2019 Austrian Grand Prix grid

42 comments on “2019 Austrian Grand Prix grid”

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   Carlos Medrano (@carlosmedrano)
   29th June 2019, 15:07

   Vettel was probably happy his car had problems, now he has an excuse for why leclerc would have beaten him anyways
   1. 

      Jere (@jerejj)
      29th June 2019, 15:09

      @carlosmedrano LOL.
   2. 

      maiagus
      29th June 2019, 15:13

      Some of F1 problems are self inflicted, but some are completely random.
      A Bahrain win, a Monaco finish and less Ferrari orders, and we would have a true title contender in LEC – at least a good competition for 2nd – BOT-VER-LEC.
      1. 

         Gabriel (@rethla)
         29th June 2019, 15:36

         Its not an F1 problem its an Ferrari problem.
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            maiagus
            29th June 2019, 16:04

            I mean in the sense that there would be lesss talk about Mercedes domination.
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         MG1982 (@mg1982)
         29th June 2019, 16:05

         Yeah, right… In Bahrain he lost (only) 9points, in Monaco it was completely his fault, 1 or 2 team orders. All you’ve mentioned is 25points at best. So, he should have had like the number of points VET currently has. That would be 40points behind BOT, 70p behind HAM. A contender indeed…
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            Alex Roy
            29th June 2019, 17:49

            @mg1982
            How about the team orders in Australia, the failed car while leading in Bahrain, the team orders in China, the stupid inexplicable strategy to make him slow down cars for Vettel in Baku, the inexplicable hard tyre choice in Spain, oh and in Monaco Ferrari told him to stay in the pits even when he was saying he should go out there – it WAS Ferrari’s fault, and “forgetting” about telling him Vettel had a 5 second penalty in Canada….. I could go on. At least 50 points. He would definitely have been a WDC contender at the moment if he was given the same support Vettel gets.

            In fact France was the only race this season where Ferrari did not screw him up, and no surprise, he finished in front of Vettel.
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            kartguy07 (@kartguy07)
            29th June 2019, 21:48

            Monaco completely his fault? We’ll Sunday, for sure. Saturday qualifying is very much up for debate.
   3. 

      MG1982 (@mg1982)
      29th June 2019, 15:48

      No big shame, if you ask me. LEC is 10 years younger, one of the fastest drivers – that’s why he was 1st on Ferrari’s list, thank God he’s on the team now and not RAI anymore… otherwise HAM would have been on PP again. He’s the future, but still missing consistency to make an impact.
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   Chaitanya
   29th June 2019, 15:10

   Hamilton was a grumpy D bag today. Ruined his teammates lap twice and impeded Kimi.
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   Panagiotis Papatheodorou (@panagiotism-papatheodorou)
   29th June 2019, 15:12

   Terrible luck for Seb, could have been a Ferrari 1-2.
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      anon
      29th June 2019, 15:23

      @panagiotism-papatheodorou, does anybody have an explanation for what happened to Vettel? It is being suggested it was an auxiliary system on his car, so it sounds as if he should be able to race tomorrow without issue, but it’s not clear what exactly went wrong on his car to begin with.
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         L (@lebz)
         29th June 2019, 15:25

         Air pressure issue…. something along those lines
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   Edvaldo
   29th June 2019, 15:13

   lol the Red Bull in the hands of Pierre Gasly performs like a car from the David Coulthard era.

   Bring Kvyat back ASAP.
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   Ajaxn
   29th June 2019, 15:14

   It seems Vettel just can’t catch a break. On a weekend where Ferrari has a clear advantage on this circuit, Vettel manages to get squat. Karma kind be like that.

   Once again Lewis shows why he is the better driver, as Verstappen claims the 3rd spot ahead of Bottas. It will be interesting to see Vettel make his way through the field, but his championship hopes are all but dashed.

   The question now is will Hamilton go for the win and equal McClaren’s record number of back to back wins.
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   David BR (@david-br)
   29th June 2019, 15:15

   Nice grid set up. Leclerc and Norris (and Verstappen) showing their talent.
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   HUHHII (@huhhii)
   29th June 2019, 15:15

   I’m so tired of this Ferrari domination. F1 needs to do something and quick!
   1. 

      elchinero (@elchinero)
      29th June 2019, 15:19

      Good one! Snark-snark …
   2. 

      jiimm
      29th June 2019, 17:27

      But you enjoying Mercedes domination, right?
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   Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
   29th June 2019, 15:18

   At last – for the first time this season (in my Opinion) we have an interesting start grid at a real race track.

