Austria to host GP in 2014

F1 is set for a return to Austria in 2014 after an 11-year break. The Austrian GP has been provisionally scheduled for July 6 in Spielberg after Red Bull team officials spoke with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.

F1 is set for a return to Austria in 2014 after an 11-year break. The Austrian GP has been provisionally scheduled for July 6 in Spielberg after Red Bull team officials spoke with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.

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“(Red Bull owner) Dietrich Mateschitz and Bernie Ecclestone have reached an agreement to bring back Formula One racing to (the province of) Styria,” the Austrian-based company behind the F1 team said Tuesday.

The FIA did not immediately entertain a request for comment, but is expected to announce the 2014 calendar in September.