Austrian Grand Prix
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Returning as a leg of the Formula One World Championship for the first time since 2003, the Austrian Grand Prix is one of the sport's classics. The first race was held back in 1964 but the original track, essentially a converted airfield, proved unpopular and so F1 wouldn’t return until 1970 when the nearby Österreichring was built. The original Österreichring was undulating and fast, but it was eventually rebuilt as a shorter track and renamed the A1-Ring. F1 cars would race here until 2003 when construction was started to improve the track. Unfortunately, the work stopped...
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Formula One Returning To Austria In 2014Energy drinks company Red Bull has inked a deal with Formula One organizers to host a race in Austria next year. The race will be held at the former A1-Ring in Spielberg, which held the last Austrian Grand Prix back in 2003 and is now known as the Red Bull Ring. The confirmation was made in a...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
