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24 Cars at the starting grid. Sitting a few metres away from the track. Have been this close to the track before but now i have a roof covering me. The roar of these cars at full throttle raring to go is deafening and a threat to the hearing of the drivers and the audience, alike. Its time I put my ear plugs. The team members are cleared of the track. The drivers are left alone with their machines.

Red
Yellow
Green

And it begins.

And this is how it all ended.

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This was me witnessing my second Formula 1 race live, the 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix officially known as Eni Magyar Nagydíj.

The last weekend of July 2011, I was close to 2 years away from getting my Team BHP membership approval. Now that I am a part of the team, here I am sharing my experience of watching the Formula 1 races live. In 2010, it was the Spa-Francorchamps. In 2011, it was Hugaroring.

Sincere request to all the readers, please ignore the Time stamp on the photos, the dates are wrong though the time mentioned is correct. Will be low on texts and let the pictures do the talking.

The Hungarian GP

31 July 2011 was the race day. Now most of us know that every F1 races are held on Sundays. Practice 1 & 2 takes place on Fridays, followed by Practice 3 and the qualifying round on Saturdays. We reached Budapest on Friday, and missed the Practice 1 & 2 sessions.900 kms drive took longer than expected.

Nearing Budapest, had to wait till the next day to follow this sign.

Headed towards the City Center

Hungarian GP is 4.381 Kms in length in which drivers cover distance of 306 Kms in 70 laps.To make the race more excited I had the ticket to the following stand.

The Track Layout

Image Source: http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/hungary_903/


Saturday: Practice 3 And Qualifying

Made it sure to reach on time. Before congestion, and long queues of cars waiting for the Security check and Parking.

Interesting

Inching towards the Circuit

Makes me feel PROUD

F1 Village

Ferrari Merchandise

Seated. Right opposite to the Ferrari's Garage.

The Mature and The Aggressive

Millennium Tower

The Bulls

Practice 3 Underway, this could be Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button.

The Force Indian Car driven by Adrian Sutil. Qualified in the Top 10.

The Pirelli F1 Car on Display

The Village crowded by Fans

Red Bull Mercandise

Starts getting cloudy

Closer Look at Hamilton's Garage

Closer look at the Ferrari's



The Legend



The Championship Leader



Only 3 will make it to this place



The Big Screen or should I say Live Telecast on ESPN/Starsports



The Indian Way



Who let the bulls out?



There goes the Mclaren Mercedes

To be Continued: The Qualifying Results and Race Day.

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He Qualifies for the 1st Position, Sebastian Vettel



The 2nd Position goes to Lewis Hamilton



He waves to his team mates



They all celebrate



Jenson Button joins the celebration as he qualifies for the 3rd Position



The one that ensures safety



The Polish fans did miss Robert Kubica



The Qualifying results can be seen here : http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/859/6883/


The Race Day



This is how they transport



She is ready to fly



Preparation for the Driver's Parade



The Red Carpet



All aboard



They wave to their fans



Some shots from the big screen. Lewis Hamilton



Jenson Button



Micheal Schumacher. Mark Webber seen behind.



Something's Missing



As they prepare





Now its Complete



Lets do this



Last minute check up



The starting grid



Final Moments before the race

To be Continued: Race day,followed by few memories from Spa-Franchorchamps.

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Fans enjoying themselves in the Background while the Mclaren makes its way the starting grid



This was one was LOUD



Some more last minute preparation



ITS TIME



They wait and watch



And pray for him



Nick Heidfeld has a close shave





Pit Stop



That's for Button



And this for Alonso



And at the end only one winner emerges and this time it is Jenson Button



3rd Place goes to Alonso



Vettel Finishes 2nd



Walk on the Circuit



Closer look at the Force India F1 Car



Desi Sponsors



The Red Bull F1 car



Force India Mercedes



This is what these machines are capable of



This brings us to the finish of the Hungarian GP

The Race result can be seen here : http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/859/6885/

I did not try to capture cars during the race. I am not a professional when it comes to photography. Tried, but they were too fast to capture.

To be continued: Spa-Francorchamps

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Spa Francorchamps 2010

The circuit is 7 kms in length and covers 308 Kms in 44 laps. I was so thrilled to see the Spa-Francorchamps. Its spread over a Hilly region , and it is said to be very notorious. The track at some stretch can be wet and at some can be dry. Have a look at it.

This time I was the part of the general entry


Image source : http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/belgium_904/

Its a long walk from the parking



Its not a steady surface



But its an Incline



Its always good to see the Indian Flag



The Red Bull F1 Car on Display

Britishers cheer for Hamilton



Drivers Parade. Micheal Schumacher.



Mclaren going down the Hill



The Bull going strong



Robert Kubica in his Renault





Lewis Hamilton



Vitaly Petrov meets with an accident



Ferrari down the hill



Petrov's Renault



This is how they enjoy



Force India



They are seen together



G Force



Petrov on way back to the Garage



My best try to capture them



The Big Screen to keep you updated



Force India catching up



One More attempt as they zoom by



Scenic Spa

The results of the race can be seen here : http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2010/836/

That is all I had to share.All in all it was a wonderful experience.Hope pictures did all the talking.

Looking forward to my first Indian GP experience later in the year.

-Rishi

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