In the round-up: Carlos Sainz Jnr says an aerodynamic problem on his car affected his performance in recent races.
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Carlos Sainz Q&A: Late yellow flag cost me positions (F1)
"Something with the aerodynamics of the car was not working - it was crystal clear from looking at the data - but that is all history and when I came here I was confident that we should do reasonably well."
Q and A: Carlos Sainz clarifies comments made about Toro Rosso, 2018 (ESPN)
"What I said is a fact. In 12 years of Toro Rosso nobody has been here a fourth year and for me to be here for a fourth year I would be the first on in history."
Jean Todt explains FIA's stance on Sebastian Vettel-Lewis Hamilton clash (Sky)
"Time will tell if it never happens again, but if it does, the consequences will be very severe."
Williams at a loss to explain lack of speed (Reuters)
"Something is not working on the car. And we need to understand what."
Liberty should buy Silverstone to secure future, says Brown (Motorsport)
"My view is Liberty should buy Silverstone,
Honda faces Alonso dilemma after failure (Autosport)
"Given McLaren-Honda is expected to struggle on Silverstone's high-speed layout, it could tactically take the penalties there rather than at the next race in Hungary, which offers a stronger chance of a good result."
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Will start from the pitlane as we had an issue in Qualy and need to change the engine. We push hard to have a good race tomorrow!👊🏽 pic.twitter.com/OkcitShutG
— Pascal Wehrlein (@PWehrlein) July 8, 2017
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Perhaps @davidevalsecchi didn't notice this? pic.twitter.com/Uwa7oXPhwN #F1 #AustrianGP
— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) July 8, 2017
TV camera angles at Austrian GP are terrible. Looks like they're cruising at 50mph #thankgoodnessforonboard
— Marcus Simmons (@MarcusSimmons54) July 8, 2017
That's the shortest pole position time we've had since @nigelmansell's 1'02.366 in the 1985 South African GP! https://t.co/j9mNh2hDiv #F1
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— Felix Rosenqvist (@FRosenqvist) July 8, 2017
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Comment of the day
Praise for the Red Bull Ring’s old-school run-off:
Am I the only one having this track growing on me?
Those gravel traps are genius. Classic gravel traps but with a twist in form of the Tarmac surrounding the gravel and joining the track again. The driver is slowed down and punished for his mistake as per normal, but has the chance to join the race again, and shake the worst of the gravel off again, before rejoining the track.
Simple, but effective. Love it!
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Strontium (@strontium)
9th July 2017, 0:37
I agree with comment of the day. In a way it’s a sort of common-sense idea, but few places have it (largely because there aren’t many gravel trap circuits left. Silverstone have a grass alternative that is good, but less effective. I’ve also noticed that with MotoGP racing there last year in August, they’ve made changes around the kerbs in the braking zone of the corners. They look sterile, flat, and boring. I know it’s minor but it does ruin it for me a bit. I hope that’s all they’ve done.
Also, am I right in thinking that every year since returning here, Q3 has ended with at least one person spinning out?
Sainz makes a good point about his aerodynamics, I’m sure they don’t work properly when they aren’t attached to the car after lap one!
I also noticed they changed back to the higher camera angles in some places, so they can show giant Heineken bottles floating up in the background. From a marketing standpoint it’s very effective, but it does detract from the cars a lot. I’m actually surprised it’s taken them so long to use digital screens to advertise. I seem to recall MotoGP (and possibly other series) has been doing it for about a decade now.
Matheus Ramos (@jedimaster9)
9th July 2017, 1:28
That Rosenqvist’s tweet was priceless!
drmouse (@drmouse)
9th July 2017, 8:30
I agree, almost spat coffee all over my phone!
Dom (@3dom)
9th July 2017, 10:00
The engineers thoughts on pole particularly got me :-D @jedimaster9 @drmouse
Andy
9th July 2017, 11:31
I refer to the drivers as meat-sacks.
Fletch (@fletchuk)
9th July 2017, 1:39
This statement just makes Todt and the FIA look even more ridiculous. Clearly just trying to save face at this point.
Racerdude7730
9th July 2017, 3:33
Or they are just being honest and reporting the way they really are looking at this…..
NotAgain
9th July 2017, 7:11
Or both: he is honest about how ridiculously FIA/Todt is handling this.
anon
9th July 2017, 9:31
Racerdude7730, what makes people consider that the threat is empty is the fact that the FIA had previously stated that, if they considered Vettel to be guilty of misconduct after his rant about Whiting over the radio in the 2016 Mexican GP, he would face disciplinary action.
Zim
9th July 2017, 6:11
Yes, best tell Vettel he can do whatever he wants without consequence.
Patrickl (@patrickl)
9th July 2017, 10:02
Which is effectively what they are doing by giving him another “final warning” after his previous “final warning”.
PorscheF1 (@xtwl)
9th July 2017, 11:12
@patrickl What whas his first ‘final warning’ then? You’re not talking about his words against Charlie because that would be utter nonsense.
Zazeems (@zazeems)
9th July 2017, 1:43
COTD is on point!
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
9th July 2017, 2:48
Good to know that only when Sainz out qualifies kvyat, STR is doing well, now honestly didn’t knew they had an aero glitch, good to see the tight midfield tighter. I don’t know why the government never seems to appreciate motor racing, the British GP has had pull it’s own weight for decades, it’s great that they have been able to survive but it’s not like the British GP isn’t not only important to the people but also as a world renowned event. Olympians and athletes under Lord Coe seem to get knighthoods for their sporting achievements despite the constant doubts surrounding doping, yet F1 legends are often forgotten. Some f1 legends have been honoured through their charity work, I guess that’s a silver lining.
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
9th July 2017, 3:03
I like the camera work, it’s like previous Austrian Gp’s, a couple new angles but that’s all.
Gary
9th July 2017, 7:46
Totally agree on COTD. Ostereichring is a proper, old school race track with modern updates. And it is not “too short”, it’s a bull ring.