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The last time
Formula One raced in Spielberg, Austria the track was called the A1 Ring,
Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher were the pilots for
Williams, the field contained other not-so-venerable names like Ralph Firman and Justin Wilson and V10 engines were bolted to the bulkheads - the only
Mercedes units being in the backs of the two McLarens, one of which was driven by
Kimi Räikkönen, who finished second behind
Michael Schumacher.
The return to an old-school Formula One track - now called the Red Bull Ring - after 11 years away put an old-school team on the front row,
Felipe Massa in a Williams getting his first pole position since 2008, followed by teammate Valtteri Bottas. Behind them came
Nico Rosberg in the first
Mercedes AMG Petronas,
Fernando Alonso in the
Ferrari,
Daniel Ricciardo for
Infiniti Red Bull Racing, Kevin Magnussen for
McLaren, Danil Kvyat in his Toro Rosso, Räikkönen in the second Ferrari,
Lewis Hamilton in the second Mercedes way back in ninth - he'd spun on his final timed lap after having his previous effort disqualified for going wide at Turn 8 -
Nico Hülkenberg in the
Force India in tenth after opting not to set a time at all in Q3.
It's a shame the well of nostalgia wasn't deep enough to give us some proper old-school racing.
Continue reading Race Recap: 2014 Austrian Grand Prix is old-school front row, new-school racing
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