Formula 1 Rolex Grosser Preis Von Österreich 2022Formula 1

[Jimlaad43]

With the return to proper Permanent Circuits last time out at Silverstone, the new-for 2022 aero rules have shown that wheel-to-wheel racing can be absolutely thrilling and closer than we have seen for years. The Red Bull Ring has hosted 4 Grand Prix in the past two years, so the teams definitely have plenty of data as to how to drive this track and how to strategize around the layout. Ferrari took the win last time out in Britain, but a messy strategy meant it wasn't as smooth sailing for Charles Leclerc, who is now behind Sergio Perez. Verstappen is looking miles ahead of everyone in pace alone this season, can Ferrari keep up and have Mercedes joined the fight up front? We will only find out properly at the AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX!

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)​

 

[Liquid]

Definite collisions at turns one and two with the closer racing this year.

 

[space_wadet]

Slight chance of rain for Friday and Sunday. But even so, with all these straights it's very much Red Bull's race to lose. Also will be interesting to see if Mercedes still has bottoming out issues on these long straights.

 

[Famine]

Definite collisions at turns one and two with the closer racing this year.

Three, unless you think someone's going to be brake-checking up the hill...

 

[Liquid]

Three, unless you think someone's going to be brake-checking up the hill...

There will absolutely be cases of three-wide going into T2 and nobody will want to give way.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Verstappen forcing a Ferrari into the gravel at Turn 4?

I don't think it'll happen, Max will be clear up the road ahead of everyone at this race. He was supreme at Silverstone and I can't see anyone catching him without major issues on his side (such as an AlphaTauri endplate wedged in the floor).

 

[Veinz]

Expecting an easy RB 1-2 here. I’ll be surprised if they don’t make the Porsche deal official this weekend.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Alpine might be a dark horse here.

 

[-Fred-]

If you want to feel old, this happened 20 years ago.

 

[MagpieRacer]

I think the sprint has potential to be a good one again. I just wish they would grow some balls and mimic through F2 system. Qualifying for the main race, reverse the top 10 from qualifying for the sprint. Would be way more entertaining.

 

[daan]

There will absolutely be cases of three-wide going into T2 and nobody will want to give way.

T2 is not where you think it is.

 

[Liquid]

T2 is not where you think it is.

Wow. That so does not count as T2.

/opinion

 

[Jimlaad43]

Wow. That so does not count as T2.

/opinion

Especially as the bikes have now added a chicane down that straight, thus making T2 actually a straight for them.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Just to remind everyone how unmemorable and annoying it is, this is once again a Sprint Weekend, which I definitely remembered when I was writing the OP.

 

[Samus]

Ferrari have done their first engine fire up of the weekend.

 

[Famine]

Ferrari have done their first engine fire up of the weekend.

"Christian Horner has just heard what Hamilton said about Copse 2022".

 

[toastet]

I’ll be surprised if they don’t make the Porsche deal official this weekend.

I doubt it without final regulations.

 

[Fezzik]

Ferrari have done their first engine fire up of the weekend.

Lando on fire as well

 

[Blitz24]

Lando on fire as well

Ferrari has decided to set Lando on fire as well.

 

[Famine]

Lots of laptime deletions here...

 

[Veinz]

I wish qualy and sprint were back to back on Saturday instead of this.

 

[PeterJB]

Lots of laptime deletions here...

That'll happen when there's more run-off than circuit.

 

[TumeK5]

Developer of Forza games be like

 

[Famine]

Lots of laptime deletions here...

Except for Perez, who exceeded track limits in Q2 but didn't get it deleted and will only be investigated after Q3.

What's the point of that? Delete it, let Gasly run Q3.

 

[Milouse]

Not a big deal in that case but i don't like the principle =>
FIA official stream doing Netflix stuff: broadcast a driver engineer message, followed by the driver reaction that actually was a reaction to another message.
In this case, Gasly's radio: they kept the start of the engineer message, cut the second part, and stick the reaction. Gasly wasn't reacting to his 11th position, but to the "0.010" gap he had with 10th.

I stop watching Drive to Survive because of that, i simply don't trust them anymore.

 

[Blitz24]

Hamilton just crashed in Q3.

 

[PaMu1337]

Red flag but enough time to continue

Oof, that was a harder hit than it initially looked like

 

[Famine]

Hamilton just crashed in Q3.

Very odd to see him destroy a car all by himself. And boy has he.

 

[PeterJB]

I don't think he's crashed on his own since Brazil 2017.

 

[PaMu1337]

That was an odd radio message. Asking about his position without even finishing a lap