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Vintage 1981 Ferrari press release on the Grand Prix of Austria held at Zeltweg Oesterreichring.

Mentions that Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi will be driving the Ferrari 126/CK and that the spare car was also a 126/CK.

Contains quotes by Gilles Villeneuve, Didier Pironi and Mauro Forghieri and sections on "Technical Point" and "Sporting Point".

Also shows a map of the Zeltweg beach track with the gear shifting points of Pironi.

Issued before the race for the motoring press in Zeltweg on August 8, 1981.

1 Sheet, double sided.

Factory original issue.

Available in Italian and in English.

Not contained in the press release but purely for your information:

Gilles Villeneuve qualified 3rd with a time of 1.33.334
Didier Pironi qualified 8th with a time of 1.35.037

Gilles Villeneuve went out of the race in the 11th lap due to a crash;
Didier Pironi came in 9th, 1 lap behind winner Jacques Lafitte in a Ligier Matra.

1981 Ferrari Notiziario Press Release on the Grand Prix of Austria at Zeltweg with Villeneuve and Pironi

1981 Ferrari Notiziario Press Release on the Grand Prix of Austria at Zeltweg with Villeneuve and Pironi
1981 Ferrari Notiziario Press Release on the Grand Prix of Austria at Zeltweg with Villeneuve and Pironi
1981 Ferrari Notiziario Press Release on the Grand Prix of Austria at Zeltweg with Villeneuve and Pironi

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