The 2016 Austrian GP Thread
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The 2016 Austrian GP Thread
This is the place to discuss everything related to the 9th round of the 2016 season taking place in Spielberg, Austria between the 1st and 3rd of July.
To submit your 10 'n' Pole Picks for Austria click here, to register in the competition click here
Picks for Austria close at the start of Saturday practice.
The event timetable for the Austrian Grand Prix.
Friday
Practice 1 10:00 local time - 08:00 GMT
Practice 2 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT
Saturday
Practice 3 11:00 local time - 09:00 GMT
Qualifying 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT
To submit your 10 'n' Pole Picks for Austria click here, to register in the competition click here
Picks for Austria close at the start of Saturday practice.
The event timetable for the Austrian Grand Prix.
Friday
Practice 1 10:00 local time - 08:00 GMT
Practice 2 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT
Saturday
Practice 3 11:00 local time - 09:00 GMT
Qualifying 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT
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We return to the Red Bull Ring for the 3rd time since 2014 when Austria was again given their own round in the Formula 1 world championship.
With the three long straights, the Red Bull Ring winners will have the strongest power units. The twisty bits towards the end of the lap may get you close but the best bets to win are the Mercedes and Ferrari powered machines.
Previous winners at this circuit list as one. Nico Rosberg
Do I feel that this is going to change? Who really knows until the chequered flag falls outside of it will probably be a Mercedes that finishes first.
Ferrari seem to have found a little something going into Canada and this will hold them on good stead around this circuit. One will probably be standing on the lowest rung of the podium.
Now it gets interesting. Red Bull and their engine supplier have found a bit more power. This will keep it interesting with the Williams duo. These four will fight out the next positions.
For the last two in the top ten, I think that one Force India and one Toro Rosso will end up here.
With the three long straights, the Red Bull Ring winners will have the strongest power units. The twisty bits towards the end of the lap may get you close but the best bets to win are the Mercedes and Ferrari powered machines.
Previous winners at this circuit list as one. Nico Rosberg
Do I feel that this is going to change? Who really knows until the chequered flag falls outside of it will probably be a Mercedes that finishes first.
Ferrari seem to have found a little something going into Canada and this will hold them on good stead around this circuit. One will probably be standing on the lowest rung of the podium.
Now it gets interesting. Red Bull and their engine supplier have found a bit more power. This will keep it interesting with the Williams duo. These four will fight out the next positions.
For the last two in the top ten, I think that one Force India and one Toro Rosso will end up here.
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FP1 Results
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Pos Time Driver Car
1 01:07.4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
2 01:07.7 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3 01:08.0 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
4 01:08.2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
5 01:08.5 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull
6 01:08.8 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso
7 01:08.8 Filipe Massa Williams
8 01:09.0 Max Verstappen Red Bull
9 01:09.0 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso
10 01:09.0 Valtteri Bottas Williams
11 01:09.1 Romain Grosjean Haas
12 01:09.3 Nico Hulkenberg Force India
13 01:09.4 Jenson Button McLaren
14 01:09.6 Fernando Alonso McLaren
15 01:09.7 Kevin Magnussen Renault
16 01:09.8 Pascal Wehrlein Manor
17 01:09.9 Jolyon Palmer Renault
18 01:09.9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
19 01:10.1 Esteban Gutierrez Haas
20 01:10.3 Filipe Nasr Sauber
21 01:10.5 Rio Haryanto Manor
22 01:10.9 Alfonso Celis Force India
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FP2 Results
Practice was interrupted by a storm for over a half an hour. Track took time to dry with only the last 20 minutes available for dry practice.
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Pos Time Driver Car
1 01:08.0 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
2 01:08.0 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3 01:08.6 Nico Hulkenberg Force India
4 01:08.6 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
5 01:08.6 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull
6 01:08.7 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso
7 01:08.8 Max Verstappen Red Bull
8 01:08.8 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
9 01:08.9 Valtteri Bottas Williams
10 01:09.0 Jenson Button McLaren
11 01:09.1 Fernando Alonso McLaren
12 01:09.2 Filipe Massa Williams
13 01:09.2 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso
14 01:09.2 Sergio Perez Force India
15 01:09.5 Kevin Magnussen Renault
16 01:10.0 Jolyon Palmer Renault
17 01:10.0 Pascal Wehrlein Manor
18 01:10.1 Esteban Gutierrez Haas
19 01:10.1 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
20 01:10.4 Romain Grosjean Haas
21 01:10.4 Filipe Nasr Sauber
22 01:11.3 Rio Haryanto Manor
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FP3 Results
Rosberg crashes out of FP3 causing some serious damage to his Mercedes. Time will tell if the mechanics can get it fixed for qualifying.
