ThefirstFormula1AustrianGrandPrixwasheldatZeltwegAirfieldin1964.Thetrackhadbeencompletedin1959,withtheideaofrepeatingthesuccessofthatotherairfieldcircuit,Silverstone.ButtheF1circusonlyvisiteditonce,becausethetracksurfacewastooabrasive.F1returnedtoAustriain1970onanewtrack,notfarfromtheoriginalone,inthebeautifulregionofStyria.ItwascalledtheOsterreichring,theonlyhometheracehashadfrom1970to2019,eventhoughthevenue’snamewaschangedfromOsterreichringtoA1-RingandnowtotheRedBullRing.Theracehasbeenheldintwoperiodsatthisvenue,from1970to1987andfrom1997to2003andfrom2014tothepresentday.Overtime,thelayouthaschangedwiththeoriginalonebeingdeemedtoodangerous,adangerMcLaren’sStefanJohanssonexperiencedfirsthandduringFridayfreepracticein1987,whenhecollidedwithandkilledadeer.
01Daniel
“I’ve got many reasons to be excited about Austria: it’s my 250th F1 Grand Prix, which is pretty wild. I’m going to run a special helmet design for this weekend, which should be fun and it’s a home race for Red Bull, at the Red Bull Ring, so there’s always a lot of support there. It’s good for the team, for the brand, it’s a special one. We’ll be looking to try and turn things around after Barcelona. We don’t have much time as it’s a Sprint weekend with only one practice, so we really must hit the ground running. We’re ready for it!”
02Yuki
“I like the Red Bull Ring and I enjoy the place itself and the surrounding countryside as I love nature. I also like the food, especially the Schnitzel! It’s a home track for the Red Bull family, so I hope we can perform well. It’s another Sprint weekend so we only get the one hour of Free Practice, after which every session counts for something. I know everyone has been working very hard back in the factory to understand why we had such a difficult time in Spain and hopefully, we can make up for it this weekend.”
Everyone has been working very hard back in the factory
Yuki Tsunoda