ThefirstFormula1AustrianGrandPrixwasheldatZeltwegAirfieldin1964.Thetrackhadbeencompletedin1959,withtheideaofrepeatingthesuccessofthatotherairfieldcircuit,Silverstone.ButtheF1circusonlyvisiteditonce,becausethetracksurfacewastooabrasive.F1returnedtoAustriain1970onanewtrack,notfarfromtheoriginalone,inthebeautifulregionofStyria.ItwascalledtheOsterreichring,theonlyhometheracehashadfrom1970to2019,eventhoughthevenue’snamewaschangedfromOsterreichringtoA1-RingandnowtotheRedBullRing.Theracehasbeenheldintwoperiodsatthisvenue,from1970to1987andfrom1997to2003andfrom2014tothepresentday.Overtime,thelayouthaschangedwiththeoriginalonebeingdeemedtoodangerous,adangerMcLaren’sStefanJohanssonexperiencedfirsthandduringFridayfreepracticein1987,whenhecollidedwithandkilledadeer.
