F1
Take a look at what makes the Red Bull Ring stand out on the F1 calendar.
After a hugely successful return to the Formula One calendar in 2014, the Austrian Grand Prix is the next stop for the F1 circuit.
We looked in to what makes the Red Bull Ring so unique.
The entertainment
It wasn’t just a Formula One race that fans enjoyed, as the event was given a Red Bull touch with two of the most extreme types of motorsport on earth.
The Red Bull X-Fighters brought F1 fans a taste of freestyle motocross with an FMX Jam before the skies were filled with vintage planes and an aerobatics show from Red Bull Air Race star, Hannes Arch.
The lap length
Thanks to the Red Bull Ring’s unique track layout the circuit has the quickest lap time on the F1 calendar with cars lapping the 4.326 kilometre circuit in under 70 seconds.
Michael Schumacher holds the lap record of the circuit with a 1:08.337 set during the 2003 Austrian Grand Prix.
The history
Last year the Red Bull Ring put on a celebration of motorsport for the Austrian Grand Prix’s return. Ahead of the race, nine Austrian veterans were reunited with their vintage racers that included three-time world champion Niki Lauda back behind the wheel of his Ferrari 312T.
The history of Austrian motorsport is something widely celebrated at the Red Bull Ring, with the circuit also including a statue of Formula One’s only posthumous world champion, Jochen Rindt.
The turns
Or should that be lack of turns. What makes the Red Bull Ring truly unique is the high-speed track layout, which features just 9 turns connected by long straights that allows F1 cars to reach their top speeds.
The unusual layout shook up the pecking order in last year’s race as Williams locked out the front row of the grid, the only race in 2014 where Mercedes didn’t set pole position.
The backdrop
Well just look at it! No other circuit on the F1 calendar has such a beautiful view, you’d be excused for admiring the backdrop just as much as the on-track action.
Located in the stunning hills of Spielberg the Red Bull Ring is one pretty race circuit, especially when the sun is shining!
