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Formula 1 fans follow the action from hillside

The novel coronavirus pandemic may have kept Formula 1 fans away from races this year but at the third grand prix of the season, in Hungary, diehard followers dotted the hills around the Hungaroring. Zoltan Toth, a mechanic from eastern Hungary, checked into his usual campsite, donned his old blue-and-white mullet wig on a bald scalp, a traditional Magyar costume, with a black 'Formula 1 fan' vest, and on Thursday began celebrating the race as he has done for the past 20 years. 'I have followed (Finnish driver) Kimi Raikkonen ever since he began to race and became a huge fan,' Toth said. 'I have seen every race here in every year, and I won't stop just because the Ring is closed.' Kamaras...
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