The 2020 Austria 02 Grand Prix Thread
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The 2020 Austria 02 Grand Prix Thread
This is the place to discuss everything related to the 2nd round of the 2020 season taking place in Spielberg, Austria between the 10th and 12th of July.
This is the second of two events over successive weekends in Austria in this revised 2020 season.
To submit your 10 'n' Pole Picks for Austria click here, to register in the competition click here
Picks for Austria 02 '20 close at the start of Saturday practice.
The event timetable for the Styrian Grand Prix.
Friday
Practice 1 11:00 local time - 09:00 GMT
Practice 2 15:00 local time - 13:00 GMT
Saturday
Practice 3 12:00 local time - 10:00 GMT
Qualifying 15:10 local time - 13:10 GMT
Sunday
Race 15:00 local time - 13:00 GMT
This is the second of two events over successive weekends in Austria in this revised 2020 season.
To submit your 10 'n' Pole Picks for Austria click here, to register in the competition click here
Picks for Austria 02 '20 close at the start of Saturday practice.
The event timetable for the Styrian Grand Prix.
Friday
Practice 1 11:00 local time - 09:00 GMT
Practice 2 15:00 local time - 13:00 GMT
Saturday
Practice 3 12:00 local time - 10:00 GMT
Qualifying 15:10 local time - 13:10 GMT
Sunday
Race 15:00 local time - 13:00 GMT
Re: The 2020 Austria 02 Grand Prix Thread
We return to Austria for a second time this weekend and what have we learned?
1. Mercedes are not as dominant as in previous years. Yes, if their ducks all fall into line, they can get home with both the top spots on the podium but their cars aren't the same as in previous years. Maybe it was a bad batch of sensors that caused both to maintain a slightly less dominant pace. Who really knows.
2. Ferrari don't have the pace of 2019. This incarnation of a race car isn't anywhere near a good as previous years. Qualifying was disastrous for both Leclerc and Vettel. Again, Ferrari we in the right place when it hit the fan to capitalize on the problems incurred during the race.
3. Red Bull do not have the same qualifying pace as Mercedes. Race trim, the car is somewhat close however the right strategy and a lot of lock will see them at the top.
4. Racing Point have a wonderful machine this year. In the hands of Sergio Perez, this thing is a weapon. Again not quite at the top but a solid podium candidate.
5. McLaren have a wonderful chassis however their Renault power unit isn't up to scratch. Sure, Lando Norris did the fastest lap on the last lap of Austria Mk.1 but the opportunity only presented itself due to extremely unusual circumstances.
6. Renault are a mid field team. Daniel Ricciardo did qualify in the top 10, just. Esteban Ocon brought his home in the points but only 11 cars crossed the line. Finishing virtually guaranteed points.
7. AlphaTauri also seem to have gone nowhere. The Honda seems to be reliable but it's just not happening for them.
8. Alfa Romeo, Haas and Williams are still supporting the bottom end of the field. Williams have gone forward while the others haven't gone anywhere.
So now is their chance to prove me wrong. The teams have 5 days to turn things around to show me that the event of last weekend is a statistical anomaly. Bring on Austria Mk2!
1. Mercedes are not as dominant as in previous years. Yes, if their ducks all fall into line, they can get home with both the top spots on the podium but their cars aren't the same as in previous years. Maybe it was a bad batch of sensors that caused both to maintain a slightly less dominant pace. Who really knows.
2. Ferrari don't have the pace of 2019. This incarnation of a race car isn't anywhere near a good as previous years. Qualifying was disastrous for both Leclerc and Vettel. Again, Ferrari we in the right place when it hit the fan to capitalize on the problems incurred during the race.
3. Red Bull do not have the same qualifying pace as Mercedes. Race trim, the car is somewhat close however the right strategy and a lot of lock will see them at the top.
4. Racing Point have a wonderful machine this year. In the hands of Sergio Perez, this thing is a weapon. Again not quite at the top but a solid podium candidate.
5. McLaren have a wonderful chassis however their Renault power unit isn't up to scratch. Sure, Lando Norris did the fastest lap on the last lap of Austria Mk.1 but the opportunity only presented itself due to extremely unusual circumstances.
6. Renault are a mid field team. Daniel Ricciardo did qualify in the top 10, just. Esteban Ocon brought his home in the points but only 11 cars crossed the line. Finishing virtually guaranteed points.
7. AlphaTauri also seem to have gone nowhere. The Honda seems to be reliable but it's just not happening for them.
8. Alfa Romeo, Haas and Williams are still supporting the bottom end of the field. Williams have gone forward while the others haven't gone anywhere.
So now is their chance to prove me wrong. The teams have 5 days to turn things around to show me that the event of last weekend is a statistical anomaly. Bring on Austria Mk2!
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FP1 Results
This was a fairly uneventful practice with Kevin Magnussen spending most of the session in the garage.
