Lauda angry at Red Bull
Austrian energy drink maker Red Bull has angered Niki Laudo, after whom one of the turns at the scene of this year’s race for the Austrian Grand Prix was named. The racetrack, once known as the A1-Ring, has been completely refurbished, and next month, for the first time since 2003, a Formula One caravan will return. Before the racetrack was bought by Red Bull, which also owns two Formula One teams, one of the turns was called Niki Lauda Kurve (Niki Lauda Turn), in honor of the Austrian racer and three-time world champion. Now this same bend is called Pirelli. Lauda, however, isn’t the only Austrian racer left without “his” turn, as Gerhard Berger’s Bend has now been renamed Wurth Bend. “I’m very disappointed,” Lauda said. “I guess they are