This could be another lottery as it's raining right now , so not much set-up time .
I can't imagine sliding around this place in the wet .
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This could be another lottery as it's raining right now , so not much set-up time .
I can't imagine sliding around this place in the wet .
Vettel getting 5 place grid drop for gearbox change.
I like the dynamic setting up for this race .
Hamilton was quoted as saying that the relationship is better than ever and they are getting along great .
Then , Rosberg was found saying it hasn't changed at all .
Now , Hamilton's out saying Nico just did better , and he'll have to up his game .
And , Nico then mentioned that Lewis didn't get his lap together so he'd be a big challenge tomorrow .
So , we've got them complimenting each other , now looking like best buddies .
Not gonna last .
Now wait for a turn one crash :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Bagwan
Much as some people dont. I always like Austria. It used to always provide good close racing through the field. I guess cos of the short lap.
Rain will make it very interesting.
50% Chance of rain for qualifying. That could put Fred on the front row! :p:
Suspension problems all round then. Perez the latest
Make that Kyvat! :wave:
Wow, Wehrlein puts the Manor in P12!
Great to see Wehrlein in 12th. Its a one lap shoot out on a damp track with slicks
No but Button will start 3rdQuote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
Well done Jense!
Well done to Lewis , on the pole again . Perfectly timed tow from Riccardo .
Sausage curbs need work .
Maybe they could change the spacing so that going wide is still punished , but not quite so brutally .
It looks to me that they are able to handle the suspension movement , but , at that kind of speed , are landing right before the next one , which launches the tire with the compression created within .
Ride over six or seven of them and the momentum of the extreme wag up and down pushes the suspension parts well beyond designed strength .
Move them apart another foot or two and the compression and subsequent harmonics should disappear , I think . Removing every second one would likely work as well .
Move them closer together and you'd get roughly the same effect , as they'd ride over without touching down in between .
They do need to have something there , but it needs to punish , not wreck cars .
Well done Lewis and 5 place penalty for Vettel and Rosberg .Make it pay tomorrow and close the gap.Well done Button ,you have put Alonso,s effort look weak
Kind of reminds me of bickering kids who've been told by their parents to shake hands and make up. And, grudgingly, they both do. Then they try to out "nice" each other... in the most fake way possible. I don't believe either one of them. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bagwan
Whilst Button did do well , his team mate Fred was given the wrong tires , so he was made to look a little better than he might have .Quote:
Originally Posted by driveace
To be fair , Rosberg said the dynamic hadn't really changed at all , refuting Lewis's stance that they were all "nicey-nicey" .Quote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
Nico also , apparently , called him out on saying he was wary of the Baku pit entrance , almost crapping himself as someone crossed his bow going in at the end of a stint , when he was belittling the safety concerns of other drivers in the press .
Max , then was asked , and called him out on it as well .
So , yeah , no happy pals relationship there , to be sure .
Just great. Rain is the only thing that will prevent Lewis to run away with the victory today.
By the way, here is a great test for Niko Hulkenberg. Will this lad ever step onto the (F1) podium or is he cursed?
It was raining this morning for the GP3 race. Anyone got a got source of weather for Austria?
Unlike Nico R, I don´t Think Nico H will yield in the first or second corner.
An interesting race ahed of us.
No rain forecasted http://www.myweather2.com/Motor-Raci...g-Circuit.aspx
Ferrari could surprise, since they are starting on harder tyres..,
Ok, then Niko H will have to yield in the other corner, or in the first DRS zone. Hardly an interesting race when you can say with 90% certainty who will win it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mia 01
So far Hamilton surprised everybody in the previous races by winning in races where he made one less stop than anyone else. I suspect his crew knew a lot more about the tires that the rest.
Morning guys, girls and dawgs..... :)
Wehrlein reversing on the grid :eek:
Button second
Hamilton not exactly screaming away from Button
Hülkenberg going backwards...
and he still goes backwards.... 2nd to 8th.
Raikkonen passes Button and now is in this for the win.
Button going backwards too.
Hamilton, Raikkonen & Rosberg.... race is on.
talking to myself but its spitting with rain. Just very lightly
Where is everyone??
Where's the rain?
OMG! Tyre failure?
I am here :laugh: :wave: however it is so quiet.
Rosberg leading Hamilton now and Ferrari seeming to wait way too long.
edit: Vettel tyre failure
SC out. This may have screwed Hamilton v Rosberg because they might all pit again.... wow
They didn't pit?
Will spice things up.
it was a dumb ass pit strategy ftom mercedes that allowed rosberg to take the lead from hamilton, he clearly should have pitted at least 1 lap prior, and to add...typical slow pitstop again for hamilton. Frustrating. oh well
how is wherlein down to p20?
Not sure....Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
That was mystifying me too.Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72