Nicholas Latifi caused the only red flag by stopping out on the circuit.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:04.867 Sergio Perez Racing Point
2 1:04.963 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
3 1:05.089 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
4 1:05.120 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
5 1:05.396 Lance Stroll Racing Point
6 1:05.483 Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing
7 1:05.602 Carlos Sainz McLaren
8 1:05.698 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri
9 1:05.769 Daniel Ricciardo Renault
10 1:05.770 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
11 1:05.815 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri
12 1:05.837 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
13 1:05.874 Esteban Ocon Renault
14 1:05.908 Lando Norris McLaren
15 1:06.441 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing
16 1:06.446 Romain Grosjean Haas
17 1:06.768 Jack Aitken Williams
18 1:06.797 Robert Kubica Alfa Romeo Racing
19 1:09.598 Nicholas Latifi Williams
20 No Time Kevin Magnussen Haas
Nicholas Latifi caused the only red flag by stopping out on the circuit.
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FP2 Result
Stewards reviewed video footage from practice session 1 and determined that Lando Norris passed cars while under yellow flag conditions. He will now carry a 3 place grid penalty into the race.
Daniel Ricciardo lost the rear of his Renault and ended heavily into the tyre barriers in the next to last corner. He is fine, the car not so.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:03.660 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2 1:03.703 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
3 1:03.877 Sergio Perez Racing Point
4 1:04.241 Lance Stroll Racing Point
5 1:04.333 Carlos Sainz McLaren
6 1:04.348 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
7 1:04.437 Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing
8 1:04.541 Lando Norris McLaren
9 1:04.706 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
10 1:04.746 Esteban Ocon Renault
11 1:04.757 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri
12 1:05.050 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri
13 1:05.152 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing
14 1:05.365 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing
15 1:05.588 George Russell Williams
16 1:05.613 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
17 1:05.655 Nicholas Latifi Williams
18 1:05.790 Kevin Magnussen Haas
19 1:06.096 Romain Grosjean Haas
20 No Time Daniel Ricciardo Renault
Daniel Ricciardo lost the rear of his Renault and ended heavily into the tyre barriers in the next to last corner. He is fine, the car not so.
Re: The 2020 Austria 02 Grand Prix Thread
There's heavy rain forecast for today (Saturday).
There's talk of qualifying being postponed to race day morning or even cancelled.
We'll see what eventuates.
There's talk of qualifying being postponed to race day morning or even cancelled.
We'll see what eventuates.
Re: The 2020 Austria 02 Grand Prix Thread
FP3 looks like it is cancelled for today. A decision on qualifying will be made at 3pm local time.
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Qualifying
Lando Norris carries a 3 place grid penalty into the race for a Friday yellow flag infraction.
Charles Leclerc incurs a 3 place grid penalty for impeding Daniil Kvyat during Q2.
Antonio Giovinazzi brought a premature end to Q1 following an off into the barriers in turn 9.
This incident also impacted many driver's final runs due to the red flag with 13 seconds left in the session.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:19.273 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 1:20.489 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
3 1:20.671 Carlos Sainz McLaren
4 1:20.701 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
5 1:20.922 Esteban Ocon Renault
6 1:20.925 Lando Norris McLaren
7 1:21.011 Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing
8 1:21.028 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri
9 1:21.192 Daniel Ricciardo Renault
10 1:21.651 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
11 1:19.628 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
12 1:19.636 George Russell Williams
13 1:19.645 Lance Stroll Racing Point
14 1:19.717 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri
15 1:20.211 Kevin Magnussen Haas
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
16 1:21.372 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing
17 1:21.607 Sergio Perez Racing Point
18 1:21.759 Nicholas Latifi Williams
19 1:21.831 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing
20 No Time Romain Grosjean Haas
Charles Leclerc incurs a 3 place grid penalty for impeding Daniil Kvyat during Q2.
Antonio Giovinazzi brought a premature end to Q1 following an off into the barriers in turn 9.
This incident also impacted many driver's final runs due to the red flag with 13 seconds left in the session.
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Race Results
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Pos Driver Team
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
4 Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing
5 Lando Norris McLaren
6 Sergio Perez Racing Point
7 Lance Stroll Racing Point
8 Daniel Ricciardo Renault
9 Carlos Sainz McLaren
10 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri
11 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing
12 Kevin Magnussen Haas
13 Romain Grosjean Haas
14 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing
15 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri
16 George Russell Williams
17 Nicholas Latifi Williams
DNF Esteban Ocon Renault
DNF Charles Leclerc Ferrari
DNF Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
Re: The 2020 Austria 02 Grand Prix Thread
That was some conclusion to the race. These have been two great weekends of racing in Austria.
Bring on Hungary next weekend!
Bring on Hungary next weekend!