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Mon 08 Aug 2008Hungary springs a surprise
MOTOR SPORT:ON THE calendar of Formula One events there are tracks that evoke passion, drama, excitement. The Hungaroring is not usually one of them. The curving, bowl-shaped circuit outside Budapest has a less-than-fearsome reputation as one of the sport's low points. Tight and technical, it is not a circuit for heart-in-the-mouth passing moves.
Victory here is taken by number-crunching, by stealth and strategy.
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