The winter break not only gives the drivers the opportunity to rest and the teams to prepare for the coming season: it also gives the circuits the opportunity to get to work on welcoming the newcomers. Formula 1 for the upcoming campaign. This winter it is undoubtedly the Hungaroring circuit that is undergoing the most important work of all. The circuit near Budapest, which has hosted the Hungarian Grand Prix since 1986, is in a phase of intense transformation that started just after the Hungarian round organized in July 2024 (where Oscar Piastri won for the first time in F1 ) and will end at the beginning of summer 2025.
In fact, initial work started in 2023 and a first phase was completed in May 2024, including the widening of the paddock and the construction of two tunnels under the start/finish straight to improve the flow of the public in the enclosure. Since construction resumed in the summer of 2024, 620 people have been working at the Hungaroring every day to ensure that the Hungarian circuit is ready for the next Grand Prix of August 1 to 3, 2025. Hungary.
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This second phase of the work mainly aims at the renovation and complete modernization of the large main stand on the start-finish straight, but also the construction of a brand new paddock with mainly new garages. Six months before Formula 1’s return to Hungarian soil, the Hungaroring shared some figures about these major works. Since the location resumed in the summer of 2024, 23 m3 Concrete was poured and 7 tons of reinforcing steel installed.
The circuit indicates that from January 10, 2025, the construction of the vertical structure of the 3rd floor of the paddock building is underway in certain places, while in the main stand 100% of the prefabricated reinforced concrete beams and almost 50% of the de grandstand elements have been placed and the stair elements are being placed. Almost 759 meters2 A masonry structure was built, 22 km of protection pipes and 80 km of cladding pipes were laid in the vicinity of the route, including 20 km of electricity cables.
-At the end of the work – which will last until 2026 and thus resume after the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix – the Hungaroring should resemble the projections below. A welcome modernization since Hungary remains number 1 on the Formula 2032 calendar.
(Photo’s: Hungaroring)
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