Joined - Wicked_Badgers. Think I missed the first race last season so hope to improve my place this year
F1 2017 Season
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Joined - Wicked_Badgers. Think I missed the first race last season so hope to improve my place this year
30 teams in our league! Going to be great fun
@pauldyson1uk Just give me a shout if you need any help with post race updates at any stage mate. Happy to help if needed
@pauldyson1uk Just give me a shout if you need any help with post race updates at any stage mate. Happy to help if needed
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Hopefully all 30 will pick drivers , I suspect some will not30 teams in our league! Going to be great fun
@pauldyson1uk Just give me a shout if you need any help with post race updates at any stage mate. Happy to help if needed
Thanks I will call on you, if I need to.
Phew. think i just joined in time.
Pretty close between Mercedes and Ferrari going into Q3, looks like Vettel has the edge judging by his last run. Bottas on course to outqualify Hamilton which would be impressive.
McLaren getting a car into Q2 is impressive too, in a depressing sort of way.
McLaren getting a car into Q2 is impressive too, in a depressing sort of way.
Ferrari still sandbagging in Q2 
I actually thought Bottas would struggle but he did well.
It already looks like the fight for the title will be a 4 horse race, between Merc and Ferrari.
Lewis's 3/10th will be more than Vettel wanted.
Remains to be seen now how the race pace is and if Lewis has improved his starts from last season.
It already looks like the fight for the title will be a 4 horse race, between Merc and Ferrari.
Lewis's 3/10th will be more than Vettel wanted.
Remains to be seen now how the race pace is and if Lewis has improved his starts from last season.
Seb and Lewis so fecking fast . It's gonna be a great battle tomorrow.
. It's gonna be a great battle tomorrow.I love Palmer's interview after Q2:
R: "What's the problem? Can you isolate an area?"
JP: "The brakes are terrible. The balance is pretty horrible. The traction is terrible."
R: "So what can you do in the race tomorrow, is that going to be a long race for you around here?"
JP: "Oooh yeah."
R: "What's the problem? Can you isolate an area?"
JP: "The brakes are terrible. The balance is pretty horrible. The traction is terrible."
R: "So what can you do in the race tomorrow, is that going to be a long race for you around here?"
JP: "Oooh yeah."
Did he ever? Good driver, but mounting a challenge this season isn't about beating Massa in the same car.
Just watched the quali, looks like Ferrari are close Mercedes. Could be a classic title fight between the 2.
Any speed trap info
Is the Honda still massively down on power? How about Renault and Ferrari - been able to bridge gap to the Mercedes
Is the Honda still massively down on power? How about Renault and Ferrari - been able to bridge gap to the Mercedes
Not actually as bad for McLaren as I was expecting, Alonso-wise anyway. We'll have to see if the engine can handle a race distance.
Where can I watch the highlights. I can't see anything on Ch4.
