Hungaroring

[TheGroover]

OK, so I'm planning on going to the Hungarian GP next year and I'm after any tips on which stand to buy tickets for. Gold 4 looks to be at the end of the pit straight and is the current favorite. Do any of you knowledgeable chaps have any advice for me?

[simonreed]

I went this year and will probably go next year as well.

I followed advice and got seats in the stand that over looks the last corner. This was good, as I could see all the way down the pit straight, most of the pits and most parts of the last sector. I.e see the widest range of things.

It was bloody hot! Getting to the circuit was easy in a taxi. Getting back to Budapest was a bit of a nightmare. Ended up using the free bus service.

Simon

[TheGroover]

Ah,OK, so that's the opposite end of the straight to where I was looking, silver 3 by the looks of it. Interesting, cheers.

[simonreed]

Just taken a look at this years stand layout. I was in, what is now the red bull stand, next to silver 3. I will try and head for this again.

This is one of the few races, where tickets are always available. I got mine on the Sunday morning of the race!

Simon

[MikeO996]

Go general admission. We had a great spot at beginning of start finish straight on race day.

[MikeO996]

simonreed said:

It was bloody hot! Getting to the circuit was easy in a taxi. Getting back to Budapest was a bit of a nightmare. Ended up using the free bus service.

Simon

Free bus is brilliant, no significant queues either way. You get the impression that the F1 just isn't that big a deal in Budapest, wonder why Bernie sticks with it really.

[TheGroover]

Free bus sounds good, I'll check that out cheers. Is general admission significantly cheaper?

[MikeO996]

I was guessing that general admission would be about £100 less than a grandstand but having looked it up some of the grandstand seats aren't a lot more. Is very different e.g. at Silverstone. But whereas at Silverstone most of the general admission areas have been taken over by grandstands, Hungary is a lot less developed so plenty of viewing options.

[JRZed]

Went this year sitting in the grandstand at the end of pit straight, overlooking the braking area for Turn 1. Blistering heat, but it was great viewing from this stand, seeing the cars come down the straight and brake hard for the first turn. Also had a good view of the waterpark in the distance.... a tempting alternative on a typical Hungarian summers day! If I go again, would try for somewhere around the back of the ciruit to catch some high speed cornering.

[anonymous-user]

I posted a bit about hungaroring here the other day, i loved the place, Brits were in the minority too so we always got a cheer.

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