2024 Austrian Grand Prix sprint race result and championship points

25 comments on “2024 Austrian Grand Prix sprint race result and championship points”

1. 

   Nick T.
   29th June 2024, 11:39

   I’d rather watch FP1 any day. Awful is the only way to describe that. Regardless, it looks like it’s going to be a boring GP too. God, we need Bernie’s sprinklers.
   1. 

      Nick T.
      29th June 2024, 11:40

      Oh, we especially need different tires. The Pirellis are the absolute worst.
      1. 

         Tifoso1989 (@tifoso1989)
         29th June 2024, 12:16

         Nick T.,
         I’ll bet someone will still argue that Pirelli was asked to produce such subpar tyres.
         1. 

            M2X
            29th June 2024, 12:22

            @Tifo

            https://www.racefans.net/2023/04/21/fias-very-little-tyre-degradation-target-is-still-too-much-for-michelin/
            1. 

               Nick T.
               29th June 2024, 13:01

               Degradation is very different from temperature window. So, the tire hasn’t degraded. It just has “thermal degradation.” And F1 wants thermal deg and it’s their fault, then F1 itself is to blame. Bottom line, the tires make modern F1 awful.
         2. 

            S
            29th June 2024, 12:29

            The facts do make a pretty good argument…
         3. 

            Hosford90
            29th June 2024, 13:45

            I mean… they objectively were lol?
   2. 

      Hosford90
      29th June 2024, 13:31

      No you wouldn’t lol stop being ridiculous.

      Ignoring the fact we had an incredible early 3 way fight for the lead, it was fairly processional. But practice is literally just…cars driving around?

      It isn’t better. That’s objective and not a matter of opinion and in trying to claim it is you give up all credibility in trying to make the otherwise valid point that sprints aren’t great.
2. 

   PlosslF1
   29th June 2024, 11:45

   My enthusiasm for the Sprint was so low that I forgot all about it and have been watching the Crowdstrike 24Hr at Spa support races on YouTube. GT4’s at the moment.
   Looks like I didnt miss much, roll on 2026….
   1. 

      Nick T.
      29th June 2024, 11:47

      Thanks for the tip. I’ll check that out. HBO MAX also carries all the MotoGP races too and has the old ones too. My patience for F1 is wearing thin.
   2. 

      Esploratore (@esploratore1)
      29th June 2024, 13:05

      Can confirm you didn’t miss much: you missed a couple attempts by norris to pass verstappen, he eventually made it, then left the door open and lost 2 places, and at some point sainz, who had passed russell early on, got re-passed, that’s it.
   3. 

      Hosford90
      29th June 2024, 13:34

      What on earth is ‘roll on 2026’ meant to mean?

      I know sprints are dull but… there’ll be more then?

      Can only assume you’re referring to the regulation change that’s going to immediately ruin our current convergence and create field spread?

      I don’t know how to break it to your buddy but 2026 will not be better than now.

      Most have been doing Crowd strike for the last couple of months because its incredibly close and interesting right now.
      1. 

         PlosslF1
         29th June 2024, 14:08

         “2026 will not be better than now.”
         It cant be any worse… can it?
         In over 30 years of watching F1 I have never been so dis-interested in F1, tell a lie, there was a time after Imola 94 at the next race when Wendlinger crashed at Monaco and ended up in a coma I said to myself “I done, I cant watch this any longer” and didn’t watch till the last race that year then started watching again in 96.
         Throw in that there is wall to wall racing most weekends on YouTube, one hour its watching stock car in Brazil followed by Clio’s racing in Timbuktu ;-) .
         F1, as has been discussed to death is becoming nothing more than a ‘show’ for people who don’t really follow Motorsport…
         1. 

            Hosford90
            29th June 2024, 17:21

            I’m tempted just to say ‘ok Boomer’s at this nonsense…

            It can be way worse than this year? And maybe 2026 will be? Hopefully not?

            It could be 2002, 2004, to a degree the entire refuelling era where she years were close in pace but races never really were other than unreliability. It could be whole tracts of 2011. The entire second half of 2013. Massive swathes of 14,15,16,19,20.

            It could be… literally last year lol.

            I would 100% get you if it was this time last year.

            But have you actually been watching? We’ve had 5 or 6 really tense close races in a row (ignoring the red flag at Monaco and all that). There’s 4 incredibly close cars at the front and an insanely tight whole pack. There’s an all time great at the top of his game doing freakish things in what is probably not quite the quickest car, challenged by a ton of youth talent. That’s very rare.

            Like are your being daft just to take the Mickey? Its pretty damn good and I genuinely don’t understand what you think you’re watching.
            1. 

               PlosslF1
               29th June 2024, 23:20

               Lol Boomer, I’am Gen X, I remember the day the Space Invaders arrived and the World was never the same… ;)
         2. 

            Hosford90
            29th June 2024, 17:32

            I think the awesome point you’d make that’s more relevant is that there’s more to watch now so why persevere when there’s funner stuff that races better!

