Hungaroring August 24 1pm Hungary Track traits Hungaroring, Budapest Tortuous, narrow, confined and Tel: +36 2844 4444. www.hungaroring.hu dusty circuit near Budapest. TV 80 Almost impossible to overtake 4 and regarded by most competi- Turn 1 tors as a half-hearted apology 180 135 for a proper race track. 6 A 4 Turn 3 Best race 110 Thierry Boutsen's 1990 win for 4 Williams by 0.2sec ahead of Turn 4 Pit 85 Ayrton Senna's McLaren. 60 3 lane 3 Turn 5 Senna edged closer and closer B Turn 2 but simply couldn't get past. 55 175 2 6 Worst race 85 Turn 12 Last year's Barrichello-Schu- 3 Turn 6 Turn 13 80 macher pairing. Perfectly 3 95 Turn 7 drilled and brilliantly executed 3 but hardly entertainment. Turn 11 Drivers’ den 115 Five-star hotels down on the 4 Turn 10 80 river front in Budapest. Watch Turn 9 3 80mph Turn 8 the convoy to the airport after Gear 2 the race as the drivers flee for No of laps 77. Lap length 2.47 miles. Race distance 189.81 miles. Fastest lap 1min 16.207sec their private jets. (M Schumacher, Fer, 2002). First used 1986. World championship races 17. Most wins Williams Top TV angle TV (7). Pole last year R Barrichello (Fer). Winner last year R Barrichello (Fer). Shot of the downhill right-hand corner after the pits is impress- Inside track is on the grass, perhaps? But ive but you need a driver error Olivier Panis the real answer is nowhere at to show it to best effect. all. If you get past somebody Hot fact Hard work in the races, it will be by vault- In 1986 tickets for the first A The first right/left section ing tactically ahead at the grand prix to take place in East- which is a 180˚ downhill right refuelling stops. ern Europe cost a fifth of the leading into a 180˚ downhill Weekend highlight average monthly wage but left. Very dusty and tricky to Budapest is a really beautiful 100,000 turned up all the same. get right, particularly acceler- city and its transformation Admission (3 days) £67-£190. ating away from the grid in a over the 10 years I've been rac- group of cars. ing in formula one has been Rival attraction Easy life remarkable. Nice hotels and a B The start/finish straight lovely setting on the river. Museum of Medical History which is the only point where Weekend lowlight Medical fest in Budapest The hard sell: “Of the many you can take a breather. This Grappling with the surgical instruments, the is a tough circuit physically, Hungaroring when the track most interesting is the even though its average lap surface is dirty and dusty, medieval chastity belt. speed is not very high by which is most of the weekend. Makes you wonder what formula one standards. It's not used much during the anyone wearing it would Where to overtake year so never really gets do if they had an itch.” The only place I can think of cleaned up. Race result Pole Fastest lap Pts Time 1 10 : . 2 8 Drivers’ standings Constructors’ standings Pts Pts 3 6 1 1 4 5 2 2 5 4 3 3 6 3 4 4 7 2 5 5 Formula One 2003 8 1 6 6 54.