Formula Schnitzeljagd: A Very Austrian AdventureMax and Checo go head-to-head against Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda in the ultimate Austrian scavenger hunt as they gear up for the Styrian Grand Prix.
TakefourFormulaOnedrivers,twooftheworld’smostunlikelysix-wheeledoff-roadmachines,addinsomeStyriancountrysideandaselectionofveryAustrianchallenges,you’vegottherecipefortheperfectbuild-uptoFormula1’sdoubleheaderattheRedBullRing.
In this most Austrian of adventures, Max, Sergio, Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda first travelled to Red Bull’s state-of-the Hangar 7 facility in Salzburg where they jumped on board a Cessna 208 Caravan seaplane for the short 80km flight to Styria’s largest lake, Grundlsee. Kitting themselves out in lederhosen, the Bulls faced their first challenge, racing two of the lake’s traditional Plätte boats.
The race was to reach the key to the next challenge. And in this case the prize turned out to be actual keys, to a pair of enormous six-wheel Pinzgauer trucks.
Originally manufactured in nearby Graz, Pingauers are high-mobility, all-terrain vehicles capable of taking on the most daunting landscapes and the most treacherous of inclines and declines.
The drivers were treated to all of those tests as they went head-to-head through the forests of deepest Styria on their way to the Red Bull Ring.
And once at the home of F1 in Austria and with a suitably treacherous damp track awaiting them there was only one final challenge to face – an all-or-nothing sprint to the flag…..
A Very Austrian Adventure
A Postcard Team Photo© Philip Platzer
Heading Into The Hills© Philip Platzer
Who Said Work Can't Be Fun?© Philip Platzer
Captain Max At The Helm© Philip Platzer
Nothing To See Here... Just Checo Milking A Cow© Philip Platzer
A Cow And Three Bulls...© Philip Platzer
Willkommen To Austria© Philip Platzer
A Different Kind Of Taxi Off The Plane© Philip Platzer
Outfits Ready... Now Let's Race© Philip Platzer
Capturing That Cow Milking Content© Philip Platzer
Taking A Quick Refreshment Break© Philip Platzer
Head-To-Head With AlphaTauri© Philip Platzer
Ready To Go Racing© Philip Platzer
On The Home Straight For Styria© Philip Platzer
“Honestly I’d never seen anything like the Pinzgauer before – a six-wheel car. It was used in the army I think. I don’t know when but it pretty was cool to drive” said Max.
It’s always nice to race in Austria and now we get the opportunity to do it twice.
“It’s always nice to race in Austria and now we get the opportunity to do it twice. It’s our home Grand Prix and we’ve won it before, so hopefully we can have two good weekends here.”
Sergio added: “It was very competitive, very serious (laughs) and the best type of Red Bull preparation you can have for the race weekend…..”
AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda said: “It was a really interesting and exciting event and there was plenty of teamwork. It was fun. The driving in the off-road with the Pinzgauer, we got stuck a lot on the hills and we had a tough time to get out from there but it was fun.”
Pierre concluded: “We went around the Austrian countryside and discovered a lot of different parts of the country before we ended up at The Red Bull Ring. The highlight? Definitely Yuki screaming in the seaplane! That was probably my favourite part. It was good to be with all four drivers together.”
On The Home Straight For Styria© Philip Platzer
