With lower than two months forward of this season’s Hungarian Grand Prix, the primary straight of the Hungaroring has obtained a brand new asphalt floor over a size of 620 metres, protecting a complete of 8,866 sq. metres.
Groups and followers will encounter a really totally different Hungaroring when the 4.3km circuit hosts this yr’s Hungarian Grand Prix firstly of August.
The Hungarian monitor started essentially the most important reconstruction and modernisation of its historical past after final yr’s Hungarian Grand Prix, and the method has entered its ultimate part. Your entire essential constructing was demolished and a brand new, trendy facility has been created that hosts the groups’ garages and the Hungaroring’s places of work.
Furthermore, the primary grandstand was additionally utterly demolished with the intention to create house for a brand new facility. The primary entrance has additionally been renovated whereas the primary straight has been resurfaced.
Though the traditional structure of the Hungaroring will stay unchanged, the asphalt floor of the primary straight has been upgraded for this yr’s race to make sure that the monitor meets the very best worldwide requirements, simply because it has in earlier years.
On Tuesday, three ‘finishers’ working aspect by aspect, laid the carrying course on the primary straight – in whole, 860 tonnes of a specifically designed combine containing bitumen with a better softening level have been used. These machines have been fed by two so-called “beschikers” to minimise longitudinal waves and guarantee a constant texture.
Explaining the method, an announcement from the Hungaroring learn: “The composition of the combo had already been outlined by SWIETELSKY’s specialists, and this yr a large-scale trial set up was carried out, as because of the particular necessities, it was essential to put the combo within the shortest potential time.
“Preparation (mopping up of the prevailing carrying course) took two days, and the asphalting itself was accomplished in a single day, with technical help supplied by Italian specialists from Dromo, the identical workforce who assisted final yr with resurfacing above the tunnels.
“The newly resurfaced essential straight will first be examined in race circumstances by the GT Open drivers, adopted by the System 1 subject and help race individuals through the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend.”
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