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[Koal-84]

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Thanks for another tip and the chance to win, the weather is nice in Austria during the day, but at night it rained again and again, it's really difficult. Last year it was a Leclerc vs Verstappen match, don't think Ferrari will be as strong again this year, feel Mercedes should be the second force in Spielberg, I will give my two picks (this and Superbru) after Friday practice.

Weather forecast is currently as follows, so maybe interesting qualifying session and sprint race.

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Thanks for another tip and the chance to win, the weather is nice in Austria during the day, but at night it rained again and again, it's really difficult. Last year it was a Leclerc vs Verstappen match, don't think Ferrari will be as strong again this year, feel Mercedes should be the second force in Spielberg, I will give my two picks (this and Superbru) after Friday practice.

Weather forecast is currently as follows, so maybe interesting qualifying session and sprint race.

Ferrari actually improved a lot, they may be the second car on the grid now or very very close to Aston Martin.
But yeah should be another easy win for RBR

Also if it is sunny we may see timing really close to 1 minute per lap.

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[buwaytress]

Another easy day for RB, does that mean a 1-2 finish for them as well though? Really tempted to pick that finish but for now am putting Perez just off the podium in favour of Hammie. Have also been wrongly predicting Mercedes big wins so this time, I hope to get that right, one on podium and Russell to come close.

Am completely basing this off arbitrary understanding of the Austrian track and that Max does well there heh heh.

[casperBGD]

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Am completely basing this off arbitrary understanding of the Austrian track and that Max does well there heh heh.

at this point, for Max is no matter of track, he is driving like he has a car, and others are pushing their with feets like Flintstones

will ve interesting to see Perez on this track, it is a homeground for RB, so he will be under pressure to see podium, but his recent form is far from expected
Mercedes will also try their best there, not sure about Ferrari car, but Leclerc and Sainz are putting better effort recently

[Koal-84]

Ferrari actually improved a lot, they may be the second car on the grid now or very very close to Aston Martin.
But yeah should be another easy win for RBR

Also if it is sunny we may see timing really close to 1 minute per lap.

I don't know, up until now I've always expected more from Ferrari and then been bitterly disappointed. Without complications, RedBull will win this race.


About Perez:

Perez is sick at the moment and he wasn't on the track today, so it could be difficult for Perez if he is not 100% fit.

Sergio Perez wird am Donnerstag wegen Krankheit nicht auf der Strecke erscheinen

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I don't know, up until now I've always expected more from Ferrari and then been bitterly disappointed. Without complications, RedBull will win this race.


About Perez:

Perez is sick at the moment and he wasn't on the track today, so it could be difficult for Perez if he is not 100% fit.

Sergio Perez wird am Donnerstag wegen Krankheit nicht auf der Strecke erscheinen

We will see, Ferrari did 2 big upgrades for this race too.
They will have a new bottom and a new front wing for the desperate missing grip.

[1miau]

Another easy day for RB, does that mean a 1-2 finish for them as well though?

Really difficult to predict who'll be next to Red Bull here (or even beat Red Bull). Sectors 1 and first part of Sector 2 remind of Canada, very long straights. While second part of Sector 2 and Sector 3 more remind of Spain, where we had quite a few high speed corners.
Ferrari has been quick in Canada, maybe Ferrari will be able to repeat it here (if Ferrari doesn't screw up their strategy  )
Mercedes has been strong since a few races, after a double podium in Spain and a Hamilton podium in Canada.
Alonso might be competitive as well.

Possibly, it will boil down to which team will be able to get a good setup of their car as we will only see one FP here.
Temperatures might be very low, not much above 20°, where Ferrari had a good performance recently in Canada.
And rain can be a factor, too. Especially in Austria. 

[Koal-84]

We will see, Ferrari did 2 big upgrades for this race too.
They will have a new bottom and a new front wing for the desperate missing grip.

I hope Ferrari has now taken a step forward, but they have promised a lot, but so far they have delivered very little, or when the car has been running well, they have thrown it away through a strategy or pit mistake.

Really difficult to predict who'll be next to Red Bull here (or even beat Red Bull). Sectors 1 and first part of Sector 2 remind of Canada, very long straights. While second part of Sector 2 and Sector 3 more remind of Spain, where we had quite a few high speed corners.

I think the biggest problem could be the unstable weather this week here in Austria, today nice until the evening, tomorrow morning rain for sure, so it will be difficult, but all teams have that problem, and a bit of luck is needed. You also need a lot of engine power on the second straight, because it's uphill (the new Z chicane is only used in MotoGP?).

[CLS63]

It looks like a big upgrade for Ferrari indeed. Red Bull say that this track is very suitable for Ferrari and they need to be very careful in this race. Because if Leclerc starts in first row to the race then Red Bull are worried about Verstappen's having possible difficulties against him. But it is still too early to make such statement for Ferrari side to be honest.

Because so far Ferrari haven't been the same as the previous season. In that season there was an amazing competition between Leclerc and Verstappen in the Austrian GP. But now Ferrari's car is far from that level. Of course we need to see this upgrade first to see things clearer. We have qualifying and sprint sessions to observe it. 

