Felipe Massa returns to Budapest - scene of his darkest hour in Formula One - this weekend intent on a form revival to help safeguard his future with Ferrari.
The 32-year-old Brazilian, who suffered life-threatening head injuries during qualifying at the Hungaroring four years ago, remains upbeat despite poor results recently.
He is seeking to re-assert himself alongside two-time champion Spaniard Fernando Alonso in Ferrari's bid to end to Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel-led domination.
"I know what I have to do," said Massa. "I just want to get the results. For me, the pace is there so I don't need to worry about that.
"I have shown pace, but things have happened to make me not finish the races... I just need to concentrate on keeping the pace and I know that if nothing happens, then I can finish in a good position."
Massa's personal struggle will be one of the most interesting facets at the Hungarian Grand Prix, the season's final race before Formula One's traditional summer break.
The slow, dusty, tight and twisting Hungaroring circuit, in shallow hills 25kms north of the capital, has been a regular venue since 1986 and has developed a reputation akin to Monaco without the glamour or barriers.
The track has 14 corners and only one real straight, in contrast to the remainder of the high-speed tracks in Europe.
The main test will be for the new Pirelli tyres, set to debut at this race after passing a severe examination in testing at Silverstone last week - and their performance in high temperatures might be the decisive factor.
Championship leader and defending triple world champion Vettel, having won at home at the German GP three weeks ago, is bidding to tick off another missing race victory - Hungary and the United States are yet to be won by the German - and extend his lead.
But he can expect a strong challenge from Red Bull teammate, Australian Mark Webber, and Briton Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes - a three-time Hungarian winner. One more win would draw Hamilton level with record holder German Michael Schumacher.
Alonso, too, has warm memories of the Hungaroring because it was there in 2003 that he won his first race to become, at the time, Formula One's youngest race winner - a record since taken by Vettel.
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