Bojan Vrbnjak
The first free practice is behind us GP of Styria at our northern neighbors. In addition to that Max continues where it ended in France, it should be noted that from third place to sixteenth place, i.e. from Lewis Hamilton to Lando Norris, racers classified within half a second.
Because threats, which this time comes from neba, as it is for another free practice forecasted rain, we witnessed in the morning a lot of action on the track, as the teams wanted to make the most of the good conditions and especially the dry track.
result
Max Verstappen is the fastest lap of the home track in Spielberg drove away in time 1: 05.910 minutes. For a short lap track Red Bull Ringa, his advantage is quite substantial. He was a good two-tenths and a half behind him Pierre Gasly v AlphaTauri. But I would be in that place Valtteri Bottas, but - you probably guessed - for violating the track limit, the commissioners gave him time 1: 06.155 minutes deleted.
Finn so the morning training ended at fourth place, for a teammate Lewis Hamilton in third place, behind the Dutchman four tenths thick seconds. Fifth Yuki tsunoda proved the good form of AlphaTauri, and the sixth and seventh place were shared by both racers of the team AlpineF1 namely Fernando Alonso before Esteban Ocon.
They finish the top ten Lance stroll with Aston Martin in eighth place, Antonio Giovinazzi with Alfa Romeo on the ninth and Charles Leclerc with Ferrari in tenth place. Among the top ten, we don’t find quite a few racers who would normally find themselves more in the forefront, and they are Sergio Perez z Red Bullon, Lando Norris with McLarn, Carlos Sainz with Ferrari and in ever-improving form Sebastian Vettel with Aston Martin.
Od eleventh place however, the racers were classified as follows: Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren), Sergio Perez (Red Bull), Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin), George Russell (Williams), Lando Norris (McLaren), Nicholas latifi (Williams), Mick Schumacher (Challenge), Robert Kubica (Alfa Romeo) and Nikita mazepin (Haas). The latter was the only racer to lag behind Verstappn by more than two seconds.
Incidents
Barely had the training just started, it did Robert Kubica with his Alfa Romeo already found in the opposite direction of travel. When braking before turn number three lost the rear of the car, but the Pole was able to continue his work without difficulty.
A little later, there was an unusual scene when exporting from the pits. Carlos Sainz came wide through the first turn and spun across the track all the way to the exit of the pits where he had just arrived Valtteri Bottasto start accumulating his circles. Team racer Mercedes he had to wait for it Sleep in the service of Ferrari moved and cleared the way to the track.
Sergio Perez, race winner v Baku, however, exaggerated somewhat in fourth turn. He missed first brake point at a right turn down the hill, causing him to come out at the exit too far outwards and slid his left wheels over a sand barrier. After a small pirouette, he was able to continue training.
Na 4,318 kilometers long racetrack tracks Red Bull Ring we were already able to notice at the first free practice traffic problems. Just before the end is honey Valtteri Bottas in Antonio Giovinazzi there was almost a collision when the Finn literally cut off the Italian's path on the plane.
Track restrictions
Responsible racetracks Red Bull Ring have been working with FIA for a better track constraint solution. Yellow curbs (sausages, as many call them) have been caused in recent years million in damage. The new curbs also penalize racers, but that’s far from detrimental to the material.
That's why FIA in the last two right turns introduced track limit measurement. And that’s why the first workout is due leaving the track in turns nine and ten deleted many times.
