In the Driver’s Seat
Austria’s Red Bull Ring throws up surprises for Formula One teams and fans
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Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen is all smiles with his second-place trophy on the Austrian Grand Prix podium on June 28.
PHOTO: AFP
Long ago, in another age of Formula One, a circuit that was known as the Osterreichring had a habit of throwing up unusual results.
Who could forget “Monza Gorilla” Vittorio Brambilla spinning his victorious March 751 into the pit wall moments after taking the chequered flag, as the wet 1975 Austrian Grand Prix was brought to a premature conclusion?