Austrian GP 2017 - Practice & Qualifying

[JPBD]

To everyone freaking out after Q1 that we would be miiiiles away.... to everyone that is convinced we're losing the development race... 4 hundredths is pretty respectable really. Business as usual, as with the rest of the season.

People need to acknowledge that Ferrari are doing an amazing job this season. Eventually ya gotta stop whinging!!

[mwk360]

lol seb is so happy

[KimiBot]

Vettel needs to pip Bottas at the race start

[ferenc_k]

Fourth time Bottas outqualified Hamilton this season :) Results are not bad, hopefully Kimi holds Hamilton behind.

and Grosjean, Ricciardo and Verstappen too :)

[mwk360]

Lewis didnt want to shake sebs hand

[nani_s23]

Oil burning issue allegations clarified now for everyone here???
No effect on Ferrari I can conclude it

[tifosi1993]

Can't afford to screw up tomorrow. With Ham starting P8 (he will finish P4 at worst) both Ferrari and Seb can gain some good points.

[nani_s23]

Lewis didnt want to shake sebs hand

Mate don't try put it own words plz.
I saw Lewis, went to Vettel n shake his hands with him.

[mwk360]

Mate don't try put it own words plz.
I saw Lewis, went to Vettel n shake his hands with him.

lol but he walked off

[nani_s23]

I wonder what will bottas do at turn 1. As he's outside of turn 1. Seb will be inside. He might squeeze him.

[Ferrarichamp]

Hamilton is starting in a dangerous position, lots of potential contact in there.

[Michal2_F1]

Underwhelming qualifying though, RBR off the pace, no second runs, no surprises.

[Greig]

Oil burning issue allegations clarified now for everyone here???
No effect on Ferrari I can conclude it

Very short track 4 tenths is a big gap......so no it does not clarify much.

[JPBD]

Hopefully Bottas doesn't kamazaze Seb at the start in the interests of "the team"

[JPBD]

Very short track 4 tenths is a big gap......so no it does not clarify much.

The gap was 4 hundredths of a second. Not 4 tenths. Unless you're referring to Kimi? But that's just his average gap tbh.

[jgonzalesm6]

no handshake

[Kristof_F40]

Can't afford to screw up tomorrow. With Ham starting P8 (he will finish P4 at worst) both Ferrari and Seb can gain some good points.

HAM will clear RBR easily on the straights so that puts him right behind BOT and us, with SS he probably can go longer and will have US later on.. He has a good chance for a win. If Seb can't get and make a gap to BOT, Merc will let him control the race to get HAM ahead

[Greig]

no handshake

Why do they need to shake hands after qual when neither is on pole?

[theodorus8864]

Oil burning issue allegations clarified now for everyone here???
No effect on Ferrari I can conclude it

From Q result it doesn't look like affecting at all. But I like how Ferrari keep their lips sealed with all the allegations. It does make you wonder.

[nani_s23]

Very short track 4 tenths is a big gap......so no it does not clarify much.

4hrds not ths

[Christopher]

Hopefully Seb jumps bottas at the start and if it does rain bottas isn't that good a wet weather driver and lewis starts in the middle of the pack where there's chance of a Collison hopefully he gets caught up in it

[nani_s23]

The gap was 4 hundredths of a second. Not 4 tenths. Unless you're referring to Kimi? But that's just his average gap tbh.

Spot on

[Christopher]

Sky making a big deal of the handshake

[nani_s23]

From Q result it doesn't look like affecting at all. But I like how Ferrari keep their lips sealed with all the allegations. It does make you wonder.

I like the way Ferrari are approaching. It's just like another allegation. It's not huge effect.
As in Baku Ferrari suffered with asphalt n warm up issues

[jgonzalesm6]

Why do they need to shake hands after qual when neither is on pole?

Davide wanted them to shake hands. Friendly gesture is all. I guess they did already sometime ago. No biggie.

[nani_s23]

HAM will clear RBR easily on the straights so that puts him right behind BOT and us, with SS he probably can go longer and will have US later on.. He has a good chance for a win. If Seb can't get and make a gap to BOT, Merc will let him control the race to get HAM ahead

Ham will start on SS with less grip. Cars behind him will have more grip who are starting on US.
So it's like 50-50. He may gain or loose positions.

[theodorus8864]

Sky making a big deal of the handshake

Typical Sky commenting, I believe you should have known... But this on-track rivalry is the exact drama we all love to see.

[Ferrarichamp]

Ham will be under pressure to close gap in WDC.

[Rishu]

Hopefully Seb jumps bottas at the start and if it does rain bottas isn't that good a wet weather driver and lewis starts in the middle of the pack where there's chance of a Collison hopefully he gets caught up in it

Wet weather will be an opportunity for Hamilton, dry will give Vettel better chance of maximising on Hamilton

[mwk360]

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