New driver in the Red Bull Family?

Some of our drivers will be in action earlier than usual at the Hungarian Grand Prix and it seems  that  Tonio  Liuzzi  will  have  another  member  of  Scuderia  Toro  Rosso  driving alongside him. For one day only, Gerhard Berger returns to the cockpit of a Formula Onecar, as the Austrian will be getting behind the wheel of a McLaren. It's not a model that he is familiar with, as the MP4C was actually raced by his fellow countryman, Niki Lauda and John Watson back in 1983.

It's all part of a "Bulls versus Lions" spectacular, staged near Budapest's famous chain bridge,  decorated  with  the  aforementioned  Lions,  while  the  Bulls  are  represented  by Berger, Liuzzi, Nurburgring podium man Mark Webber and other sports stars and their vehicles, including this year's Dakar Rally winner on two wheels, Cyril Despres.

Last  year's  event  literally  brought  the  city  to  a  standstill  and  an  even  bigger  crowd  is expected  this  year  to  watch  the  various  motor  sport  stars  put  on  a  show  around  the Roosevelt Square. For Berger and other drivers of his generation, the highlight of a dayat  the  Hungaroring  would  often  be  the  drive  to  and  from  the  race  track,  especially  the famous but illegal "racing line" across Heroes Square! On Thursday morning,  the local police will be turning a blind eye for once.

Watching racers doing dangerously silly things on public roads is always good value, but the stars of the show are likely to be the two aerobatic pilots from the Red Bull Air Race squad performing overhead.


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