While those behind a new Balaton Park Circuit are tight-lipped about the venue’s chances of hosting an F1 grand prix, whatmegandid takes a look at the venue which could be an option for F1 in the future. ⬇️
OPINION: While those behind a new Hungarian circuit are tight-lipped about the venue’s chances of hosting a grand prix, we take a look with the help of an F1 race winner.Amid a desert of street circuits, a rare oasis of a newly built traditional circuit appears – all 4.1km/2.5 miles and 16 corners of it. Four years in the making, Balaton Park Circuit is a proper, old-school track, nestled close to its namesake Lake Balaton, the largest in Central Europe.
It is an imposing complex, its concrete structure looming into view amid the Hungarian countryside, and has permanent seating for 10,000 fans, with the capacity to increase that to 120,000 with temporary grandstands. A luxury hotel has also been built nearby, with plenty of others already in the vicinity given the area’s summertime lure for Budapest residents.
Though board member Gianpaolo Matteucci is coy about Balaton Park hosting F1, insisting that is not its “main objective,” he emphasised its readiness to host “any kind of international event, and this is the main reason why we wanted to create an infrastructure already for Formula 1, which is FIA Grade 1”.
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