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Circuit description Budapest Hungary
The
Hungaroring is one of the most controversial
venues on the formula one calendar. While
it did bring major auto racing behind the
Iron curtain the racetrack itself was built
as one of the slowest on the Formula One
calendar besides Monaco.
The circuit design makes for tremendous
spectator possibilities as the track is
situated in a natural bowl. On the other
hand, Istvan Papp's layout was slow and
offered limited overtaking possibilities,
unless your name was Senna, Mansell, or
Piquet, who marvelled the Hungarians in
the mid to late 80's with their speed and
agressive driving. In 2003 changes were
made to the track layout in order to increase
overtaking, however that phenomenon has
failed to materialize except for Ralf Schumacher's
rise from last after the first lap to fourth
in 2003. However the Hungaroring appears
to have a long-term future in f1, as sponsorship
money continues to flow into the Hungarian
GP, and tourists still come from other European
countries, depending on who is excelling
at the time.
Region
The Hungaroring track is based on the north
side of Budapest
on a 20 kilometer distance. Budapest is
the capital city of Hungary and the country's
principal political, industrial, commercial
and transportation centre. It has more than
1.7 million inhabitants, down from a peak
of 2.07 million in the eighties. The city
is definitely one of the most beautiful
cities in central Europe and is absolutely
worth a visit! The Lake Balatono can be
found on the south west of Budapest and
is a touristic hot-spot.
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