[Koal-84]

It looks like a big upgrade for Ferrari indeed. Red Bull say that this track is very suitable for Ferrari and they need to be very careful in this race. Because if Leclerc starts in first row to the race then Red Bull are worried about Verstappen's having possible difficulties against him. But it is still too early to make such statement for Ferrari side to be honest.

I'm curious to see whether Ferrari has made good steps, the first practice session is in about an hour and then you should already be able to see a tendency. After the first practice session I will also give my tip to Superbru, by the way Perez is fit for the weekend.

The decisive factor will be the weather, weather forecast according to Bergfex



Tomorrow raining day, Sunday racing looks dry.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I would like to remind everyone of the deadline for EBP on this race week. We still have to make our predictions before the qualifying session starts to get these points although there is a sprint session as well. Because the sprint race doesn't determine the grid. It is only for extra points to be achieved by the drivers.

As a Leclerc fan I would really like to see him having a solid race in Austria once again. The Tifosi are more expectant from Ferrari and especially Leclerc to fight for the win here. If this update on the car helps them get much faster than before it will all be depending on the strategies.

Ferrari impressed me in Canada with the right strategies and they should maintain it here also.

[tokeweed]

It looks like a big upgrade for Ferrari indeed. Red Bull say that this track is very suitable for Ferrari and they need to be very careful in this race. Because if Leclerc starts in first row to the race then Red Bull are worried about Verstappen's having possible difficulties against him. But it is still too early to make such statement for Ferrari side to be honest.

Because so far Ferrari haven't been the same as the previous season. In that season there was an amazing competition between Leclerc and Verstappen in the Austrian GP. But now Ferrari's car is far from that level. Of course we need to see this upgrade first to see things clearer. We have qualifying and sprint sessions to observe it. 

The thing with F1 teams is they always sand bag before the practice sessions start.  They tell everyone how fast the other teams are while hiding their real pace.  But by the last minutes of FP3 you usually see who's the fastest and it gets confirmed at quali.  Lol.  It will be Red Bull all the way.  It's the Austrian GP ffs.  :/

I would like to remind everyone of the deadline for EBP on this race week. We still have to make our predictions before the qualifying session starts to get these points although there is a sprint session as well. Because the sprint race doesn't determine the grid. It is only for extra points to be achieved by the drivers.

As a Leclerc fan I would really like to see him having a solid race in Austria once again. The Tifosi are more expectant from Ferrari and especially Leclerc to fight for the win here. If this update on the car helps them get much faster than before it will all be depending on the strategies.

Ferrari impressed me in Canada with the right strategies and they should maintain it here also.

Yup.  Not really a Ferrari fan but I'd like to see some success for Leclerc.  I feel for the guy.  He's a good driver but the team...  It sucks.  Sorry Ferrari fans but it's true.

[swogerino]

So official qualifying is today?I was right to put my picks early morning during today as I did not see any data before,not a single Friday practice data seen before I decided so I just got with my instinct and put the top 5 teams from 1st position to 10th position.I know that as long as we don't get any massive rain to make the race a bit more beautiful no one will stop Redbull and Verstappen,Perez is just a puppet to Redbull not able to show any performance and above all 0 consistency,I think he should leave Redbull and some more talented driver should go and replace him,there are a lot of them suffering in less performing teams.

[coinlocket$]

So official qualifying is today?

Yes in 1 hour.
In the 1st hour, we got Max at the top followed by Ferrari and Hamilton.
RBR was quite slow at the start with hard tires and high degradation.

Peres is way far behind.

[jeremypwr]

Verstappen beats Leclerc by just .048 seconds to claim pole position for Sunday 

[swogerino]

Verstappen beats Leclerc by just .048 seconds to claim pole position for Sunday 

Well,we all hope to see that distance in the race as that can put a big pressure on Verstappen.I wonder how will the bookies interpret it,will they raise the odd for Verstappen,I highly doubt it as if I were them I would still give him that 1.39-1.45 that he has had during all these last races.Ferrari has not shown anything in the last races but we all hope to see something different be it Ferrari,Mercedes,Aston Martin or even McLaren that would be a happily welcomed change,the weather hopefully will not be that stable and it can add some spice to this race of Sunday.

[boltz]

Ferrari looking strong! This qualifiers proved that Ferrari really improved their car in order to save this season and I'm afraid Max won't be the winner of Sprint Race tomorrow but I do see him as favorite to win the race on Sunday as nothing can beat him and his RedBull on race pace.

Norris , Gasly , Albon and Hulkenberg are the drivers who I'm going to give them + for having consistency in qualifying sessions

Perez is in a down spiral and I do hope he will pick himself up and will ignore what Helmut is saying about him in the media.

DeVries...I still wonder how he ended up in F1 because so far he proved almost nothing. He is fast in the first 3-4-5 laps on every race and after that or after the first pitstop , he will fall in the last positions on the grid and today it was not different even if it was just qualifiers.

[coinlocket$]

Yup as I told Ferrari got big updates but now it is late for the season.

Also, keep in mind generally Ferrari is quite fast during the qualify and they lose performances during the race.