoured that he was one of six F1 drivers to have been given a special commemoration at the Hungaroring.

The popular circuit has officially revealed the names for its 14 corners, with six of these being named after F1 drivers, including Hamilton, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna.

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Hamilton has had Turn 2 named after him, as he is the most successful driver at the Hungaroring with eight victories and nine pole positions to date.

Turn 1 was named after Piquet, as he won the first two Grands Prix at the track, while Turn 3 is called 'Spring', which is a nod to the local area being known as the Valley of the Three Springs.

Meanwhile, Mansell has seen Turn 4 named after him, as he claimed his one and only F1 world championship at the Hungaroring in 1992, with Turn 5 named after Mogyorod, which is the name of the town located next to the F1 track.

The history of the track was honoured at Turns 6 and 7, as they are called the Driving Centre, to celebrate the Hungaroring Driving Centre, which was Hungary’s first driver-training facility.

Buda and Pest are the respective names for Turns 8 and 9, which is a reference to the capital city of Hungary, which is located around 20 kilometres from the Hungaroring.

The second-longest river in Europe has also been honoured, the Danube, as it is the river that flows through the nearby city of Budapest.

Turn 11 is now officially known as 'Alesi', named after the former French F1 driver, with Turn 12 being called 'Schumacher', as he won his fourth world championship at the circuit in 2001.

Szisz is the name of the final corner, Turn 14, after the Hungarian-born engineer Ferenc, who was the head of Renault’s testing department that won the very first Grand Prix in history in 1906.