Hungarian Grand Prix, the heat is on
The heat is on for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Quite literally, as the thermometer bar is going up and up these last days, and the temperature of the air and track can make a difference in the race results.
According to the Formula One Official Website if it is going to be relatively cool the Red Bull team can have some advantages, like they did in Britain and Germany, ending up winning the races. If instead it is going to be very warm the Brawn GP team have a better chance of winning. And with the 30C forecasted for Sunday that seems to be the case. It is not a coincidence that at the moment, before the practice sessions, odds are all in favor of Jenson Button from Brawn GP. According to TheSpread.com odds are: Jenson Button at 2/1, Sebastien Vettel at 9/4, Mark Webber at 9/2.
The Formula One heat is on in the city of Budapest as well. Today the first fans arrived, with groups of Ferrari fans appearing to be a majority, clearly recognizable from their red t-shirts and caps. Formula One teams promoters walking around on the streets stand out from the crowd too, thanks to their colorful gear.
The most original promotion seen so far is the one by the Toyota team. They put a huge stand in front of the West End Shopping Center where you can take the Pistop Challange and measure how long it will take you to replace a tire of a real Formula one car. Definitely a nice chance to get normal people closer to those cars normally seen only on TV.
Meanwhile on the Internet all Formula One news are about how the weather is going to be, while locally there’s an abundance of last minute offers for accommodations in town, apartments especially.
And I also found a cute Hungarian Grand Prix Simulator; not only it uses features from the real track, but it also has info about Hungary and some funny pre-race intros as well. My favorite one is the farmers fueling the car with wine.
You can play the Hungarian Grand Prix here, or on your mobile phone here.
