Jolyon Palmer knows he will likely have to wait until after F1's summer break to know if he has been retained by Renault for 2017.
Palmer and teammate Kevin Magnussen are currently unsure whether they will remain at the Enstone team next season. Renault has turned its focus to its 2017 car but is in no rush to confirm which drivers will be at the helm for that campaign.
Rookie Palmer is still searching for his first F1 points and thinks Budapest could be a perfect place to end that wait.
When asked if the Hungarian Grand Prix was an opportunity to prove he is worthy of another year, he said: "There's always a good opportunity. Every weekend is a good opportunity. I would say the summer break is when people start to think about next year more and for us I don't expect there is going to be any decision here until much later in the season.
"But of course every weekend I want to show what I can do. I think this track... hopefully it can be an opportunity for us to find ourselves in a good position. The last couple of years there has been incidents and chances for cars that shouldn't necessarily on pace be in the top 10. I'm just trying to impress at every race to be honest. It doesn't matter when, I've just got to do the job."
Palmer does not mind that Renault is delaying its decision on 2017 drivers as it means the team is fully focused on improving its form.
"I don't think the team is in a big rush, we're still focused on improving where we are. The team was only bought seven months ago so I think we're still trying to understand where we are at completely and I don't see why the need for a decision on drivers so early really. I've got another load of races to play out and to show what I can do, I'm sure it's going to be much later on in the season."
Palmer thinks he has already demonstrated his ability to the team.
"I want to be driving for Renault next year. Unless all the other drives are confirmed then there could be opportunities elsewhere but I'm fully focused on driving for Renault first and foremost.
"I'm here now and they are the team that can see clearly what I'm doing through a weekend and can see all of the potential that I've got, so I think they can understand what I can do in the future which is really the aim."