The event had been due to take place on 20 September this year at the new Balatonring track, but the organisers have asked championship organiser Dorna to put it on the 2010 calendar instead due to delays in construction and, it is believed, gaining funding for the €200 million project.
It is understood that Spanish Worldwide Circuit Management was having trouble in meeting a payment trigger point meaning that delays would be too great to hold the race on the planned autumn 2009 date. Coupled with the usual harsh Hungarian winter, this put construction work behind schedule.
The large patriotic following for Hungarian Gabor Talmacsi, who won the 2007 125cc world title, and national TV coverage of the sport encouraged Dorna to bring MotoGP back to the country after an initial stint at the Hungaroring.
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