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Pos Time Driver Car
1 01:07.1 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
2 01:07.2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
3 01:07.3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
4 01:07.6 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull
5 01:07.8 Max Verstappen Red Bull
6 01:07.8 Valtteri Bottas Williams
7 01:07.8 Filipe Massa Williams
8 01:08.3 Nico Hulkenberg Force India
9 01:08.3 Jenson Button McLaren
10 01:08.3 Fernando Alonso McLaren
11 01:08.4 Sergio Perex Force India
12 01:08.5 Esteban Gutierrez Haas
13 01:08.5 Pascal Wehlein Manor
14 01:08.6 Romain Grosjean Haas
15 01:08.6 Kevin Magnussen Renault
16 01:08.8 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso
17 01:08.9 Jolyon Palmer Renault
18 01:09.0 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso
19 01:09.1 Rio Haryanto Manor
20 01:09.1 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
21 01:09.6 Filipe Nasr Sauber
22 01:11.0 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
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Qualifying
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Pos Time Driver Car
1 01:07.922 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 01:08.465 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
3 01:09.285 Nico Hulkenberg Force India
4 01:09.781 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
5 01:09.900 Jenson Button McLaren
6 01:09.901 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
7 01:09.980 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
8 01:10.440 Valtteri Bottas Williams
9 01:11.153 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
10 01:11.977 Felipe Massa Williams
11 01:07.578 Esteban Gutierrez Haas
12 01:07.700 Pascal Wehrlein Manor
13 01:07.850 Romain Grosjean Haas
14 01:08.154 Fernando Alonso McLaren
15 No Time Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso
16 No Time Sergio Perez Force India
17 01:07.941 Kevin Magnussen Renault
18 01:07.965 Jolyon Palmer Renault
19 01:08.026 Rio Haryanto Manor
20 01:08.409 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso
21 01:08.418 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
22 01:08.446 Felipe Nasr Sauber
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Grid
After penalties for Rosberg, Vettel (gearbox - 5 place), Palmer, Haryanto, Nasr (Q1 yellows - 3 place)
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Pos Driver Car
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 Nico Hulkenberg Force India
3 Jenson Button McLaren
4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
5 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
7 Valtteri Bottas Williams
8 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
9 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
10 Felipe Massa Williams
11 Esteban Gutierrez Haas
12 Pascal Wehrlein Manor
13 Romain Grosjean Haas
14 Fernando Alonso McLaren
15 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso
16 Sergio Perez Force India
17 Kevin Magnussen Renault
18 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso
19 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
20 Jolyon Palmer Renault
21 Rio Haryanto Manor
22 Felipe Nasr Sauber
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Results
Next event: British GP 8-10 July 2016
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Pos Driver Car
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
3 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
5 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
6 Jenson Button McLaren
7 Romain Grosjean Haas
8 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso
9 Valtteri Bottas Williams
10 Pascal Wehrlein Manor
11 Esteban Gutierrez Haas
12 Jolyon Palmer Renault
13 Felipe Nasr Sauber
14 Kevin Magnussen Renault
15 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
16 Rio Haryanto Manor
17 Sergio Perez Force India
18 Fernando Alonso McLaren
19 Nico Hulkenberg Force India
20 Felipe Massa Williams
NC Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
NC Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso
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My 'Driver of the Day' is really the 'Driver of the 'Weekend'.
My vote goes to Pascal Wehrlein for putting the Manor in the top half of the field for most of the weekend. He capped off his weekend with a superb points finish, much to the delight of the Manor team. This is the Manor (Marussia) teams first points finish since Jules Bianchi brought his car home in 9th place at Monaco in 2014.
My vote goes to Pascal Wehrlein for putting the Manor in the top half of the field for most of the weekend. He capped off his weekend with a superb points finish, much to the delight of the Manor team. This is the Manor (Marussia) teams first points finish since Jules Bianchi brought his car home in 9th place at Monaco in 2014.