Monday, July 6, 2015

Hungarian GP: Circuit Preview


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It's a bit early but none the less, it's time to take a look at the next circuit. The teams are heading to Hungary for this one and it's going to exciting.

The "Hungaroring" is located in Mogyorod, Hungary and first opened in 1986. It's been hosting races ever since and not only Formula 1, but other championship races as well.

The circuit runs Clockwise and has a capacity of 70,000. There are a total of 16 turns on the current version of the circuit and it's 2.722 miles in length. The F1 race will run for 70 laps as it did in previous years.

2014's Hungarian GP saw Nico Rosberg take Pole Position but the Mercedes driver didn't make it onto the podium. Daniel Ricciardo took the win with Alonso finishing Second and Hamilton finishing Third. It was quite the achievement for the Brit as he had started from Pit-Lane.

Retirements included: Marcus Ericsson (Accident), Romain Grosjean (Spin), Nico Hulkenberg (Collision), Sergio Perez (Accident), Kamui Kobayashi (Fuel System) & Esteban Gutierrez (Electronics)

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