2024 Austrian Grand Prix - Spielberg, June 28 - 30

[chrisc90]

Hard might not be a bad choice if it can be pushed harder for longer.

Also, possibility of a bit rain in the air?

https://www.accuweather.com/en/at/spiel ... cast/25519

Weather warnings for extreme heat, and thunderstorms.

[chrisc90]

Some more fancy graphics...

[chrisc90]

So, what’s the quickest strategy this time?
There’s no reason to suspect a race any different to last year’s, with the caveat that Verstappen isn’t enjoying quite the pace advantage he did 12 months ago. In terms of ideal time to the flag, there’s nothing between medium>hard>medium and medium>hard>hard, the only real difference being the ability of the hard-shod cars to push a little harder.

The medium>hard>medium race suggests pit windows between Laps 18-24 and 45-52, while the medium>hard>medium advances the first stop to Laps 16-21 and the second to 42-48.

Perhaps critically, everyone, except Yuki Tsunoda and Zhou Guanyu can do the medium>hard>medium race but not everyone can do medium>hard>hard.

McLaren, Mercedes, Ferrari, Alpine and Aston Martin all retain only a single set of C3s, so it’s at least two medium stints for them (see the full list of tyres available to each driver in the graphic below).

“On paper, the difference between these two strategies is minimal,” says Pirelli Motorsport Director Mario Isola. “Medium>hard>hard is a second quicker than medium>hard>medium, and frankly that’s not a difference that’s relevant.

“There were no surprises in the Sprint, just confirmation that the strategy is probably medium>hard>hard for the five teams with a second set of hards, and medium>hard>medium for those without.”

[renault rs26]

Great job Perez on improving so much!

And I believe track limits with a gravel bed a car width next to the track should not be judged

True, but it's still 0.7s ..

Perez in SQ set lap on used tires so it's not as big gain as it looks.

[AR3-GP]

“I did a pretty good lap, not amazing,” said Norris. “It felt a bit trickier today for wind and conditions, and we dropped back relatively closer to Merc and Ferrari than yesterday.

"I did a better lap yesterday, so there are one or two tenths from my side [missing] but not enough to trouble Max. They were way quicker than we could have done.”

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mark ... ood-still/

[Silent Storm]

“I did a pretty good lap, not amazing,” said Norris. “It felt a bit trickier today for wind and conditions, and we dropped back relatively closer to Merc and Ferrari than yesterday.

"I did a better lap yesterday, so there are one or two tenths from my side [missing] but not enough to trouble Max. They were way quicker than we could have done.”

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mark ... ood-still/

Lando is the only one who didn't improve from SQ to Q... If he had nailed it RB20 wouldn't have looked so dominant, the gap is probably 0.1

I also expect Lando to play the "we didn't have the pace" card everytime he doesn't win, being honest about his car speed got him nowhere.

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[aleks_ader]

verstappen is on crack wtf he so fast...

[djones]

It’s almost like George has more power than Hamilton.

[DGP123]

It’s almost like George has more power than Hamilton.

Had to let Sainz through

Train happening now like yesterday

[Spacepace]

It’s almost like George has more power than Hamilton.

Had to let Sainz through

Mercedes told him to let him through. Makes the teams life easier

[GrizzleBoy]

Lol Merc f****d Lewis.....

They had pace to at least be in better contention for P2 and he had to sit behind George just so George can finish in whatever position is in front of Lewis, then the team erroneously tell him he needs to give a place to the guy behind them and now they can only go as fast as George can go, which was slower than Lewis could have gone.

[matt_b]

Give back the place for a turn 1 lap 1 incident wow Mercedes really didn't want Lewis to race George did they. They did the same in Singapore last year

[InsaneX_Badger]

Been away from the forum last few weeks. Any reason why the gap between Max and the rest has gotten bigger again? Track suits the red bull more?

[DGP123]

Well this is unsurprisingly disappointing. As for Max, they aced the setup + he’s world class