F1 Austrian GP live updates: Follow latest from FP1 and FP2 at the Red Bull Ring today
Those who want to step back from the corporate labelling might like a little history lesson here.
For this former airfield was soon modelling into a racing track, hosting its first action as the Osterreichring in 1969. It held its first grand prix a year later.
After decade-long absence following numerous crashes and a Hermann Tilke redesign, the A1 ring was back on the calendar from 1997 and after Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz bought the track in 2004 after it was again dropped from the schedule, the renamed Red Bull Ring has been an F1 mainstay since 2014.
In this 11-race run, Red Bull — well, Max Verstappen — has won four times.
The track is relatively short, comes with just 10 corners and plenty of gradient changes, both uphill and down. Only Spa-Francorchamps has a greater elevation change through a lap.
The highlight is Turn 9, also known as Rindt, as the cars tear through the high-speed right hander in the midst of a roaring trip downhill.
Here are the key circuit facts: Circuit length: 4.326 km (2.688 miles)
(2.688 miles) Laps: 71
Lap record: 1:05.619s (Carlos Sainz, 2020)
(Carlos Sainz, 2020) First GP: 1970
You can take a trip around the delights of the Red Bull Ring with Madeline Coleman 's circuit breakdown, which is linked below.
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