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

[Mr Jack]

Both Alfas out in Q1, and Russell within a tenth of Q2.

 

[el_dazza]

Good effort from Russell that. Expecting Merc to pop in a 1:03.5 in Q3.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Good effort from Russell that. Expecting Merc to pop in a 1:03.5 in Q3.

I assume they’ll be turning the engine up.

 

[Mr Jack]

Good effort from Russell that. Expecting Merc to pop in a 1:03.5 in Q3.

I'd expect at least a 1:03.2, and possibly into the 1:02s

 

[Flibster]

Russell did a good job. Haas and Alfa now joined by Williams at the back.

Midfield, so tight. 0.1 could be half a dozen grid places.

 

[adam cool dude]

Last year's Mercedes racing point faster than this year's Ferrari.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

I wish they’d get rid of the two compound rule, I want to see someone go alternative with strategy than the generic two stopper.

You know it’s pointless when they give the top 10 a disposable set of softs just for Q3

 

[Kenai]

It'll be interesting to see if they get close to last year's time or beat it - you'd expect normally year on year that they would but this is normally a mid season race where everyone is in the groove. Ordinarily I'd be expecting someone to nudge into the 1.02s

 

[el_dazza]

I'd expect at least a 1:03.2, and possibly into the 1:02s

Yep, 1:03.3 already in Q2. Ferrari SO far behind.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I'd expect at least a 1:03.2, and possibly into the 1:02s

Good call. 1:03.3 in Q2. Q3 will be interesting.

That Ferrari though! Poor.

Yep, 1:03.3 already in Q2. Ferrari SO far behind.

reading my mind.

 

[Flibster]

Norris in P3?! McLaren potentially that fast?

 

[Kenai]

Whilst you obviously can't directly compare conditions year on year, last year Leclerc qualified with

1:04.138, 1:03.378, 1:03.003

They look a long way back from that at the moment

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Ferrari engine sounding weird, or poor mic placement? Sounds thin.

 

[Flibster]

Ferrari engine sounding weird, or poor mic placement? Sounds thin.

Strangled for fuel this year?

 

[SDK^]

Norris in P3?! McLaren potentially that fast?

Good lap from Norris but the short lap means the times between the cars is so close. Five drivers within 1 tenth of each other.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Strangled for fuel this year?

It’s a strange drop off, that for sure.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

If Ferrari were up there we’d have a great season with Merc, RP, RB and McLaren in the mix.

 

[Kenai]

Hamilton might hit a 1.02 in Q2 if he puts in another couple of purples

Edit - not quite

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Going to be tight between the two mercs.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Ferrari

Didn’t expect them to be that slow.