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The 2018 Austrian GP Thread
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:07 am
by cmlean
This is the place to discuss everything related to the 9th round of the 2018 season taking place in Spielberg, Austria between the 29th of June and the 1st of July.
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Picks for Austria close at the start of Saturday practice.
The event timetable for the Austrian 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 15:00 local time - 13:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 15:00 local time - 13:00 GMT
Re: The 2018 Austrian GP Thread
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 1:03 pm
by cmlean
This weekend sees the return to the Red Bull Ring for the second of 3 events in 3 weekends.
I expect to see the Mercedes domination of this track continue however the Ferrari did show a surprising turn of speed last weekend.
The Red Bulls, in the hands of Verstappen and Ricciardo, should again be near the pace however the slight lack of Renault power will hamper their progress.
Surprise of last weekend was the pace of the Haas team. If they are able to dial the cars in again this weekend, they will be near the pointy end.
Renault should also prove to be near the next best as will Force India.
I don't expect the Sauber to be quite as good at this circuit however Charles Leclerc may prove me wrong.
Toro Rosso and McLaren will again fight out the next to rear battle and, unfortunately, Williams will again be at the rear.
These are my thoughts, what say you?
Re: The 2018 Austrian GP Thread
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:17 pm
by cmlean
FP1 Results
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:04.839 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 1:04.966 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
3 1:05.072 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
4 1:05.180 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
5 1:05.483 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
6 1:05.776 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
7 1:06.028 Romain Grosjean Haas
8 1:06.055 Esteban Ocon Force India
9 1:06.215 Charles Leclerc Sauber
10 1:06.394 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
11 1:06.400 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
12 1:06.404 Kevin Magnussen Haas
13 1:06.427 Carlos Sainz Renault
14 1:06.455 Sergio Perez Force India
15 1:06.479 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
16 1:06.567 Lance Stroll Williams
17 1:06.612 Fernando Alonso McLaren
18 1:06.698 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
19 1:06.871 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
20 1:07.424 Robert Kubica Williams
Mercedes turned up with some serious chassis updates for this event.
One of the smaller updates is the rear view mirror supports. Funny how Force India and Red Bull also have the same idea at the same time.
The teams got down to business and all seemed to do their scheduled runs.
Verstappen dipped his left wheel in the gravel coming out of turn 4 and looped his Red Bull before continuing on.
Vandoorne had a little off track in the final turn which resulted in the disintegration of the nose of the McLaren.
The stewards are investigating an 'unsafe release' from the pits by Vandoorne which almost caused a collision in the pit lane with Vettel.
Re: The 2018 Austrian GP Thread
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2018 8:07 am
by cmlean
FP2 Results
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:04.579 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 1:04.755 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
3 1:04.815 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
4 1:05.031 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
5 1:05.125 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 1:05.265 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
7 1:05.429 Romain Grosjean Haas
8 1:05.559 Kevin Magnussen Haas
9 1:05.758 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
10 1:05.930 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
11 1:05.999 Carlos Sainz Renault
12 1:06.096 Charles Leclerc Sauber
13 1:06.133 Esteban Ocon Force India
14 1:06.199 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
15 1:06.273 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
16 1:06.326 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
17 1:06.332 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
18 1:06.354 Sergio Perez Force India
19 1:06.429 Fernando Alonso McLaren
20 1:06.626 Lance Stroll Williams
Pierre Gasly's practice program was interrupted with a left font suspension failure after a small off at turn 9. The team repaired the car however half the session time was lost in doing so.
The Ferrari looks really good and fast on the long runs. Red Bull seems to the one who is struggling the most with, what looks like, graining on the rears and a lack of pace.
Fernando Alonso struggled throughout the session with the need for a floor change and the balance of the McLaren not there
Re: The 2018 Austrian GP Thread
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2018 8:02 am
by cmlean
FP3 Results
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:04.070 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
2 1:04.099 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3 1:04.204 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
4 1:04.470 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
5 1:04.791 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 1:04.891 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
7 1:04.916 Romain Grosjean Haas
8 1:05.013 Kevin Magnussen Haas
9 1:05.086 Carlos Sainz Renault
10 1:05.219 Charles Leclerc Sauber
11 1:05.228 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
12 1:05.264 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
13 1:05.444 Esteban Ocon Force India
14 1:05.448 Fernando Alonso McLaren
15 1:05.502 Sergio Perez Force India
16 1:05.699 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
17 1:05.705 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
18 1:05.837 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
19 1:06.029 Lance Stroll Williams
20 1:06.318 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
Re: The 2018 Austrian GP Thread
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2018 8:10 am
by cmlean
Qualifying
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:03.130 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
2 1:03.149 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3 1:03.464 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
4 1:03.660 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
5 1:03.840 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 1:03.892 Romain Grosjean Haas
7 1:03.996 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
8 1:04.051 Kevin Magnussen Haas
9 1:04.725 Carlos Sainz Renault
10 1:05.019 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
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11 1:04.845 Esteban Ocon Force India
12 1:04.874 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
13 1:04.979 Charles Leclerc Sauber
14 1:05.058 Fernando Alonso McLaren
15 1:05.286 Lance Stroll Williams
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16 1:05.271 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
17 1:05.279 Sergio Perez Force India
18 1:05.322 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
19 1:05.366 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
20 1:05.479 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
Penalties
Sebastian Vettel penalised three grid places for impeding Carlos Sainz in Q2. Will start from P6
Charles Leclerc penalised five grid places for an unscheduled gearbox change. Will start from P18
Re: The 2018 Austrian GP Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:00 am
by cmlean
Starting Grid
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:03.130 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
2 1:03.149 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3 1:03.660 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
4 1:03.840 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
5 1:03.892 Romain Grosjean Haas
6 1:03.464 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
7 1:03.996 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
8 1:04.051 Kevin Magnussen Haas
9 1:04.725 Carlos Sainz Renault
10 1:05.019 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
11 1:04.845 Esteban Ocon Force India
12 1:04.874 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
13 1:05.286 Lance Stroll Williams
14 1:05.271 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
15 1:05.279 Sergio Perez Force India
16 1:05.322 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
17 1:04.979 Charles Leclerc Sauber
18 1:05.479 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
19 1:05.366 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
20 1:05.058 Fernando Alonso McLaren
Alonso will start from pit lane for new-spec parts being fitted under parc ferme.
Re: The 2018 Austrian GP Thread
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:06 am
by cmlean
Results
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Pos Driver Car
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
4 Romain Grosjean Haas
5 Kevin Magnussen Haas
6 Esteban Ocon Force India
7 Sergio Perez Force India
8 Fernando Alonso McLaren
9 Charles Leclerc Sauber
10 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
11 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
12 Carlos Sainz Renault
13 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
14 Lance Stroll Williams
15 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
DNF Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
DNF Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
DNF Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
DNF Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
DNF Nico Hulkenberg Renault