"Formula 1": Grand Prix of Hungary

As athletics is recognized as the queen of sports, and the race of "Formula-1" is considered the pinnacle of car competitions. From the outside everything looks very beautiful: the space cars racing at extraordinary speed along the track, crowds of fans, charming girls in short skirts with the FIA flag and a spray of champagne from the hands of the top three. But it's not easy to get into this fairy-tale world - many pilots have been working in the conditions of tough competition for years to get an opportunity 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 the elite of motor sports. In its competitions, the fastest cars used in the development of which involved the largest manufacturers - Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, Ford, Honda. The strongest teams performing in the championship, "Formula 1", have a budget of several hundred million dollars. The most popular "royal race" was 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 Africa and Antarctica. Fans of such countries as Australia, Bahrain, China, Russia, Spain, Monaco, Canada, Azerbaijan, Austria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, the USA, Mexico, Brazil and Brazil could admire the skill of the pilots. United Arab Emirates.

"Formula 1": Grand Prix of Hungary

For the first time this country took the virtuosos of the race from the teams of Mercedes, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Auto Union on June 21, 1936. Then the competitions were held in the very center of Budapest on a road with a length of just 3.1 miles. The winner of the stage was Italian Tazio Nuvolari, who played for Alfa Romeo.

The next time the strongest pilots of the world arrived in the already socialist state in only fifty years. To conduct the competition near the capital, the Hungaroring circuit was built. Since then, the Hungarian Grand Prix is annually included in the calendar of "Formula 1".

In order to go to the finish line, the participants need to go 70 times in a circle, 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 lack of width and slow coverage, which do not allow you to exceed the speed and bypass rivals. Therefore, the struggle for victory at the stage begins long before the start of the race - with qualifications. Only by taking advantage of a profitable position, using pit stop tactics and demonstrating excellent piloting skills, you can win on this difficult track.

But from any rule there are exceptions: two established aces managed to refute the settled stereotypes: in 1989 the Hungarian Grand Prix triumphant was the 12th place in the starting grid of the Ferrari pilot Briton Nigel Mansell, and in 2006 - his compatriot Jenson Button from Honda, Which started the race on the 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 the 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 Bootsen).

Leaders of the Hungarian Grand Prix in different nominations are representatives of the foggy Albion:

• The greatest number of victories in the country - 10;
• The best pilot - Lewis Hamilton - 5 titles;
• The strongest team - McLaren - 11 first lines.

Grand Prix of Hungary 2016

Last year's stage of "Formula 1" in the tradition took place at the racetrack Hungaroring in the fourth weekend of July. He became the 31st for Hungary. On the track of the race went 22 pilots. Pole position according to the results of qualification was taken by Nico Rosberg, Luis Hamilton and Daniel Riccardo were placed side by side . The composition of the top three leaders was completely identical to the starting one.

The victory was won by 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 the most suitable for himself urban routes, as in Monte Carlo, with many turns on which you can take risks. In childhood Hamilton's idol was the famous Brazilian "wizard" Ayrton Senna, who died tragically in the Grand Prix of San Marino in Imola due to a malfunction of the steering. His driving style borrowed Lewis, apparently, he became the key to the sporting success of the British.

The second and third places on the podium were taken respectively by Nico Rosberg and Daniel Riccardo.

Statistics

• The victory at the stage was the 48th in a career for Lewis Hamilton.
• The team of Mercedes in the 54th time was recognized as the best on the tracks of "Formula 1".
• The fastest circle was shown by Kimi Raikkonen with time 1.23.086.
• He also proved to be the most aggressive rider, having played 8 positions relative to the starting one.
• The pole position was for Nico Rosberg in the 26th for his professional activities.
• According to the results of the competition "Formula" (Hungarian Grand Prix) 21 riders were qualified.