From GMM
Formula one could soon return to Austria.
After dropping off the grand prix calendar in 2003, the A1-Ring in Zeltweg - located in central Austria - was demolished.
Supported by Red Bull mogul Dietrich Mateschitz , EUR 70 million reconstruction works began late in 2008, including new pit buildings and grandstands.
But although Mateschitz said at the time that "speaking about a return of formula one" to Austria "would be absurd", a report in the Kleine Zeitung newspaper has now raised that possibility.
The Styria-based newspaper said F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone sees the former Osterreichring as a potential replacement for a current Asian race. Kleine Zeitung said the A1-Ring rumour was heard "several times" in the Valencia paddock last weekend.
The rebuilt circuit, with a DTM race already likely, is set to re-open in April or May of next year.
Formula one could soon return to Austria.
After dropping off the grand prix calendar in 2003, the A1-Ring in Zeltweg - located in central Austria - was demolished.
Supported by Red Bull mogul Dietrich Mateschitz , EUR 70 million reconstruction works began late in 2008, including new pit buildings and grandstands.
But although Mateschitz said at the time that "speaking about a return of formula one" to Austria "would be absurd", a report in the Kleine Zeitung newspaper has now raised that possibility.
The Styria-based newspaper said F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone sees the former Osterreichring as a potential replacement for a current Asian race. Kleine Zeitung said the A1-Ring rumour was heard "several times" in the Valencia paddock last weekend.
The rebuilt circuit, with a DTM race already likely, is set to re-open in April or May of next year.
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