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| The first Hungarian Grand Prix was held on June 21, 1936 over a 3.1-mile track laid out in a park near the center of Budapest. The Mercedes-Benz, Auto Union, and Ferrari teams all sent three cars and the event drew a very large crowd. However, politics and the ensuing war meant the end of Grand Prix motor racing in the country for fifty years.
A major coup by Bernie Ecclestone, the 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix was the first Formula One race to take place behind the Iron Curtain. Taking place at the twisty Hungaroring near Budapest, the race has been a mainstay of the racing calendar. Run in the heat of a central European summer, it also holds the distinction of being the only current Grand Prix venue that has never seen a wet race. The first Grand Prix saw 200,000 people spectating, although tickets cost several time the average Hungarian's wage at the time. Today, the support is still very enthusiastic, particularly from Finns, who travel down in the absence of a Scandinavian Grand Prix. |
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| Six successive Constructors titles is a powerful endorsement of the Scuderia. Today they coped with a moment of drama when Rubens fuel rig started leaking, with typical, methodical calm.
Even though they didnt have the best tyres (apart from Bridgestones impressive wets) in 2003, they still won the title. Most of that was down to the phenomenal reliability of the team. Schumachers run of GP finishes since 2001 has been down to their fanatical attention to detail and constant testing. You get the feeling that the F1 team bosses are failing to agree on the technical regs for 2005 because they think that might be one of the only ways of stopping Ferrari win a seventh title the logic being that the later the rules are framed, the less time Ferrari has to develop a car and test it to perfection. Ross Brawn has said that Michael Schumacher will win all the races he should and sometimes some of the races he shouldnt, and that is exactly right. Ferrari have given him the machinery and a complementary (some would say patsy) team-mate and Michael has rewarded them with maximum effort whenever he steps into the car. In the last few seasons I can think of only one occasion, at Silverstone, when he didnt look like he was trying to drive the wheels off the car. |