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Circuit description Budapest Hungary
The Hungaroring is located in the town of Mogyoród, just outside Budapest in Hungary. The circuit has a length of 4,381 km and 16 turns. Its twisty and bumpy nature makes overtaking difficult, which means a good qualification is necessary. Despite of that and the fact that it is one of the safest circuits on the Formula 1 calendar, Hungarian F1 races on the Hungaroring can turn out to be surprisingly eventful.
The Hungaroring is one of the most controversial venues on the formula 1 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 1 calendar besides Monaco. The Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit design makes for tremendous spectator possibilities as the Hungarian GP 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 marveled the Hungarians in the mid to late 80's with their speed and aggressive 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 F1 circuit 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 Lake Balatono can be found on the south west of Budapest and is a touristic hot-spot.
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