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[LewEngBridewell]

Next month Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel will open the Red Bull Ring (formerly known as the A1 Ring). There will also be a demonstration run of past F1 cars, including last year's title-winning RB6.

I don't know about anyone else, but I absolutely LOVE this circuit and I've missed it a lot since it was dropped in 2003. We have some incredible memories from this circuit, and the setting is beautiful.

If it returned to the F1 calendar, I would be over the moon. However, it still looks highly unlikely at the moment.... Do we think there'll ever be a chance of an F1 comeback for Austria?

[spankyham]

I much preferred the old layout, but still a good circuit.

[vlad]

I loved that race, let's hope they didn't change it too much!

[spankyham]

I haven't seen it since DM upgraded it. I was referring to the changes made a while ago, before they stopped racing there. It used to be much bigger and the horseshoe part was bigger and less angular. But even after the changes it was a pretty good circuit, just not as good as the original.

[LewEngBridewell]

Yeah it's still a great circuit. The only things going against it are;

* It's in Europe
* Bernie Ecclestone is still F1's ringmaster

[nish2280]

Yeah it's still a great circuit. The only things going against it are;

* It's in Europe
* Bernie Ecclestone is still F1's ringmaster

One of the reasons Bernie goes to the asian tracks is for the money. RedBull have plenty of it so lets hope we get a race there.

I know this isnt the layout but still
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxUXpnGI648[/youtube]

[LewEngBridewell]

This is a video from a while back;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGIhPIia_oE

[vlad]

Everything in one place!

[Diplomatic Immunity]

This is a video from a while back;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGIhPIia_oE

2002 Highlights from A1 Ring!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21M-YzoS ... re=related

[vlad]

Fantastic track! The year before this one Jos Verstappen finnished 6th in Arrows, on of the best races ever for me!!!

[vlad]

Here it is! And yes, I just loved that engine explosions, especially by BAR, they had the craziest!!!


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[LewEngBridewell]

Here it is! And yes, I just loved that engine explosions, especially by BAR, they had the craziest!!!

Takuma Sato had a few huge ones in the BAR back in 2004...

[vlad]

IMHO, that "driver" was one of the biggest mistakes in F1! But, the explosions from Panis/Villneueve era, ah...

[Frontrunner]

It would be nice to see F1 back at the A1 ring again. Just seem to throw up some interesting moments, good or bad.

[LewEngBridewell]

Infact, talking of Takuma Sato and the A1 Ring, do you remember that huge accident between Sato and Nick Heidfeld at Turn 3 (Remus) caused when the latter's car just snapped out of control going up to the entry of the turn? That was in 2002, and was something of a shock........ as was the drop of the flag at race's end....