Austrian Grand Prix 2014 Preview: Start Time, TV Info, Weather, Schedule, Odds

The 2014 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday. It will be held at the Red Bull Ring, close to the city of Spielberg in the Styria region. It will be the 27th Austrian Grand Prix and the 26th at this venue. Or rather, the 26th at this location. Spielberg was once host to a fearsome old circuit, the Osterreichring. It held races from 1970 to 1987 before being discarded in favour of modern, safer venues. F1 came back to Austria in 1997 to a new track which had been built on the ruins of the old one—the A1-Ring. It held the Austrian Grand Prix until 2003 before again disappearing from the calendar. Now owned by Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz, the circuit has a new name and improved facilities. This will be the first "h...

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