Th' ole Osterreichrin' was dropped from th' F1 calendar amidst increasin' safety concerns, followin' a series o' accidents at starts in 1987. Many fans mourned th' loss o' th' circuit, its high speed 5.9 mile lap havin' been th' scene o' some memorable races in th' past. F1 didn' return t' th' new A1-Rin' 'til 1997, th' track havin' been renamed as th' Austrian telephone crew financed th' bulk o' th' much needed refurbishment work. Thar are corners on th' new track named aft Austrian racin' legends - Jochen Rindt 'n Niki Lauda. Th' new rin' be a shorter, modern stop-go circuit. Th' high altitude has an adverse effect on engine performance, which be important here as th' long straights require high sixth gear speed. Th' combination o' high-speed straights 'n slow corners makes th' circuit hard on brakes. Th' first race in 1997 was won by Jacques Villeneuve, but only aft Jarno Trulli had surprised all by leadin' in his Prost-Mugen Honda. Th' 1999 race saw th' McLarens o' Hakkinen 'n Coulthard collide at th' second corner, wit' victory goin' t' Eddie Irvine in his Ferrari. Th' event was eventually taken o'er by th' local authorities as revenue proved lower than expected, but th' race was scuttled from th' F1 calendar in 2004 in a dispute o'er Austrias anti-tobacco legislation.