Grid Line up Austrian GP
Green Lights 6am
1 44 Hamilton MERCEDES 1:22.188
2 5 Vettel FERRARI 1:22.456
3 77 Bottas MERCEDES 1:22.481
4 7 Räikkönen FERRARI 1:23.033
5 33 Verstappen RED BULL RACING TAG HEUER 1:23.485
6 8 Grosjean HAAS FERRARI 1:24.074
7 19 Massa WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:24.443
8 55 Sainz TORO ROSSO 1:24.487
9 26 Kvyat TORO ROSSO 1:24.512
10 3 Ricciardo RED BULL RACING TAG HEUER
11 11 Perez FORCE INDIA MERCEDES 1:25.081
12 27 Hulkenberg RENAULT 1:25.091
13 14 Alonso MCLAREN HONDA 1:25.425
14 31 Ocon FORCE INDIA MERCEDES 1:25.568
15 9 Ericsson SAUBER FERRARI 1:26.465
16 36 Giovinazzi SAUBER FERRARI 1:26.419
17 20 Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 1:26.847
18 2 Vandoorne MCLAREN HONDA 1:26.858
19 18 Palmer RENAULT 1:28.244
20 30 Stroll WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:27.143 (Five-place penalty for gearbox change)
Green Lights 6am
1 44 Hamilton MERCEDES 1:22.188
2 5 Vettel FERRARI 1:22.456
3 77 Bottas MERCEDES 1:22.481
4 7 Räikkönen FERRARI 1:23.033
5 33 Verstappen RED BULL RACING TAG HEUER 1:23.485
6 8 Grosjean HAAS FERRARI 1:24.074
7 19 Massa WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:24.443
8 55 Sainz TORO ROSSO 1:24.487
9 26 Kvyat TORO ROSSO 1:24.512
10 3 Ricciardo RED BULL RACING TAG HEUER
11 11 Perez FORCE INDIA MERCEDES 1:25.081
12 27 Hulkenberg RENAULT 1:25.091
13 14 Alonso MCLAREN HONDA 1:25.425
14 31 Ocon FORCE INDIA MERCEDES 1:25.568
15 9 Ericsson SAUBER FERRARI 1:26.465
16 36 Giovinazzi SAUBER FERRARI 1:26.419
17 20 Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 1:26.847
18 2 Vandoorne MCLAREN HONDA 1:26.858
19 18 Palmer RENAULT 1:28.244
20 30 Stroll WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:27.143 (Five-place penalty for gearbox change)
Kinda called it yesterday with the Mercs being a little up the road a bit from Ferrari. Didn't expect Bottas to be as close to Hamilton on his first quali. Start will be interesting as they have a new clutch/launch system which is apparently more difficult. Red Bull worryingly off the pace - 1.3 secs behind the Merc is a tough ask to make up over a season.
Torro Rosso have done a great job, as has Grojean in the HAAS. Hopefully they have enough race pace to make their quali stick. Shame for Ricciardo but it'll be interesting seeing him carve through a few - he'll have to watch Perez off the start though.
Also shout out to Giovinazzi getting that Sauber to 16th after just jumping into the car this morning! Top work!
Four hours sleep till the race. Hopefully it's worth it
Ricciardo has had a shocker of a weekend in terms of luck
Racing from the pack of the should provide a bit of entertainment, just glad he's getting to start his home grand prix.
And it's about to begin
Will he? In the garage still.
Going for a Ferrari 1-2 after turn 1. Hope there's some overtaking but I worry there won't be with the gaps between teams.
Thought they would get him out in time, not sure they're going to bother now as they're 2 laps down.
And Daniel comes on!
Damn the cars have gotten ugly
Hoping the race isn't won by a strategy call, Ferrari looks quick enough to beat the Merc on the track.
Hamilton pits. Vettel leads. Bottas second.
Think Mercedes went too early. Pretty disappointing from Bottas and Raikkonen so far.
Ferrari are going to feck this up aren't they
Ferrari seems to pull away with ease there.
They could've kept Vettel out a lot longer, he was making more than a sec a lap. Why did they make him pit? I don't get it.
Yeah he was gaining almost 4/10s per lap
Because he'd got the gap to Hamilton? He can just cruise to the finish now instead of worrying about safety cars or tyres.
Why does every aussie have such bad luck at their home gp
Bottas about to make a move on Lewis ?
Good race so far. Though it seems its going to be a bit boring now.
Ferrari definitely have the pace this year which is awesome. Been waiting for this for so long now.
Ferrari definitely have the pace this year which is awesome. Been waiting for this for so long now.
Dull race in the end. Not a great start for the new regs, overtaking looks to be almost impossible and judging by the wave of fastest laps at the end they're still cruising around for most of the race. Good to see the Ferrari hype was justified though.
Missed the start, so I missed the action I think. Looks like this season won't be a walkover for Mercedes which will hopefully make for better watching.
German national anthem followed by the Italian national anthem. How long its been since I've heard that. Loved the Schumacher jump by Vettel