10 crazy facts about the Hungarian GP / Formula 1 SPEEDWEEK

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By Mathias Brunner – 27.07.2018 11:45

The race of the World Cup at Hungaroring was not a grand prize from from the first issue of 1986 everyone. And again and again we were stunned in Hungary – on and off the race track.

Do you think that the Hungarian Grand Prix has been held since 1986? Far from it: he is 50 years older, and it did not happen exclusively on the Hungaroring: the first Hungarian GP was launched in 1936, at the Népliget Park in Budapest. At that time, the Silver Arrows (by Mercedes-Benz and the Auto-Union) competed with the red Renner Ferrari (with the Alfa Romeo riders). Tazio Nuvolari for the Italians.

In 1986, the Formula 1 of the Hungaroring appeared behind the iron curtain of the time: More than 220,000 fans from all over Eastern Europe tributary

Ferenc Szisz , winner in 1906 of a first Renault car race, wearing the Grand Prix title, at Le Mans. The offspring of the Transylvanian Saxons died in 1944 in Paris. Curious: Until the 70s, a doppelgänger in Hungary was like Ferenc Szisz. [1995] In 1995, the Japanese Taki Inoue tried to extinguish a fire on his failed arrows. He was loaded by a doctor's wiper car (of all!) On the hood. Inoue had been away for a while, but had come out with slight bruises. Even today, the Japanese is famous in Formula 1 circles – he writes tweets and provocative blogs and works for different drivers as a manager.

Only in Monza and Monte Carlo have kept the Formula 1 World Championships more uninterrupted than on the Hungaroring! The 2018 race is already the 33rd edition in series. (Monaco has been operating continuously since 1955, at Monza since 1981.) This series will continue for a while: Hungary has a contract to host the World Cup until 2022.

For Aspiring World Champions , the Hungaroring is not a good field: Since 2004 and Michael Schumacher no driver has won the Hungarian GP and the same year he became Formula 1 champion.

It took from 1986 to 2006, until the first rain in a Hungarian GP. As usual in such proportions, Jenson Button could shine and win his first World Championship race (then for BAR Honda) – and remind you of 14th place. Like Lewis Hamilton last time at Hockenheim

Only one Hungarian driver was able to start his home race: Zsolt Baumgartner – Alternate 2003 to Jordan for the injured Ralph Firman (training accident), 2004 driver for Minardi. Baumgartner still rides regularly in Formula 1: Paul Stoddart's popular two-seater

Since 1988, the Grand Prix of Hungary has six main sponsors: Pop 84 (Jeans) from 1988 to 1990, Marlboro cigarettes (1991 to 2005) – and the ING insurance company (2008/2009), the chemical company Eni (2010 to 2012), the tire manufacturer Pirelli (2014-2017) and the Rolex watch manufacturer (since 2018).

Button is not the only Formula 1 star here He conquered his first Grand Prix victory: the same goes for Damon Hill in 1993 and Fernando Alonso in 2003 (then the youngest winner ). Heikki Kovalainen won his only Grand Prix here in 2008.