As athletics is recognized as the queen of sports, so Formula 1 races are considered the pinnacle of car racing. From the outside, everything looks very beautiful: space fireballs racing at exorbitant speed along the highway, crowds of fans, charming girls in short skirts with the FIA ​​flag and splashes of champagne from the hands of the three strongest. But getting into this fabulous world is not easy - many pilots have been working for years in the conditions of fierce competition in order to be able to perform at the stages of the best of the racing series.
Royal Formula
In terms of its level, the FIA ​​Formula One World Championship is an elite of motor sports. In its competitions, the fastest cars are used, in the development of which the largest manufacturers participate - Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, Ford, Honda. The strongest teams in the Formula 1 championship have a budget of several hundred million dollars. The most popular "royal race" received in Europe and South America.
The geography of Formula One is very wide - in 2016, 21 races were held on all continents of the globe, except for Africa and Antarctica. Fans from countries such as Australia, Bahrain, China, Russia, Spain, Monaco, Canada, Azerbaijan, Austria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, the USA, Mexico, Brazil and United Arab Emirates.
Formula 1: Hungarian Grand Prix
For the first time, this country hosted the virtuosos of the race from the teams Mercedes, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Auto Union on June 21, 1936. Then the competition was held in the very center of Budapest on a track with a length of only 3.1 miles. The winner of the stage was the Italian Tazio Nuvolari, who played for Alfa Romeo.
The next time, the world's strongest pilots arrived in the already socialist state only fifty years later. To conduct competitions near the capital, the Hungaroring circuit was built. Since then, the Hungarian Grand Prix is ​​annually included in the Formula 1 calendar.
In order to go to the finish line, participants need to walk in a circle 70 times, the length of which is 4381 meters. The total length of the race is 306.663 km.
Fans of fast driving often criticize this track because of its insufficient width and slow coverage, which do not allow to exceed speed and bypass opponents. Therefore, the struggle for victory at the stage begins long before the start of the race - with qualifications. Only having taken a favorable position, using the tactics of pit stops and demonstrating excellent piloting skills, you can win on this difficult track.
But there are exceptions to any rule - two aces succeeded in refuting the established stereotypes: in 1989, the Hungarian Grand Prix became British Ferrari driver Nigel Mansell, who took 12th place in the grid, and in 2006, his compatriot Jenson Button from Honda, started the race 14th in adverse weather conditions.
Heroes of the Hungarian stage
A beautiful city located on the banks of the Danube, remembers the glorious names of the conquerors of the Hungaroring. In different years, the winners were representatives of Italy (Tazio Nuvolari), Brazil (Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna, Rubens Barrichello), Great Britain (Nigell Mansell, Damon Hill, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton), Germany (Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel), Canada ( Jacques Villeneuve), Finland (Mika Hakkinen, Kimi Raikkonen, Heikki Kovalainen), Spain (Fernando Alonso), Australia (Mark Webber, Daniel Riccardo) and Belgium (Thierry Butsen).
The leaders of the Hungarian Grand Prix in various nominations are representatives of foggy Albion:
- the greatest number of victories per country - 10;
- best pilot - Lewis Hamilton - 5 titles;
- the strongest team - McLaren - 11 first lines.
Hungarian Grand Prix 2016
Last year, the stage of “Formula 1” according to tradition, was held at the Hungaroring circuit in the fourth weekend of July. He became the 31st in a row for Hungary. 22 pilots left for the race track. Pole position according to the results of the qualification was taken by Nico Rosberg, next to Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Riccardo. The composition of the top three leaders was completely identical to the starting one.
The victory at the stage was won by the British racer Lewis Hamilton, who became the five-time champion of the Hungarian Grand Prix. This athlete professes a tough and aggressive style of piloting. He considers urban routes the most suitable for himself, as in Monte Carlo, with many turns that you can take risks. As a child, Hamilton’s idol was the famous Brazilian “wizard” Ayrton Senna, who died tragically at the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola due to steering problems. His driving style was borrowed by Lewis, apparently, he became the key to sports success of the Briton.
The second and third places on the podium took respectively Nico Rosberg and Daniel Riccardo.
Statistics
- The stage victory was the 48th in a career for Lewis Hamilton.
- The Mercedes team is recognized as the best on the Formula 1 circuit for the 54th time.
- Kimi Raikkonen showed the fastest lap with a time of 1.23.086.
- He turned out to be the most aggressive driver, having won 8 positions relative to the starting one.
- Pole position became for Nico Rosberg in the 26th for professional activities.
- Following the results of the Formula competitions (Grand Hungary), 21 riders were qualified.