2022 Austrian Grand Prix championship points

14 comments on “2022 Austrian Grand Prix championship points”

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   BasCB (@bascb)
   10th July 2022, 15:41

   Nice and close between the teams, good to see the gaps closing up a bit again with this race result. Would be good to now see Leclerc have a bit of a run to gain even more to keep the championship tight. But I am afraid Ferrari will make another few strategy blunders, and reliability might get back into a decisive role (Red Bull seems to got on top of their issues, but those engines at Ferrari seem to still be a worry)
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      Esploratore (@esploratore1)
      10th July 2022, 20:46

      On top? Perez retired very soon and as recently as canada had a technical isssue, I think it’s a bit early to say that.
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   John Platô (@johnplato)
   10th July 2022, 15:41

   This championship is all over the place.
   I reckon reliability will play a bigger role than pure pace.
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      Jere (@jerejj)
      10th July 2022, 15:59

      @johnplato My feeling too.
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   BLS (@brightlampshade)
   10th July 2022, 15:43

   Another strong result for Leclerc and Ferrari and the fight closes right up again. Unfortunately the Ferrari is fast but fragile!
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   DaveW (@dmw)
   10th July 2022, 15:49

   Russell five points behind Sainz. That’s crazy at this late stage of the season, with the pace of that Ferrari. So many blunders in the car and on the wall and in the engine shop.
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      Jere (@jerejj)
      10th July 2022, 15:59

      @dmw Crazy indeed, but the factors you mentioned + Russell’s consistency are the reason he’s this close in points a halfway point.
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         ttongsul (@ccpbioweapon)
         10th July 2022, 16:41

         Nothing to do with constancy and more luck(perez car needed to retire due to contact whilst Rus only needed a new nose) plus Merc build a more reliable car that does not grenade itself.
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      MichaelN
      10th July 2022, 21:38

      It is, but Mercedes has been very solid and Red Bull and Ferrari have both had an unusually high amount of DNFs for top teams. Mercedes has scored 7 podiums out of 11 races. Considering they’re usually well off the pace, that’s pretty impressive.
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   Postreader
   10th July 2022, 15:58

   Why did Alonso pit twice under the VSC? Did Alpine mess it up?
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      Sviat
      10th July 2022, 16:09

      Apparently, they didn’t attach the wheels properly. They might even get a penalty for that, and no points for Alonso.
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   KaIIe (@kaiie)
   10th July 2022, 18:46

   While Ferrari were faster today, the 38 point gap is looking rather healthy for Verstappen. If his/Red Bull’s bad day means a P2 or P3 while a bad day for Ferrari means a DNF, it will take quite a lot for the Scuderia to catch that lead.
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      Esploratore (@esploratore1)
      10th July 2022, 20:52

      Indeed, reliability might not be a given for any team, but ferrari still makes strategic blunders often.
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      John Platô (@johnplato)
      11th July 2022, 4:39

      1 DNF and a win for Charles puts him back in the game.
      It looks like both Ferrari and RBR are unreliable so who knows what’s gonna happen.

      I’m betting on Max winning the championship because Ferrari is just making too many rookie errors

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