Holy ****, I was personally ready to nix the entire idea of sprint races and this one comes around and completely redeems itself. Hopefully tomorrow has the same drama and action.

I haven't seen too much McLaren discussion here. What's y'all's opinion on their newfound (semi) resurgence. Have they made improvements on their entire ****box of a car this stage through the season or do they happen to have one of the better drivers on the grid in Norris and one of the better young guys in Piastri? It's probably a combo of both, but I think Norris is truly getting everything out of that car right now.

I think it's like Mercedes in Spain. There were upgrades on Norris' car. He went very fast. Norris also just goes very fast at the Red Bull Ring no matter what. We will see at Silverstone.

best sprint race ever, that was fantastic.

Agreed. That was a fun one.

Cool new graphic being used in Formula 2, which shows a driver’s heart rate!

Who would want this in Formula 1? 🙋🏻‍♂️#F2 #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/LH9rMlfMxF

— Fastest Pitstop (@FastestPitStop) July 1, 2023

I noticed this today, F3 didn't have it, and they were only displaying the data for Vesti and Pourchaire (current title contenders). Hopefully the plan is to bring it to F1 in the future.. would be cool to see their heart rates when something sketchy happens on track

That would be really cool to see. I'd love to see Max clocking a steady 58bpm as he trundles off into the distance.

Early safety car due to Tsunoda getting beached. Everyone stays in though.

3 stop for Ferrari?? Dummy radio call from them? Seems like a a podium losing strategy.

Oprah handing out Black and White flags for track limits right now

In reply to Gladiator 96 We need a scrolling ticker at the bottom with unserved penalties….


Edit. Sky must be eavesdropping on Texags.

Hamilton's salty…

Perez and Sainz with a good scrap right now

Sainz crying that Perez was intimidating him. He was faster dude. See how far ahead he is of you no?. Shut up and drive

In reply to MAROON Can't decide if this race should be renamed "Track Limits GP of Austria" or "STFU and Drive GP"

Red Bull flexing their dominance with a pit for Max for softs for fastest lap with two laps to go

Is it just me or are the cars more reliable this year? It seems like there have been a lot fewer retirements due to mechanical issues than previous seasons. The only way Max loses a race this year is if he doesn't finish which I thought would be a given at some point, but I'm starting to question that assumption.

Edit: not sure where that stupid emoji came from

Lap 67/71: Unfortunately Kevin is handed a five-second penalty. #HaasF1 #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/mE9EuncGJs

— MoneyGram Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) July 2, 2023

In reply to La Fours What Haas lacks in racing, their social media team closes the gap.

Aston Martin is protesting the race results for track limit violations not being penalized…

Race result could be changing unless they just give everyone an extra 5s..

Austrian Grand Prix - Decision - Aston Martin Protest #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/pJ3ayDlYah

— F1Documents (@F1Documents) July 2, 2023

Using the data summarized by @f1multiviewer, and assuming each of these T9/T10 track violations happened in separate laps, guesswork would say:
Tsunoda 25s
Gasly 15s
Sainz, Hamilton, Albon 10s
Magnussen 5s#AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/FjztEIhLnn

— F1 Trends (@Formula1Trends) July 2, 2023

I wonder if these are official now

TEAM STANDINGS 📊

McLaren move closer to Alpine 👀

Mercedes increase the gap to Aston with 6 points #AustrianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/nNNTJyZulk

— Formula 1 (@F1) July 2, 2023

In reply to Gladiator 96 No. They are releasing updated time penalties now.

From Twitter accounts (some penalties served during pit stops):

Sainz - 10 seconds
Hamilton - 10 seconds
Gasly - 10 seconds
Albon - 10 seconds
Ocon - 30 seconds
Sargeant - 10 seconds
De Vries - 15 seconds
Tsunoda - 5 seconds

Biggest moves there means Sainz down to P6, Norris up to P4 and Alonso P5. Hamilton down to P8 behind Russell, Gasly down to P10 behind Stroll.

Amended results:

1. Verstappen
2. Leclerc
3. Perez
4. Norris
5. Alonso
6. Sainz
7. Russell
8. Hamilton
9. Stroll
10. Gasly

So looks like a win win for AM, both drivers gained a spot.

This track is so fun, because it provides a lot of opportunities for overtaking.

In reply to Gladiator 96 Updated per F1 site:

Red Bull - 377
Mercedes - 178
Aston Martin - 175 (+3)
Ferrari - 154 (-4)
Alpine - 47 (-1)
McLaren - 29 (+2)
Haas - 11
Alfa Romeo - 9
Williams - 7
Alpha Tauri - 2

So Aston Martin had the clear motive here and the most positive result. Mercedes just swapped spots so no effect. Ferrari took a big hit from the Sainz penalties.

IT'S RACE WEEK FOR THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX 🤩 pic.twitter.com/9Lb7xc9CJi

— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) July 3, 2023

Average 3-day ticket prices at each F1 race.#F1 pic.twitter.com/ZQA4MQFZMk

— FORMULA ADDICT (@Formuladdict) July 3, 2023

In reply to jorgerr96 I saw that. Wait til end……jeez

Lol. Miami and Las Vegas can F off.

Presale emails went out today for the US Grand Prix Checkered Flag. If you want to get you name on the checkered flag flown at COTA, now is your chance. The price has gone up a bit to $388 for one of 160 squares with your name on it.

https://us.f1authentics.com/collections/f1-flags/products/own-the-chequered-flag-2023-united-states-grand-prix

It's silverstone week…..wasn't there a bunch of noise about Pitt driving this week or something?

In reply to htxag09 Yes. Pitt and his young driver costar have their names over a garage for the whole weekend.

Brad Pitt has his own garage at Silverstone this weekend 👀

Filming for his new F1 movie 'Apex' will take place on-site for the first time at the British Grand Prix 🎬 pic.twitter.com/LMykt4PXeu

— ESPN F1 (@ESPNF1) July 4, 2023

2024 calendar revealed



24 races, 3 Saturday races, China is back, Baku moved to September, Spa stays one more year, and it's more regionalized

In reply to jorgerr96 I really hope China is "back". Otherwise we are looking at another month break right after the start of the season.