Niki Lauda has welcomed the news the Austrian Grand Prix will return to the F1 fold next season.Confirmation the Red Bull Ring – formerly the A1 Ring and before that Osterreichring - will stage a race from 2014 came on Tuesday and Lauda said the deal, brokered by Red Bull's Dietrich Mateschitz and provisionally thought to extend until 2020, is a major boost for the countries' economy.“This is the best thing that can happen to us,” Lauda told Austrian newspaper, Kleine Zeitung. “The worldwide publicity is priceless for Austria.”“I have always hoped that F1 would return, but that it is a reality is only thanks to Dietrich Mateschitz. It is a great pleasure and it means a lot to...
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