            Its a competitive commerical market. You’re acknowledging that, while also complaining that the therefore required realistic steps to appeal to a wider audience and stay profitable are ruining everything. Its both. Its certainly a hard balance.

            And I’m like you, hardcore fan. But newsflash, we don’t pay the bills. We’re in the minority. If you cater to us only you don’t survive. You’ve gotta be commercially viable.

            Its the peak of pretentious waffle to go ‘pff F1 is too commercial and all the small raw racing series’ are way better.’

            That’s always been the case. Small stuff is always more hardcore. F1 has always been the more palatable commerical big fish. That’s a half century old problem or more. The fun stuff is just more accessible now!

            So great, watch it like I do. Watch all of it. If you don’t have time for it all prioritise that better stuff and leave F1 alone and then you don’t have to torture yourself and others making yourself miserable watching something you don’t enjoy then whinging about it constantly. Is it’s really as unprecedented in it’s current state of unwatchable badness then…why are you watching? You clearly hate it and have found stuff you enjoy more. Try that then!

            But you won’t. Because older generations in particular in western society live for and feed off schadenfreude, pettiness and misery and need to complain about everything. And because you know it’s still the peak. Driver and team performance has never been so elite.

            Either you’re right and I’m wrong on the (obviously complex opinion based) debate on if F1 sucks now. If you’re right, fine. It’s bad. So leave. Or you’re just wrong in the first place and you’re clearly still watching, so should just shut up and do that.

            Either way you’re wrong lol.
            1. 

               Stoo
               30th June 2024, 14:57

               +1
   4. 

      Hosford90
      29th June 2024, 13:44

      I wonder how often you used to always go ‘roll on 2022’ lol. When you’re miserably looking for anything negative it’s easy to find.

      Perhaps you’re just not really much of a fan F1 and might prefer a different pastime?

      If the last 6 races make you want to roll on to a hair-brained, controversial, dodgy set of compromised technical regulations that will definitely spread the field then I think you’re thoroughly suffering from ‘grass is always greener’ syndrome.

      There’s obviously a lot to be desired commercially in particular, and yes there were greater golden eras in the past. But if the quality and standard of racing these last 5 or 6 make you go ‘roll on 2026’ them I’m not sure you get or enjoy F1. Perhaps time to try something else?
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         PlosslF1
         29th June 2024, 15:18

         ‘Perhaps time to try something else?’
         Iam, Ive got Spa 24hr on one screen and Tour de France on another, if its got wheels and it races, I’ll watch it :-) . But F1 is leaving me with that ‘Meh’ feeling…
         1. 

            Hosford90
            29th June 2024, 17:37

            Then leave it lol. This isn’t rocket science.

            You clearly aren’t paying enough attention anyway if you for some utterly bizarre reason think it’s bad right now (that’s ok I’m not gonna gatekeep, casual fans are the majority like I said and it’s very clear from the lack of quality and truth in your insights that you’re a casual fan haha).

            I’m not trying to criticise or say you’re a bad person. Sometimes for weird reasons we can’t explain things just ‘become meh’ in life. 100%. Whether it’s hobbies or relationships. Sometimes we just lose that spark and don’t match the vibe. You clearly don’t match the vibe of F1 2024.

            Its not F1. Its you. (Or not even you but how you two are compatible). That’s all I’m pointing out. F1 is really good right now. The product isn’t what is making you jaded. You’re just not vibing it somehow so maybe it’s not for you anymore. Coz trust me. If you find F1 boring now, you’re never gonna enjoy it.
            1. 

               PlosslF1
               29th June 2024, 18:46

               Wow… All that from ‘roll on 2026’ :-)
            2. 

               PlosslF1
               29th June 2024, 18:52

               I was asked once if I’ve ever dreamed of Wolves, I replied ” I dreamt I was Gary Linaker once but that was when he played for Everton “
3. 

   Coventry Climax
   29th June 2024, 12:37

   Brilliant display of how DRS ruins motorracing.

   Hulkenberg under investigation for ‘forcing Alonso off track’? That’s ridiculous. It’s the nature of racing, see who has the guts to brake latest, and still make the corner. Hulkenberg was too late, but Alonso took the bait and was too late as well. Had he braked earlier, he’d have taken the inside and Hulkenberg would not have made the move stick.
   I’m sick of race control telling me motorracing isn’t allowed anymore, and passing should only be done on the straights with DRS.

   Brilliant racing by Perez again. Real asset to Red Bull, that guy. No wonder they signed him again and for a long period.

   Oh, same comment as for the last article. Same article, same answer.
   1. 

      Nick T.
      29th June 2024, 13:02

      Yes. Hulkenberg did nothing wrong. Alonso looked like he just didn’t care and sort of just decided to sort of coast around the outside. Hulkenberg didn’t force him.
   2. 

      True Grit
      29th June 2024, 13:12

      This is what amuses me about Ricciardo getting all the attention – Perez is driving a championship winning car yet so far off the pace almost every race. Perhaps Red Bull like it because they don’t want two drivers crashing into each other competing at the front?

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