   Charles kept his head together and left Lewis a quarter of a second behind.

   Max has put the Red Bull up where it can at least try to fight for a podium.

   Behind them we have a Haas a Mclaren and a Sauber (Alfa if you like but I spit on that nonsense).

   Seb has the opportunity to redeem himself from 10th if he can be bothered.

   Gasly needs to be replaced and Lance will have a lovely day being an F1 driver.

   I think that covers it from me.
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      budchekov (@budchekov)
      29th June 2019, 15:24

      Max could be on the front row??
      All this Seb bashing gets tiresome, why would anyone want a guy who can make a RACE of it starting in mid field?
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         Gabriel (@rethla)
         29th June 2019, 15:39

         Spins are cool and all but not proper racing.
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         Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
         29th June 2019, 16:05

         Since the end of last season I have felt that Seb is now only in it for the money.
         Kind of like Kimi was for the last three seasons.

         If Seb cares about racing then put him in a Haas or maybe a Torro rosso.
         Give his seat to Max and lets see some genuine driving between him and Charles.
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   koddamn (@gufdamm)
   29th June 2019, 15:26

   I believe the start grid for the entire season proved Gasly needed to be replaced.
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      Phylyp (@phylyp)
      29th June 2019, 17:29

      @gufdamm – pretty sure Marko and Horner agree, they’re only wary of repeating the Kvyat/Gasly mistake a third-time around.
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    L (@lebz)
    29th June 2019, 15:26

    With Ferrari, there’s ALWAYS something wrong… if it’s not the strategy, it’s the drivers. If it’s not the drivers, it’s the car. If it’s not the car, it’s just bad luck.
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    Chicane85 (@ramysennaf1)
    29th June 2019, 15:43

    Are mclaren on the right track i guess they are but still 1 sec behind
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       Mashiat (@mashiat)
       29th June 2019, 16:11

       @ramysennaf1 They are 1.59% behind pole, which is only slightly ahead of where they generally have been.
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    maiagus
    29th June 2019, 16:02

    How many TVs will be broken if VER-LEC collide on first turn?
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       Chaitanya
       29th June 2019, 16:13

       Max has matured a lot, chances of that happening are quite small this season.
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          Dave
          29th June 2019, 19:10

          This is going to be interesting…
13. 

    Hemingway (@)
    29th June 2019, 18:30

    Kubica 1.2s away from not qualifying
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       MattDS (@mattds)
       29th June 2019, 19:03

       @theessence actually, slightly over 2 seconds.
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       Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
       29th June 2019, 19:24

       The 107% rule applies to the fastest time in Q1. That was set by Verstappen, 1’06.807, so the 107% time was a 1’08.273, so Kubica was in fact safe by 2.067s.
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          Hemingway (@)
          29th June 2019, 22:36

          Good point, still very worrying considering Ferrari ran the mediums and the track was in good condition. I wonder if they’ll drop beyond 107% if we get a wet qualifying this year.
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    Sonics (@sonicslv)
    29th June 2019, 21:26

    How Hulkenberg starts at 15th with 10 grid penalty? He should either starts 17th or 18th (depending if Russell penalty applied before of after Hulk penalty).
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    Preto
    29th June 2019, 22:55

    I don’t get it. The driver with the second best time gets a 3 place grid penalty and starts fourth. Shouldn’t it be fifth?
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    khm78 (@khm)
    29th June 2019, 23:46

    Can anyone explain why Norris is 5 and HAM is 4…..? K-Mags drop was already known when the qualifying started….
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       khm78 (@khm)
       30th June 2019, 9:48

       Anyone…?
    2. 

       khm78 (@khm)
       30th June 2019, 10:39

       @keithcollantine ?
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    Jason Blankenship (@jblank)
    30th June 2019, 3:20

    This is incorrect. Hamilton was assessed a three place penalty, he will start fifth, not fourth.
    1. 

       Jason Blankenship (@jblank)
       30th June 2019, 3:24

       Apparently I’m wrong as F1.com reports fourth also.

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