Formula One wanted a street circuit similar to the Circuit de Monaco to be built in the NÃ pliget , Budapest 's largest park . The Hungarian government decided to build a new circuit ( track ) just outside the city near a major highway . They wanted a street circuit similar to the Circuit de Monaco to be built in the NÃ pliget - Budapest 's largest park - but the government decided to build a new circuit just outside the city near a major highway .