Zsolt Baumgartner may not turn many heads, even in the Formula One paddock, at Silverstone or in Melbourne, but he's a national hero at the Hungaroring venue.
The 22-year-old is the first Hungarian-born grand prix ace since a driver called Ferenc Szisz, who drove a pioneering Renault car with wooden wheels in 1906.
Zsolt's countryman so wanted to see a Hungarian on the F1 grid that they dipped into their own pockets to finance his current seat at slowest team Minardi.
Asked if he was very famous in Hungary, Baumgartner said 'Yes.
''Sometimes I get chased when I am running around or training! I don't mind.''
Written: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 06:28:23
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