2016 Austrian Grand Prix - Spielberg, Fri 01 – Sun 03 Jul 2016

[atanatizante]

So Kimi will start from 4 th place and it is the first driver with SS tyres on the grid ... looking forward to watch the race !

[ringo]

What is the provisional grid now?

[godlameroso]

Ham
Hul
But
Rai
Ric

Top 5 I believe.

[superdowg316]

I can't hide my happiness right now, that was just awesome from my man JB!

[flickerf1]

I can't hide my happiness right now, that was just awesome from my man JB!

He might start P2 if Hulk gets a penalty! I hope it rains tomorrow so JB won't tumble down the order [-o< [-o< [-o<

[ripper]

Who is going to start on SS tomorrow?

[ringo]

I was not able to watch q3, but how did jenson get up so high?
Was it the drying track?

[ripper]

Yes, I think he was the last one to set the time

[flickerf1]

Who is going to start on SS tomorrow?

Ferrari and Verstappen (though it might be both Red Bull's). It's a gamble as there's a significant chance of rain tomorrow.

[atanatizante]

It was a shame Q3 wasn`t dry coz Rosberg said on RTL in a discussion with Toto and Lauda after the accident in FP3 that he was on course to a 1:05,9 s lap !!! So the pole lap should have been faster ...

[GPR-A duplicate2]

It was a shame Q3 wasn`t dry coz Rosberg said on RTL in a discussion with Toto and Lauda after the accident in FP3 that he was on course to a 1:05,9 s lap !!! So the pole lap should have been faster ...

No matter what that record would have been, but it is certain that every lap record is going to be broken next year.

[iotar__]

- RB asked for rain and got it, result: Ricc 7th and Vers 9th . OK, it was almost dry towards the end
- With penalties and Button's/Hulkenberg's positions it can be an entertaining mess for a while. They now need to jump Hamilton
- Why didn't Merc go for SS in Q2 for Rosberg (penalty)? Maybe they don't need to.
- What's the advantage for Ferrari/RB, longer, steady 1st stint? If it's dry it's still two stops(?)
- Last two corners from challenging turned into a joke. Why not at least force track limits there? Quit whining about kerbs, fences and walls would destroy cars too, don't drive there.

[atanatizante]

What`s the race pace between the top drivers after FP3?
Regarding that Vettel said on Sky that he is very confident (race pace wise) starting in 9th place on the grid and having SS tyres ... what about Kimi starting on the same SS tyres on 4th and maybe 3rd from the grid?

[wickedz50]

Looked like a bit of a lotto session in Q3 with the rain !! It was fun after a long time finally something interesting where everyone was having a chance for pole. Great effort from everyone. What are the chances of rain tomorrow? we did not see any chaos at all in Baku so will Austria serve us the kind of chaos we want to enjoy?
What are the chances of the guys who start on SS? can anyone shed some insight on the predicted pitstops and how the strategy will play?

[domh245]

It was a shame Q3 wasn`t dry coz Rosberg said on RTL in a discussion with Toto and Lauda after the accident in FP3 that he was on course to a 1:05,9 s lap !!! So the pole lap should have been faster ...

No matter what that record would have been, but it is certain that every lap record is going to be broken next year.

We say that, but is that the case for all tracks? For a track like Spielberg, or even Monza, I would half expect the lap time to remain about the same because of the extra drag from the new cars. They'll be a lot quicker on tracks like Barcelona, but not necessarily over all tracks.