Hartley: "I know the track well from video games!"

Toro Rosso driver Brendon Hartley claims he knows the Red Bull Ring well, from video games!

Hartley was talking ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix that takes place later on this week.

The Red Bull Ring will host the 9th race of the season and Hartley claims he is familiar with the track.

"This is a big race for us as it's the home of Red Bull (Toro Rosso's 'sister' team)," Hartley said.

"It's a track I've raced on in LMP2 and I really enjoy it.

"It's a funny thing that, as a young kid, I used to play Grand Prix 3 and 4 on the computer and for whatever reason, it was this track that I would always play!

"It was known as the A1 Ring back then, so I know it well from being a 10-year-old playing computer games!

"Who knows, maybe it's because kids have a short attention span and it's a very short lap.

The Toro Rosso driver is also excited because it takes place at Red Bull's home track and is excited to see what sort of reception the Toro Rosso team will receive.

"I think it's an exciting race for everyone involved at Red Bull," Hartley said.

"There will be plenty of home support."