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19 Haziran 2014 Perşembe

Red Bull's Home Coming


 
Red Bull started from the bottom in 2005 and now they are here. Bringing their home Grand Prix back on calendar.
 Austrian GP was first held in Zeltweg, 1964.
 Zeltweg is an area located in Spielberg at the southeastern Austria. But circuit has been found dangerous so it had been cut out from the F1 calendar by FIA. Austrian GP was cancelled till building a suitable circuit for the Grand Prix.
 Austrian F1 fans were not ready to let their GP go, there was great support to F1 mostly thanks to their driver Jochen Rindt.
 Rindt was a German but he grew up in Austria so raced under the flag of Austria in his all racing career. His success was founded the funding for to build a circuit easily. 
Österreichring came into scene after that, circuit built in Spielberg in 1969 and made it to F1 calendar in the following year which Rindt became a F1 world champion. Unfortunately local hero Rindt couldn't win the first race. Jacky Ickx won the race with his Ferrari.
 Austrian GP helded in Österreichring untill 1987 and pulled out from calendar by safety reason one more time.
 In 1997 with the huge effort of A1 and Alex Wurz Österreichring had been back to calendar  Circuit had been changed as structer and it's name became A1Ring. It hosted the Austrian GP for 6 years. Jacque Villeneuve , 1997 champion, won the first race. Later on Mika Haikkinen, Eddie Irvine, David Coulthard and Michael Scumacher won the new version of the circuit. But for one more time Austrian GP said goodbye the F1.

Now it's back to calendar as RedBullRing. Circuit bought by Dietrich Mateschitz. It has been re-built and re-opened on 15th of May in 2011. 
 This weekend Formula 1 returns to a legendary Spielberg for Austrian Grand Prix.
  Red Bull Racing's F1 adventure has been started in 2005. They've started as 'party team' with great parties, costumes, famous people come and go. Red Bull Racing has no huge success until 2009. Everyone was fine with them being party animals. But they came step by step and they are in the fight of F1 championship since 2009 and they are the last 4 years boths driver and constructor champions. 'A beverage team' came to neighborhood and changed the Formula 1 in way. Now they are taking it another level with their #HomeComing .
 This success is not a big suprise. Red Bull as a company is already game changer. They are the ones who created the 'Energy Drink' market and ruling it since then. They are the ones who make jumps out of space. So how can we expect them to be slow on the circuit. They give the wings to F1 too.
  Red Bull Racing F1 Team based in Milton Keynes, England so in way British GP was their Home GP. But their racing license is from the country origin of Red Bull, Austria. Red Bull GmbH is located in Salzburg, Austria.
 So both Vettel and Ricciardo are going to race for making hometowners proud. 
 Austrians so keen to support their team race tickets were sold out and circuit manangement has to open some new spots for spectators.
 There will be Legends Parade before the race, with old stars and currents stars back in Red Bull Ring.
 Grid Girls also will be special for the GP. 50 selected local girls will support the teams with their tailored dirndl dress.

The Formula Unas before the Bull Statue

 For collection lovers Red Bull Racing even created a special collection for Home Coming GP which you can find by Red Bull Shop.


 Red Bull has started season in hard conditions but last race they were able to catch the Mercedes. Ricciardo even got the first win of the season with Vettel's 3rd place on podium. This race with the support by their home visitors they will even push harder. Some says this season is a end of an area for Red Bull. But it seems like from here Infiniti Red Bull Racing is just starting the show.





source: http://www.infiniti-redbullracing.com/