F1 2023 - Round 10 : Austria

KillerShamrock

First Grand Prix

1970

Number of Laps

71

Circuit Length

4.318km

Race Distance

306.452 km

Lap Record

1:05.619 Carlos Sainz (2020)

30 JUN

Practice 1

12:30 - 13:30

30 JUN

Qualifying

16:00 - 17:00

01 JUL

Sprint Shootout

11:00 - 11:44

01 JUL

Sprint

15:30 - 16:00

02 JUL

Race

14:00

Starting this one early to be as efficient as the Austrians.

Personal fave track of mine, went there in 2014 I think when it came back to the calander, I just enjoy it dunno why. it usually provides good races, its the Red Bull home circuit.

Hopefully last years problems wont show up again (orange flares cough cough to say the least...).

Being a sprint week just really means more points for Max to pull ahead. So congrats to Max for winning the sprint and race.

The actual entertainment should be from 2nd back so are we gonna get another Fernando/Lewis good time? Will Ferrari and their drivers actually pull a good shocker out of the bag or will they just Ferrari? Is Perez gonna show some improvement over his last few races or has he just given up? Will Russell mess up again? Were williams upgrades a once off fluke? Are Mclaren actually gonig to do well? loads of questions except who will win 😂 or maybe just maybe one of the teams will steal the home win of all the wins from the bulls/max not likely but we can dream/hope.

BeepBeep67

Scramble this weekend as my Airbnb canceled my accommodation, got sorted eventually, but need to top and tail the weekend in Vienna.

Looking forward to it, could be wet on Sunday.

rameire

Tyre Info.

KillerShamrock

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120768335#Comment_120768335

Ah could be worse 😜 love a bit of Vienna.

Jordan 199

Different endplates on the Ferrari front wings:

Harika

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120768335#Comment_120768335

wow thats some way away, nothing else close like in Graz or Klagenfurt? That would only be an hour train/busride away.

Anyway, weather is mostly stable. Chances of shower on Friday / Saturday. Would not expect the race to be affected. No heat race either. Cannot see anything upsetting Verstappen there.

Andrew76

FP1 just started. The only practice session before proper quali later today.

Bernie Collins back this weekend thankfully.

This is it

Well, you'd expect Max has pole wrapped up at a minimum 😂

rameire

I just hope that the F1 Qual is not as much a joke as this F3 is.

KillerShamrock

Ah well topgear face book have spoiled the results before qualy even began... Close the thread move on to the next race

BeepBeep67

Managed to get Fri and Sat night in a **** hole in Graz and was able to pull in some Marriott loyalty for Vienna Thu and Sun. Drive back Sunday evening will be a PITA, but it is what it is, at track side since P1, we're all basking in the sun for now with clouds gathering on the horizon.

Andrew76

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120787723#Comment_120787723

Lovely stuff enjoy!!

ctrl-alt-delete

Red flag after Bottas loses it over a kerb.

Andrew76

Max always impressive how fast he can go on his first lap. First time he’s had the soft tyres on today too.

Interesting that several lap times deleted because they went off track on the last corner before starting their flying lap. Trying to gain an advantage so only right they were deleted.

Lol Max a victim of that too (on his flying lap). Damn. 😁

seamusk84

Hmm Ferrari looking good. Also those upgrades on Norris' car are really working.

Merc looking solid enough in Hamilton's hands. I think AM/FA are going to have their work cut out this weekend!

Andrew76

Norris looking very strong with those upgrades. Think he usually goes well on this track too.

seamusk84

Can't afford to keep losing times like that. Surprised to se Max go over the line...Not that it matters. He'll blast it out now

ctrl-alt-delete

Serious beard on that Williams mechanic.

seamusk84

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120788165#Comment_120788165

That's a quick McLaren.

Damn FA just lost his time!

Andrew76

This short track and the closer than normal lap times makes for more excitement. Russell struggling.

Jesus Perez, lap deleted.

ctrl-alt-delete

Serious pressure on Perez again.

seamusk84

This is seriously stressing me out lol

ctrl-alt-delete

Perez gets in and Russell misses out.

seamusk84

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120788229#Comment_120788229

I don't trust anything now with these track limits!

ctrl-alt-delete

Scrap that, Perez has his lap deleted. He is out.

Indestructable

Perez is hopeless. De Vries to go and Perez too. Time for Marko to get the chopping block out.

Andrew76

Perez, dear Lord. That car has so much pace in hand he could afford to take it relatively easy in those last corners.

McFly85

Perez you absolute wally.

seamusk84

Really hard way for Perez to start a Sprint weekend. Sick yesterday and now this disaster today.

Looking like a bad weekend all around.

Lawlesz

Must be someone somewhere in the world calling him Checo again that caused that

McFly85

Perez, Ocon and Russell out in Q2 will at least make for an interesting midfield start on Sunday.

KillerShamrock

Perez has no one to bleme but himself he could of easily been in the top 10 he is washed at this poin championship well and truely sealed for max, Cant see perez being kept on next year

JeffKenna

No excuse for Perez, was warned about that corner

Lawlesz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120788190#Comment_120788190

I'm pretty sure that's Albons physio and I think he's actually Irish

ctrl-alt-delete

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120788262#Comment_120788262

It is indeed, Patrick J Harding. A body and beard mechanic so :)

Andrew76

Ok here we go. Let’s keep it inside the white lines lads.

ctrl-alt-delete

Fantastic to see Albon up there again, he is in a right purple patch.

Jordan 199

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120788302#Comment_120788302

I only want to see you laughing,

In the purple rain,

Purple Rain, Purple Rain,

Purple Rain, Purple Rain....

Itssoeasy

Just started watching qualifying. I’ve the qualy recorded so I’ll watch P1 &2 after.

KillerShamrock

nice to see the classy dutch/max fans not bringing flares...

Itssoeasy

Max wins. That’s a new…

BikeRacer

Nice to have a McLaren back at the business end again

Andrew76

Lovely result for Max. Great lap from Charles and rubbish again from Perez.

dulpit

I've heard people say that Perez is a confidence driver. The way things are going will he ever get his groove back?

What's interesting is they if it was Max who was starting p15 on Sunday then we'd all think he'll easily get up to the top. With Perez, not the same.

Also - boo for sprint weekend, not a fan. Tomorrow is just weird.

Andrew76

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120788534#Comment_120788534

It’s a shame as he seemed to have decent pace in the car today and not a million miles off Max (other than the very first lap in Q1). From what I remember anyway.

He’s never going to challenge Max over a season but he really should be making more of the car advantage while it lasts.

Possible rain tomorrow for the sprint is being mentioned.

Frank Bullitt

These short laps are intense, also means the margins are super close over the field.

Still though...Max for the win all over.

mickdw

Unusual to hear Horner comment so negatively on perez going outside track limits.

AMKC

For anyone without Sky Sports this is on on Sky Showcase at 7pm.

dulpit

Verstappen called to the stewards about possibly impeding KMag...

https://twitter.com/wearetherace/status/1674839887646687241?t=KwvoWM7GLm4-0X3HvaxpWA&s=19

DrZeuss

Have to say, the track limits is getting rather tedious. Why not add a small strip of gravel trap, at least that way its an instant punishment.

Charlie-Bravo

Really need to change the kerb profile to punish drivers instead of this constant farce of deleting lap times. It's a shame as this shorter lap brings the cars closer.