Hulme finds a whole new way to make a splash in Austria

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Ahead of this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, we've pulled out of our archives a very peculiar picture from back in the day at Zeltweg, in 1971.

It depicts a perplexed Denny Hulme, seemingly pondering his fate and that of his McLaren, stranded in a puddle of water and mud at the exit of a tunnel.

The McLaren's bizarre position defies logic, as it appears to be nowhere near the intended race track.

Perhaps Denny decided to embark on an off-road adventure, transforming his high-speed outing into a muddy escapade?

Coincidently, the Red Bull Ring and the Spielberg region were hit on Thursday with a weather alert warning of “stormy winds, local floodings, hail and lightning strikes”!