News Details
F1 helped Hungary tear hole in Iron Curtain
The rain was coming down at the 1983 Monaco Grand Prix and, to pass the time, Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was telling his friend Tamas Rohonyi about the problems of trying to organise a race in the Soviet Union. 'He said Moscow was depressing and the bureaucracy made it near impossible anyway,' Rohonyi recalled in a telephone interview with Reuters this week. 'I told him, why not try Budapest?' The rest is history. Hungary, at the time firmly behind the 'Iron Curtain' and in the embrace of the old Soviet Union, this weekend celebrates its 30th successive grand prix with every hope of continuing for years to come. Russia, the original target, finally made its F1 debut last year with...
Full Story »
Full Story »
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Stuck baffled by Ecclestone's German GP stance
Hans-Joachim Stuck says he cannot understand Bernie Ecclestone having...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Hamilton: We don't have any problems with the brakes
Nico Rosberg said he has been working around brake problems all season...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Lotus late to pay for Pirelli tyres in Hungary
More supplier problems struck the Lotus team in Hungary on Friday. Just...
10y ago from GrandPrix.com
Rosberg: I have my usual brake problems
Speaking ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, title contender, Nico...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Ducati anticipates ‘2024 version’ of Francesco...
Ducati Team Manager Davide Tardozzi is “very confident” Francesco...
2h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Marc Marquez admits ‘my body will force me to retire...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Honda completes another test with 2027 bike as Ducati...
No description available...
19h ago from Motorsport.com
Jorge Martin: Aprilia signed me to win the title,...
No description available...
22h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Long Beach to bring in new leadership for iconic event
Organizers of the annual Grand Prix of Long Beach event have announced...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Grand Prix of Long Beach set for leadership change
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Pato O’Ward joined by F2 champion in McLaren F1...
McLaren has announced its driver development program lineup for 2026,...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Kucharczyk set for 2026 Indy NXT run with HMD
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Dakar 2026: Dacia edges Ford and Toyota as Nasser...
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
Luciano Benavides defeats Ricky Brabec by two seconds...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Ford's Nani Roma survives late crash and fuel drama to...
No description available...
19h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
'Seen as inevitable' – Worrying Arsenal update...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is reportedly attracting interest from big...
36m ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arsenal now set to target £120m double transfer after...
Arsenal are now reportedly set to switch their focus to Eintracht...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
“We are pretty confident of catching Arsenal” -...
Manchester City star Tijjani Reijnders has said the club is confident of...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com
League position not a factor as we face another tricky...
Morning all. After our midweek exploits, it's another away trip today,...
4h ago from Arseblog.com
Comments
Hottest News
McLaren in tense waiting game with Red Bull over unanswered...
McLaren has admitted it is locked in a waiting... Read More »
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Alex Albon pops the question to Lily He!
Ladies, Alex Albon is officially off the market!... Read More »
1h ago from F1i.com
Team Lotus throws in the towel
During its heyday in F1, Colin Chapman's Team... Read More »
46m ago from F1i.com
