Minister of National Development Zsuzsanna Németh conducted discussions with Bernie Ecclestone, manager of the commercial rights of the Formula 1 championship, on the site of the Formula 1 ENI Hungarian Grand Prix.

At the meeting the parties confirmed their mutual intentions to cooperate. This year the race attracted spectators at a higher number than in the past few years: the event was attended by a record number of visitors.

Formula 1 improves Hungary’s international reputation as it gives foreigners a glimpse in Hungarian sport, a foretaste of Hungarian culture and gastronomy and offers them an opportunity to familiarise themselves with all the sights the country can rightly be proud of.

One of the significant and timely outcome achieved this year is the concerted action of Hungaroring Sport Zrt., the railway company MÁV-Start Zrt., the Volán coach services, the Budapesti Transport Centre and Ostermann Forma 1 Kft., which was realised on the initiatives of the Hungarian State Holding Co. Within this framework visitors arriving at the Hungarian Grand Prix were offered the rail and coach services of the state-owned MÁV-Start Zrt. and the various Volán companies free of charge. As a result of the successful cooperation, nearly 10 thousand tickets were sold.

Another factor to improve Hungary’s reputation is that similarly to the previous years, millions of viewers and readers were informed of the Formula 1 ENI Hungarian Grand Prix, ranked among the most watched sports events of the world,  by television and in the press.

(Ministry of National Development)