2014 Austrian Grand Prix Saturday in Tweets

The qualifying success of Felipe Massa and Williams proved very popular among media, fans and drivers.

Here’s how Saturday at the Red Bull Ring went down on Twitter.

I think this might be the first time I've seen more Red Bull tops/caps than Ferrari. Would be great to get some supporters' figures.

— Ben Hunt (@benjhunt) June 21, 2014

Servus, @danielricciardo dressed in traditional Lederhosen doing the Schuhplattler. #AustrianGP @redBullAustria pic.twitter.com/exKYIgwXtA

— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) June 21, 2014

Third practice

Button asks if the team can see his problem in the telemetry. Robson replies: "Everything looks OK to us. Clearly it's not." #F1

— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) June 21, 2014

Perez joins the #F1 wheelie club, other members include @vitalypetrovrus and @AussieGrit. pic.twitter.com/mczkDg08CE

— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) June 21, 2014

A familiar face in the #F1 paddock before qualy. @AussieGrit at the #RedBullRing fresh from Le Mans #welcomebackF1 pic.twitter.com/hXORRD4tyZ

— Red Bull Motorsports (@redbullmotors) June 21, 2014

Qualifying

Stunning setting for qualifying in Austria. Cloudy but dry. Although Bottas looked good in FP3, hard to look beyond Mercedes. #AustrianGP

— Daniel Johnson (@danielt_johnson) June 21, 2014

Williams showed good pace in practice sessions. But when Massa got ready for qualifying, he surely did not expect a pole position.

#Q1 is underway and Felipe waits to head out pic.twitter.com/mG6mA37vcv

— WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) June 21, 2014

Ericsson last in qualifying again and miles off his team mate. Maybe @CaterhamF1 needs a rethink.. #MoneyTalks

— James Calado (@JamesCalado) June 21, 2014

Alonso is the latest driver to have a near miss with the barrier at turn nine. #F1 pic.twitter.com/8NaLRzZ6VV

— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) June 21, 2014

Once again @danielricciardo outshines Vettel…

— Adam Cooper (@adamcooperF1) June 21, 2014

Brilliant pole position for Felipe Massa and second for Bottas. Delighted for the whole Williams team! Terrific qualifying session.

— James Roberts (@JRobertsF1) June 21, 2014

Awesome job @MassaFelipe19 fab front row @ValtteriBottas So good to see @WilliamsRacing back on top. #F1 #AustrianGP

— Mario Andretti (@MarioAndretti) June 21, 2014

Hard to express sense of delight in media centre at the @WilliamsRacing 1-2. Much-loved team. #AustrianGP

— Anthony Rowlinson (@Rowlinson_F1R) June 21, 2014

After qualifying

Mind you, Williams' ability to light up the supersoft tyres in qualifying might hurt them a little tomorrow but they have to be passed first

— Martin Brundle (@MBrundleF1) June 21, 2014

Today Felipe confirmed the talent and ability that always had!With his experience and dedication has raised the performance of Williams

— Emerson Fittipaldi (@emmofittipaldi) June 21, 2014

I'm off to tell Dietrich Mateschitz that Red Bull would be more competitive if they had rebuilt the old track instead…. #Opportunist

— Sean Kelly (@virtualstatman) June 21, 2014

Timing is all. Wonder whether Toto might have got more for his Williams shares if he'd waited a week or two. Not that he needs the cash.

— Alan Baldwin (@alanbaldwinf1) June 21, 2014

Williams 'improves the show' by upsetting the status quo in Austria. The family-run team on the front row is a feelgood story to savour.

— Gerald Donaldson (@f1speedreader) June 21, 2014

Williams have locked out the front row 44 years to the day since Frank's first driver Piers Courage died in the 1970 Dutch GP. How poignant

— Sean Kelly (@virtualstatman) June 21, 2014

ALO: "I always said that Felipe was very, very fast. Not many people believed me, but I still think he was the fastest team mate I had"

— Adam Cooper (@adamcooperF1) June 21, 2014

The GP2 race saw more success for Williams, with their third driver Felipe Nasr taking the victory. He was joined on the podium by Stoffel Vandoorne and Raffaele Marciello, who are supported by McLaren and Ferrari respectively, while Red Bull backed Alex Lynn won in GP3.

Good motorsports day for Brasil! @MassaFelipe19 on pole in F1 and @FelipeNasr wins the GP2 feature race in Austria! #PushToWin

— Bruno Senna (@BSenna) June 21, 2014

Superb 2nd place by @svandoorne in today’s @GP2_Official feature race. Well done, mate! #GP2

— McLaren (@McLarenF1) June 21, 2014

#GP2 #Spielberg Very good job Lello!! Third step of the podium for our driver, bravo! #Pride

— FerrariDriverAcademy (@insideFDA) June 21, 2014

Good GP3 win for @alexlynnracing. Might be the only victory for a Red Bull car on home ground this weekend…

— Adam Cooper (@adamcooperF1) June 21, 2014

Congrats to everybody at @WilliamsRacing for the front row today.

— Juan Pablo Montoya (@jpmontoya) June 21, 2014

Autograph session time in Austria – check out the crowds…. pic.twitter.com/tNfEWHrfqG

— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) June 21, 2014

Great to be in the first row for tomorrow, mega job by @WilliamsRacing! Thank you all for the support! Big push tomorrow 😉 #AustrianGP #77

— Valtteri Bottas (@ValtteriBottas) June 21, 2014

A double Brazilian celebration. Well done to @MassaFelipe19 and @FelipeNasr #bancodobrasil @BBnosEsportes pic.twitter.com/dmcc840tB2

— WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) June 21, 2014

Not a bad day in the office. Now… C'mon guys keep the good work up🇩🇪!! pic.twitter.com/Yh3DD26LB7

— Nico Hülkenberg (@NicoHulkenberg) June 21, 2014

There's a first time for everything: @AussieGrit enjoys a glass of wine in the McLaren #BrandCentre. #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/akN5RW3XeQ

— McLaren (@McLarenF1) June 21, 2014

https://twitter.com/RACERmag/status/480413259518840834/photo/1

Great picture. pic.twitter.com/3loikRJbHL

— Ben Hunt (@benjhunt) June 21, 2014

Marko, Lauda and Berger driving track in old F1 cars. One eye, one ear and one good arm – yep motor racing really was dangerous once.

— f1bastard (@f1bastard) June 21, 2014

https://twitter.com/LewisHamilton/status/480367139996839937

Hard qualy, very closet gap between the cars but finally not bad for us, my 1st clear qualy of the season with no problems… 👍

— Pastor Maldonado NFT (@Pastormaldo) June 21, 2014

We must say a big thank you to all members of the team both out in Austria and those working equally as hard back in Grove. Great job guys.

— WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) June 21, 2014

https://twitter.com/Sophie_Ogg/status/480421331633438720

She's had a great day today but now it's time to get some rest. Sleep well FW36 you have a big day tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/zpRSKtDpsx

— WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) June 21, 2014

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