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Aston Martin is pretty much the only team that Seb could now end up at next season as the other teams have drivers already under contract for 2021. Unless someone has a terrible season and gets fired that is lol.

Shame they are changing from Racing Point Seb would have looked hilarious in their Pink race suits :rofl2:
 
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Aston Martin is pretty much the only team that Seb could now end up at next season as the other teams have drivers already under contract for 2021. Unless someone has a terrible season and gets fired that is lol.

Shame they are changing from Racing Point Seb would have looked hilarious in their Pink race suits :rofl2:
Yes,that would have looked really great.:D

Pink Panther....:rofl2:
 

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Only Kimi would look funnier in their pink suits. I can visualise his grumpy face already :rofl2:
Kimi is really "a poor Guy" at the Moment......he and his Alfa are really suffering from the "crap" Ferrari Engine and Support...
...since they redraw their technical Engineer back to Maranello last Summer,Alfa is really going down....
 

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Kimi is really "a poor Guy" at the Moment......he and his Alfa are really suffering from the "crap" Ferrari Engine and Support...
...since they redraw their technical Engineer back to Maranello last Summer,Alfa is really going down....
I'm watching old F1 stuff on YouTube and came across a old interview with Kimi I had totally forgot about. Can't believe he says I was having a shit :rofl2::rofl2:

 
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Seb is fucked lol

Racing Point is clear that there is "no space" at its Formula 1 team for Sebastian Vettel next year, despite the German continuing to be linked with the squad.

My next Job will be Fortuneteller.:rofl2:



Grand Prix of Steiermark in Spielberg

Second Friday Practice:

1. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 1:03,660
2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 1:03,703
3. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 1:03,877
4. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 1:04,241
5. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 1:04,333
6. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1:04,348
7. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 1:04,437
8. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 1:04,541
9. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 1:04,706
10. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault 1:04,746
11. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 1:04,757
12. Daniil Kwjat RUS Alpha Tauri 1:05,050
13. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 1:05,152
14. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 1:05,365
15. George Russell GBR Williams 1:05,588
16. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 1:05,613
17. Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams 1:05,655
18. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1:05,790
19. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas 1:06,096
20. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault No Time

First Friday Practice:

1. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 1:04,867
2. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 1:04,963
3. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 1:05,089
4. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1:05,120
5. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 1:05,396
6. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 1:05,483
7. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 1:05,602
8. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 1:05,698
9. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 1:05,769
10. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 1:05,770
11. Daniil Kwjat RUS Alpha Tauri 1:05,815
12. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 1:05,837
13. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault 1:05,874
14. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 1:05,908
15. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 1:06,441
16. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas 1:06,446
17. Jack Aitken GBR Williams 1:06,768
18. Robert Kubica POL Alfa Romeo 1:06,797
19. Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams 1:09,598
20. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas No Time
 

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Hamilton will do a “dry dance” for Saturday to avoid sixth-place start.

Lewis Hamilton is concerned he will be locked in to starting sixth on the grid for Sunday’s Styrian Grand Prix if heavy rain prevents any track running from taking place tomorrow.

Very heavy rain is forecast for the Red Bull Ring on Saturday. Ahead of second practice today some teams acknowledged the possibility tomorrow’s running could be disrupted and second practice times would be used to form the grid.
If that happens Hamilton would line up sixth on the grid, one place lower than he was for last week’s Austrian Grand Prix following a three-place grid penalty.

“If we have to start [there], that would definitely suck if we didn’t get to qualify,” he said. “[Second practice] wasn’t great. I’d be starting further back than I was even last week.

“So it would definitely make it challenging. I’ll try to do the ‘dry dance’, if there’s a dry dance.”

Team mate Valtteri Bottas was second-fastest in this afternoon’s practice session, less than five-hundredths of a second behind Max Verstappen. Hamilton said he hadn’t been entirely happy with his car.

“It felt relatively normal but it was quite far off. So there’s more work that needs to go on in the background to try and figure out why.

“I was feeling good in practice one and the start of [second practice] felt pretty good. Then it started to drop off. Others out there are obviously quick and Valtteri’s obviously got good pace so hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.”

Both Mercedes drivers were warned during last week’s race to use the kerbs as little as possible to minimise the stress on their cars. The team was concerned about an electrical noise problem which is aggravated by vibrations and can cause gearbox failures.

Asked whether the team have addressed the problem so that he can use the kerbs more aggressively this weekend, Hamilton said: “Not that I know of. I think you still have to be careful.

“You can still damage the car quite badly over the kerbs. Whether or not it’s going to be as harsh as it was on Sunday we’ll find out.”
 
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Interesting Detail from Alexander Wurz (Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA):

Due the actual Corona Evolution in the East and Restrictions in Hungary,the Grand Prix on next Sunday is not 100 Percent safe.
And as "Backup" it is again Spielberg.
 

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Awesome Qualiying,no Time for "Dilly Dally" pure Racing !! Awesome !!!

GP of Steiermark in Spielberg

Final Standing after Q3:

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes
2. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull
3. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren
4. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes
5. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault
6. Lando Norris GBR McLaren * + 3 Place Grid Penalty
7. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull
8. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri
9. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault
10. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari

Out after Q2:

11. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 1:19.628
12. George Russell GBR Williams 1:19.636
13. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 1:19.645
14. Daniil Kwjat RUS Alpha Tauri 1:19.717
15. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1:20.211

Out after Q1:
16. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 1:21.372
17. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 1:21.607
18. Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams 1:21.759
19. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 1:21.831
20. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas No Time
 

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Starting Grid:

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes
2. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull
3. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren
4. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes
5. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault
6. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull
7. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri
8. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault
9. Lando Norris GBR McLaren *
10. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari
11. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari
12. George Russell GBR Williams
13. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point
14. Daniil Kwjat RUS Alpha Tauri
15. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas
16. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo
17. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point
18. Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams
19. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo
20. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas

* 3 Place Grid Penalty ignoring yellow Flag
 

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Starting Grid:

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes
2. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull
3. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren
4. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes
5. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault
6. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull
7. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri
8. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault
9. Lando Norris GBR McLaren *
10. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari
11. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari
12. George Russell GBR Williams
13. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point
14. Daniil Kwjat RUS Alpha Tauri
15. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas
16. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo
17. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point
18. Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams
19. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo
20. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas

* 3 Place Grid Penalty ignoring yellow Flag
What no unfair punishment for Lewis? Or will it happen right before the race again lol
 
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3 Grid Penalty because he did not use a Lifebuoy in todays Qualifying.:)
As much as I don't like him he gets treated unfairly. His penalties are ridiculous what next a grid penalty for overtaking in the que at the hotel for breakfast :rofl2:
 
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