A vasárnapi Magyar Nagydíjhoz kapcsolódóan néhány tény az itthoni Forma-1-ről:

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1. The first Hungarian Grand Prix was held in 1936 in Népliget.

2. CEO Bernie Ecclestone originally wanted a race in Moscow but when that fell through he turned to Hungary.

3. The 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix was the first Formula One race to take place behind the Iron Curtain.

4. The circuit was quickly built, it took only 8 months.

5. Race information:

Laps : 70

Circuit length: 4.381 km

Turns: 14

Race length: 306.663 km

6. Most fans come from Finland.

7. Zsolt Baumgartner is the only Hungarian to ever start an F1 race.

8. Curiously, another Hungarian,  Ferenc Szisz, won the first grand prix, which was held in 1906 near Le Mans, France.

9. Two drivers have collected 4 wins at the Hungaroring: Schumacher and Hamilton.

10. Ayrton Senna won 3 times in Hungary, in 1988, 1991 and 1992, while five other drivers have two wins each.

11. In terms of constructors, McLaren have won more than one-third of all the races at the Hungaroring, with 11 victories. Williams is second with 7 and Ferrari have taken 5 wins.

12. Run in the heat of a central European summer, it is the only current Grand Prix venue that had never seen a wet race up until the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix.

13. Fernando Alonso (in 2003), the first Grand Prix winner from Spain, who also became the youngest ever driver (at the time) to win a GP.

14. At the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix, it was confirmed that Hungary will continue to host a Formula 1 race until 2022.

15. At the beginning of the race the Grand Prix trophies were provided by the Hollóháza Porcelain Manufactory. then the trophies have been manufactured in the traditional Herend Porcelain Manufactory since 2006.

    Vocabulary

    to hold (held, held) = tartani

    CEO (chief-executive-officer) = vezérigazgató

    fall through = meghiúsul

    to take place = megrendezésre kerül

    Iron Curtain = Vasfüggöny

    circuit = útvonal, pálya

    laps = körök

    circuit length = a pálya hossza

    turns = kanyarok

    race length = a verseny hossza

    fan = szurkoló

    curiously = érdekes módon

    constructor (itt) = csapat

    current = jelenlegi

    venue = helyszín

    provided = biztosítva vmi vki által

    from:  http://bleacherreport.com; wikipedia.org

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