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He'll probably still come in second anyway... I still think Ferrari will regret that soft tyre start too.
Poll: Austrian Grand Prix 2019, Spielberg - Race 9/21
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Seems fair (Lewis fan), clumsy move and given fair warning as well. It happens I doubt he'll lose sleep over it, hopefully give more action tomorrow, however the way this season has gone probably won't.
Interested to see how temps will impact the race tomorrow.
Interested to see how temps will impact the race tomorrow.
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I doubt it’ll be a clean race.
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The penalty doesn't really help Raikanen though.
Andi.
Andi.
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Norris up to fourth with Ham getting the penalty and Magnussen taking a gearbox. Hopefully the McLaren has some race pace.
How's that chip on your shoulder looking now?
What help did Raikkonnen need? He still got through to Q3 and got the set of tyres back that was wasted on the first run so no harm done. I still agree with the penalty though. Merc were obviously sleeping on Ham's first outlap.
The Ferrari car is not good with mediums or hards. I was in horror the previous races when they avoided the softest compound altogether, and lost the races.
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Best Q3 of the season for me.
Nice bit of Chess going on at the beginning waiting for the tow and track position.
The Ferrari has been magnificent all weekend for LeClerc. Absolute monster on the straights. If they could sort their cornering speeds out they'd be real powerhouse.
Exciting to see LeClerc and Verstappen 1-2, first time it's happened in F1, and Lando p4.
McLaren, on the second row of the grid!
Nice bit of Chess going on at the beginning waiting for the tow and track position.
The Ferrari has been magnificent all weekend for LeClerc. Absolute monster on the straights. If they could sort their cornering speeds out they'd be real powerhouse.
Exciting to see LeClerc and Verstappen 1-2, first time it's happened in F1, and Lando p4.
McLaren, on the second row of the grid!
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Doesn’t sound like you can have both though.
Why not? It all depends on the acceleration, max speed is limited by the engine, unless they continue to accelerate further without the engine being a brake.
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This is the problem with penalties in general really, the offender gets penalised and the guy on the other end usually ends up with no gain or worse, look at Norris last week...
But if the track temp is high again I can't see them lasting...
And how useless are the BBC? Reporting that Hamilton is starting in 4th, mentioning it several times in the report
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You still have aero limitations. I doubt the engine is that much faster in the Ferrari. You need to read the aero article about low vs high rake.
You can throw a dog to 1000 km/h in two seconds with a right method. There is no aerodynamic shape of the dog.
This is the problem with penalties in general really, the offender gets penalised and the guy on the other end usually ends up with no gain or worse, look at Norris last week...
But if the track temp is high again I can't see them lasting...
And how useless are the BBC? Reporting that Hamilton is starting in 4th, mentioning it several times in the report
But he is? https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/austrian-grand-prix-grid-hamilton-p4/4485386/
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The dog you mention doesn’t need so handle the complexities of corners, straight lines, tyre temperatures, wear rates, reliability etc all based on a design concept that was committed to many months ago.
Lucky for Hamilton there. P4 and a good start is all he needs. Realistically he just needs to beat Bottas.
I have always thought that only aggressive strategies are the way to go with a car which is not sufficiently faster in equal conditions.
One of my favourite victories ever is when Michael Schumacher outmaneuvered Fernando Alonso at Magny-Cours 2004.
4 pitstops to secure the win:
Don
This should be a very interesting race. Hamilton back in 4th, Norris up there, and Vettel running through from the back.
Looking forward to it!
Looking forward to it!
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Oh well that explains that then, still rubbish of them to not even mention Mags own penalty at the same time, because if we're reporting on penalties, report them all, right
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Define mediums and hards? It's a relative name this year, not a specific tyre compound. Hypothetical example - the soft in Austria could be same compound as the medium from France.