Hungarian Grand Prix

HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX OR Www. HUNGARORING, MOGYOROD CIRCUIT DETAILS TYPE: CAPACITY: PERMANENT 70,000 LENGTH: TURNS: 4.381KM 17 DIRECTION: CLOCKWISE STATISTICS 1.19.071 FASTEST LAP MICHAEL SCHUMACHER, FERRARI THE BEST CONSTRUCTOR IS MICHAEL SCHUMACHER & LEWIS HAMILTON McLaren WITH ELEVEN WINS ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL DRIVERS WITH FOUR WINS EACH YYY YYY CHALLENGES Flyl Fly Emirates IRELLI LLI IRELLI MEMORABLE MOMENTS 2003 2006 1989 Nigel Mansell shrugged off the Hungaroring's reputation as a hard circuit for overtaking by fighting back from 12th on the grid, passing car hydraulics issues allowed after car to take a win Villeneuve to snatch away from Ayrton Senna 1997 Damon Hill came agonisingly close to a shock win for the uncompetitive Arrows- Yamaha team after After six years of trying. Jenson Button finally broke his F1 victory duck on a day for ducks in style, battling back from 14th on th grid to claim a famous win for Honda Fernando Alonso claimed his maiden victory with a faultless lights-to-flag victory for the increasingly competitive Renault team, in turn becoming the youngest F1 winner at the time a famous victory LOCATION The Hungaroring is located in the town of Mogyorod, but is best associated with the Hungarian capital city of Budapest, which is less than 20km away. A city known for its history, beauty and culture, the mid-summer jaunt to Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix makes it a particularly popular event, even before you consider it is the 'home' race for many surrounding countries, with large influxes from Finland, Germany, Austria and Poland, amongst others. HISTORY A race that emerged from Bernie Ecclestone's desire to have a Grand Prix behind the 'Iron Curtain' (though a race was originally pitched at the USSR) Hungary instead got the nod to host the first Eastern European F1 event in 1986. Held at a new, purpose-built venue - after the proposed inner city circuit was shelved - the Hungaroring has become a mainstay on the calendar ever since. Opinions differ about the circuit; its twisty layout, high kerbs, minimal overtaking points and relentless corners (which are often made more arduous by the typical high temperatures) have earnt it a reputation as a 'Monaco without the walls! Layout changes in 2003, which saw a slower first corner and revisions to turn twelve, were well received, but while Alonso and Hamilton are fans, many others are not. For full coverage of Formula 1 including driver news, results, qualifying and fantastic images, Www. visit www.crash.net NET