BUDAPEST, July 23, 2014 (F1plus/Graham Keilloh).- The Hungaroring is important. No, really.
Have you ever ruminated over the modern F1 calendar, and that sort of track that gets added to it almost exclusively these days it seems? That which is purpose built from ground up especially to hold an F1 event, is super safe, has gleaming facilities, and all is bankrolled by the national government keen to promote or ‘brand’ the country?
And have you in turn wondered which venue was the first of these? That set this trend in motion? Well, the most likely answer is Hungary’s Hungaroring.
The Hungaroring made its bow as an F1 host in 1986, constructed in just the seven months prior to the event on a greenfield site not far outside the city of Budapest.