Following last weekend’s French Grand Prix, Formula One is looking forward to the Austrian Grand Prix which is the middle event of the sport’s first triple header of races. The race on the Red Bull Ring is the ninth round of the 2018 championship. History of the Austrian Grand Prix The Austrian Grand Prix is not an unknown territory for Formula One, however, it had longer absences from the calendar. Following the 1963 non-championship event, the first ever race was held in Zeltweg in 1964. It was the Italian Lorenzo Bandini who took the victory in the inaugural race. The race was a success, but the track was deemed too dangerous; it was narrow and very bumpy, and spectators complained...
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