StyrianGP 2020 Practices and Qualifying

**jgonzalesm6** · 10th July 2020, 05:57

A little under 4 hours at time of post.

**nani_s23** · 10th July 2020, 06:37

hope it’s a better weekend again.

**chinmay** · 10th July 2020, 06:42

Any rain today?

**jgonzalesm6** · 10th July 2020, 08:08

Originally Posted by chinmay

Any rain today?

No but possible over the weekend thought.

**ss-89** · 10th July 2020, 09:53

Originally Posted by jgonzalesm6

No but possible over the weekend thought.

If Charles can manage a top 5 finish in this race then that's a good haul from both races with 2nd and 5th considering how poor we were on pace, then hopefully the Hungarian upgrades are decent enough to push us back into the main fight.

**tifosi1993** · 10th July 2020, 10:27

Leclerc on hards:

1m16.566 (16.896--29.605--20.030)

I wonder what aero package he's driving with. Hopefully it's the new one.

Edit: Ok Leclerc with the new floor

**nani_s23** · 10th July 2020, 10:44

Any links please

**chinmay** · 10th July 2020, 10:49

Originally Posted by nani_s23

Any links please

You can watch on JioTV.

**Warp** · 10th July 2020, 11:04

We're painful slow.

**FerrariF60** · 10th July 2020, 11:09

Originally Posted by tifosi1993

Leclerc on hards:

1m16.566 (16.896--29.605--20.030)

I wonder what aero package he's driving with. Hopefully it's the new one.

Edit: Ok Leclerc with the new floor

1:16??? That’s long ways off pole isn’t it? That’s snail pace

**S1000RR** · 10th July 2020, 11:11

a whole lot of testing to do, I hope we can see the real speed in FP2, teams are advised to set a fast time in FP2 because the Q could be cancelled tomorrow due to heave rain

**chinmay** · 10th July 2020, 11:13

Vettel is locking up in the exact same place on every lap as last Sunday's race so upgrades or setup changes haven't changed anything on his side at least. Maybe Leclerc is happier with the new floor.

**chinmay** · 10th July 2020, 11:13

Originally Posted by S1000RR

a whole lot of testing to do, I hope we can see the real speed in FP2, teams are advised to set a fast time in FP2 because the Q could be cancelled tomorrow due to heave rain

Thanks, I was planning to skip FP2. Now I won't.

**S1000RR** · 10th July 2020, 11:16

Originally Posted by chinmay

Vettel is locking up in the exact same place on every lap as last Sunday's race so upgrades or setup changes haven't changed anything on his side at least. Maybe Leclerc is happier with the new floor.

that is strange, I have read that Vettel suffered brake and damper issues during the race, that was why his car was all over the place. Should see a positive change now if true.

**Ferrarichamp** · 10th July 2020, 11:54

interesting how Bottas is faster than Ham, for the moment anyway.

**S1000RR** · 10th July 2020, 12:04

Originally Posted by Ferrarichamp

interesting how Bottas is faster than Ham, for the moment anyway.

Yes I really like his start of 2020, seems to be "in the zone" and happy with the car. WDC 2020? I sure hope since we will not be a part of that.

**458 Italia** · 10th July 2020, 12:05

Originally Posted by Ferrarichamp

interesting how Bottas is faster than Ham, for the moment anyway.

Last week brundle said that it's just a track that bottas really likes, so I don't think it's anything more than that really. I certainly don't expect it to be something that is repeated the rest of the season, as much as we'd all like to see a power shift at merc.

**FerrariF60** · 10th July 2020, 13:39

So is it possible that we actually got some downgrades instead of upgrades??. Nah, not from Ferrari...could that be possible for the first time???

**nani_s23** · 10th July 2020, 13:42

Hope it’s rains on race day too, this will mix up things & there’s at least a chance for our drivers.

Other than that I don’t see any chance. Mercs will & once again dominate.

**chinmay** · 10th July 2020, 13:48

Originally Posted by FerrariF60

So is it possible that we actually got some downgrades instead of upgrades??. Nah, not from Ferrari...could that be possible for the first time???

P2 will tell us that as it has essentially become qualifying session because of tomorrow's rain.

**S1000RR** · 10th July 2020, 13:49

Originally Posted by nani_s23

Hope it’s rains on race day too, this will mix up things & there’s at least a chance for our drivers.

Other than that I don’t see any chance. Mercs will & once again dominate.

I hope at least RBR can catch up for a good fight, Max is running with new FW and RW but not so impressive this far.

**458 Italia** · 10th July 2020, 13:50

I don't get the clamour for rain, there's no evidence that our car is any better in the wet and it's not like we have a Rainmaster™ who can take advantage of the conditions.

Though I concede that rain would probably make the race more of a sceptical, that's of they're actually allowed to race and it's not just a safety car parade.

**458 Italia** · 10th July 2020, 14:12

Really poor error from norris there by not slowing down and overtaking under yellow flags. Grid place penalty and penalty points. I know hamilton got points for crashing in to albon but did he get any for ignoring the yellows? He should have got them and that would be a race ban if not.

**nani_s23** · 10th July 2020, 14:23

Even with those updates, car looks unstable

**chinmay** · 10th July 2020, 14:38

Originally Posted by nani_s23

Even with those updates, car looks unstable

The question is does the new upgrades make them faster or slower?

**nhiepka** · 10th July 2020, 14:41

Originally Posted by chinmay

The question is does the new upgrades make them faster or slower?

the step back to back.

**Aziz** · 10th July 2020, 14:42

Originally Posted by chinmay

The question is does the new upgrades make them faster or slower?

Slower of course

**458 Italia** · 10th July 2020, 14:43

Originally Posted by chinmay

The question is does the new upgrades make them faster or slower?

Quite possibly there's no correlation between the what the computer simulation says and what is actually happening on track. It's something we've struggled with for years.