FORMULA 1 ROLEX GROSSER PREIS VON ÖSTERREICH 2022: QUALIFYING *** SPOILER ***

End of career for Lance ?

 

Boooo!!!

 

He still has a couple of years to rack up some World Driving Championships.

 

Track evolves as more cars put down rubber, been this way forever. Happened a few times over the years where someone puts down a banker lap and park it only to be on the back foot as quali progresses. Look at how the times progressed in Q1, then in Q2. More rubber on the track improves the times.

 

That goes without saying. But that could leave him 3 more years.

 

Perez lap times deleted for exceeding track limits during Q2, starts P10 now.

 

I understand that, but on a day like today the bottom 5 are just not going to suddenly improve by more than a second. An extra set of fresh softs could come in handy for the race.

 

Thanks for the update, I guess that makes HAM 9. Any chance of either Mercedes needing repairs and taking a penalty? I'd guess that a sprint race on the short Austria track would be a good place to take a penalty, and then probably move up to a better grid position for Sunday.

 

Wouldn't the penalty apply to the Sunday race, not the sprint? Otherwise, teams would change their gear out on sprint weekends.

 

No, Sprint "race" is actually qualifying for Sunday's race. On a sprint weekend there's basically two qualifying sessions, one of which is a race. What would normally be Saturday quali is on Friday. Sprint "race" determines positions for Sunday.

 

Right, and so grid penalties for equipment changes would apply to the race on Sunday rather than the Saturday sprint.

 

Perez starts 13th now. Seems the FIA have gone back to his Q2 times and deleted all of his Q3 times as he shouldn't have taken part in Q3.

 

No, quali today is for the sprint race tomorrow. Penalties would be served in the sprint race, it's called a race, not quali, or quali part 2.

 

It's not necessarily about the bottom five, but times do improve over quali. If the track evolves quickly they could be out of Q1 thinking they're safe. Teams get another set of tires after qualifying.

 

No mention of penalty after repairs by Ted on his post qualy paddock walk show

 

I’m going to be at the Mercedes’ factory to watch sprint quali tomorrow… could be challenging!

 

All I can find on line about the sprint-qualifying is that there is no fuel limit, is that still true?

 

Hards have a lower operating temperature so easier to switch them on in colder temps

 

Oh I'm stupid and misread lol

 

No limit on how much fuel you can carry, but still fuel flow limit

 

Tell them I said hi

 

So basically Audi is reported to negotiate with anybody potentially looking to sell - a good way to chase the best possible deal...

 

Probably another ‘German’ team based in Milton Keynes then?
Unless Porsche buy Red Bull and Audi AT.

 

HAM fashion needs it's own thread...

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into the wall, yes.