The fearsome, original Osterreichring was originated in 1969 as a replacement for the Zeltweg airfield circuit. The track known today as the Red Bull Ring was more or less created over the winter of 1995-6, when Hermann Tilke was engaged to turn the Osterreichring into a shorter, more modern race track.
The A1-Ring, as it was then called, was opened in 1996, with Formula 1 arriving at the circuit a year later. Jacques Villeneuve won the race, while Jean Alesi had a spectacular crash when his Benetton climbed up the Ferrari of Eddie Irvine. Alesi’s team mate Gerhard Berger, meanwhile, used his home Grand Prix to announce his F1 retirement.
Join us for the latest news, info, updates and results from the Red Bull Ring, as the final practice session for the 2021 French Grand Prix is about to get underway, with Scuderia Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc at the wheel of the SF21, ready to make the final preparations ahead of the qualifying session in Austria.
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