For the 8th round of the 2014 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the sport’s teams return to a country last visited by F1 11 years ago – Austria.
The last incarnation of the Austrian Grand Prix was held from 1997 to 2003 at the circuit known as the A1 Ring and it is to that venue that F1 heads once again, though the rechristened Red Bull Ring has seen major trackside updates since.
The track, however, remains much as it was in 2003.
Length of lap: 4.326km
Lap record: 1:08.337 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 2003)
Total number of race laps: 71
Total race distance: 307.020km
Pit lane speed limits: 80km/h in practice, qualifying and the race
DRS ZONES
There will be two DRS zones in Austria. The detection point of the first zone is 360m before Turn 2, with the activation point 85m after Turn 2. The second detection point is 10m after Turn 8 with the activation point 110m after Turn 9.
The last incarnation of the Austrian Grand Prix was held from 1997 to 2003 at the circuit known as the A1 Ring and it is to that venue that F1 heads once again, though the rechristened Red Bull Ring has seen major trackside updates since.
The track, however, remains much as it was in 2003.
Length of lap: 4.326km
Lap record: 1:08.337 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 2003)
Total number of race laps: 71
Total race distance: 307.020km
Pit lane speed limits: 80km/h in practice, qualifying and the race
DRS ZONES
There will be two DRS zones in Austria. The detection point of the first zone is 360m before Turn 2, with the activation point 85m after Turn 2. The second detection point is 10m after Turn 8 with the activation point 110m after Turn 9.
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