Poll: Austrian Grand Prix 2020, Spielberg - Race 1/?

[Junglist]

Progress by RP, or Ferrari slow?

I wonder if the secret deal with the FIA had anything to do with the performance being shown today

 

[JRS]

I wonder if the secret deal with the FIA had anything to do with the performance being shown today

It's not exactly a long, 'WOT for days' kind of track like Monza or Spa. I'm pretty sure this is chassis issues rather than engine ones.

 

[Mr Jack]

Progress by RP, or Ferrari slow?

Both I would say.

 

[Slam62]

Max not that far off tbh

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Max not that far off tbh

Until Mercedes turn the engine up.

If racing point beat Ferrari does that mean Ferrari have gone backwards from last season?

 

[Kenai]

Until Mercedes turn the engine up.

If racing point beat Ferrari does that mean Ferrari have gone backwards from last season?

Considering Racing Point didn't make it past Q1 here last year whilst Ferrari took P1, I suspect it'll mean they've improved and Ferrari have slipped a bit

 

[this_is_gav]

Max not that far off tbh

It's a chasm for a lap a minute long with essentially seven corners. A track where Red Bull can usually challenge and beat Mercedes.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Half a second for Ferrari. How does this team find new ways to disappoint each year.

The mind boggles. Every year they ‘take a new direction’ in terms of development and then screw it up. With their history and money it makes you wonder.

Considering Racing Point didn't make it past Q1 here last year whilst Ferrari took P1, I suspect it'll mean they've improved and Ferrari have slipped a bit

Ha, fair comment.

It's a chasm for a lap a minute long with essentially seven corners. A track where usually Red Bull is ahead of Mercedes.

That’s a really good point. It’s a very short lap.

 

[Mr Jack]

Nicely done, Mercedes

https://twitter.com/x/status/1279282633764151296

("Das ist gut" means "that is good" in German)

 

[steve45]

I do find it highly amusing how "trolly" Merc social media team are, its almost completely counter to the professional image of the team, just makes them seem more... human.

 

[ci_newman]

Given how much of a clone that the RP is to Mercedes, could we see them introducing DAS relatively soon too?

 

[CaptainRAVE]

It's a chasm for a lap a minute long with essentially seven corners. A track where usually Red Bull is ahead of Mercedes.

Nicely done, Mercedes

https://twitter.com/x/status/1279282633764151296

("Das ist gut" means "that is good" in German)

Winning on and off track. Such trolling.

 

[Flibster]

Horner obviously butthurt...
Saying they may want permission to change things in Parc Ferme with spanners.
Was also talking about camber and caster. Great, DAS changes the toe only.

He's just being a shining wit again.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Great weather.

 

[Flibster]

Upper midfield looks very close. Good good.

 

[Mr Jack]

Watching on F1TV there's about a 40 second delay between Live Timing and the "live" stream. It's a little annoying.

 

[Flibster]

Russell into 15th... 2 minutes to go!

 

[Stumble Bum]

Might have to have Racing Point as my second team this year. Should be fun to watch.

 

[Merlin5]

Williams last. There's a surprise.

 

[SDK^]

Looks like Max was over the red and white kerbs on his final run there.