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Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion
Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring
June 27-29, 2025
Grand Prix Qualifying:
Saturday, June 28, 2025 - 14:00 UTC / 10:00a US EDT
Grand Prix:
Sunday, June 29, 2025 - 13:00 UTC / 9:00a US EDT
Grand Prix Qualifying Results -- SPOILER
| POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | #Lando Norris | #McLaren | 1:04.672 | 1:04.410 | 1:03.971 | 18 |
| 2 | 16 | #Charles Leclerc | #Ferrari | 1:05.197 | 1:04.734 | 1:04.492 | 21 |
| 3 | 81 | #Oscar Piastri | #McLaren | 1:04.966 | 1:04.556 | 1:04.554 | 19 |
| 4 | 44 | #Lewis Hamilton | #Ferrari | 1:05.115 | 1:04.896 | 1:04.582 | 21 |
| 5 | 63 | #George Russell | #Mercedes | 1:05.189 | 1:04.860 | 1:04.763 | 18 |
| 6 | 30 | #Liam Lawson | #Racing Bulls | 1:05.017 | 1:05.041 | 1:04.926 | 17 |
| 7 | 1 | #Max Verstappen | #Red Bull Racing | 1:05.106 | 1:04.836 | 1:04.929 | 18 |
| 8 | 5 | #Gabriel Bortoleto | #Kick Sauber | 1:05.123 | 1:04.846 | 1:05.132 | 21 |
| 9 | 12 | #Kimi Antonelli | #Mercedes | 1:05.178 | 1:05.052 | 1:05.276 | 17 |
| 10 | 10 | #Pierre Gasly | #Alpine | 1:05.054 | 1:04.846 | 1:05.649 | 21 |
| 11 | 14 | #Fernando Alonso | #Aston Martin | 1:05.197 | 1:05.128 | 14 | |
| 12 | 23 | #Alexander Albon | #Williams | 1:05.143 | 1:05.205 | 18 | |
| 13 | 6 | #Isack Hadjar | #Racing Bulls | 1:05.063 | 1:05.226 | 12 | |
| 14 | 43 | #Franco Colapinto | #Alpine | 1:05.278 | 1:05.288 | 15 | |
| 15 | 87 | #Oliver Bearman | #Haas | 1:05.218 | 1:05.312 | 15 | |
| 16 | 18 | #Lance Stroll | #Aston Martin | 1:05.329 | 9 | ||
| 17 | 31 | #Esteban Ocon | #Haas | 1:05.364 | 9 | ||
| 18 | 22 | #Yuki Tsunoda | #Red Bull Racing | 1:05.369 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 55 | #Carlos Sainz | #Williams | 1:05.582 | 12 | ||
| 20 | 27 | #Nico Hulkenberg | #Kick Sauber | 1:05.606 | 9 |
Source: F1.com
Grand Prix Results -- SPOILER
| POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | LAPS | TIME / RETIRED | PTS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | #Lando Norris | #McLaren | 70 | 1:23:47.693 | 25 |
| 2 | 81 | #Oscar Piastri | #McLaren | 70 | +2.695s | 18 |
| 3 | 16 | #Charles Leclerc | #Ferrari | 70 | +19.820s | 15 |
| 4 | 44 | #Lewis Hamilton | #Ferrari | 70 | +29.020s | 12 |
| 5 | 63 | #George Russell | #Mercedes | 70 | +62.396s | 10 |
| 6 | 30 | #Liam Lawson | #Racing Bulls | 70 | +67.754s | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | #Fernando Alonso | #Aston Martin | 69 | +1 lap | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | #Gabriel Bortoleto | #Kick Sauber | 69 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 9 | 27 | #Nico Hulkenberg | #Kick Sauber | 69 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | 31 | #Esteban Ocon | #Haas | 69 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | 87 | #Oliver Bearman | #Haas | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | #Isack Hadjar | #Racing Bulls | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | #Pierre Gasly | #Alpine | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | #Lance Stroll | #Aston Martin | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 43 | #Franco Colapinto | #Alpine | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | #Yuki Tsunoda | #Red Bull Racing | 68 | +2 laps | 0 |
| NC | 23 | #Alexander Albon | #Williams | 15 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 1 | #Max Verstappen | #Red Bull Racing | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 12 | #Kimi Antonelli | #Mercedes | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 55 | #Carlos Sainz | #Williams | 0 | DNS | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Oscar Piatri // 1:07.924 on lap 59
DOTD: Gabriel Bortoleto
Source: F1.com
Next race:
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Yuki out in Q1 at P18. We're very nearly at the half of the season. I was hoping he'd be starting top 10 and up regularly by now. Guess not. 2nd seat curse continues.
Though to be fair to him, the car is so trash that even Max, the racing god himself, can't even keep up with the McLarens.
We'll see what happens tomorrow.
Honestly, it's fascinating - which other car is trundling around in the high teens that Verstappen could put in the top 5? Perhaps we should petition to have him rotate around "backmarker" teams to see what potential some of those cars really have.
That was at least exciting due to the McLaren boys! It's nice that we finally see two drivers at the top who can fight each other. It's not just Max in past years driving away with 10+ seconds ahead of P2.
I was hoping Piastri could catch Norris, but the backmarker traffic got in the way. That move by Colapinto was pretty wild. Not sure what he was thinking. Not that I think that really cost Piastri in the end. Norris was on the ball today, so good for him.
Onward to Silverstone!
I thought about this during the race. For the sport itself, it's awesome that there are two drivers competing at the edge for most of the race. For the McLaren team, it's a huge risk to allow it. But it does benefit McLaren too when the race is more interesting. The main problem with Red Bull dominance the last few years is that there hasn't been a teammate for Max who could make the race interesting.
I think Norris had his number on Sunday - just. I also thought it was fascinating seeing Piastri's normally unshakeable coolness crack a little - that lock-up in the dive at the end of the straight making the move a little marginal, almost desperate. I think Norris should be looking at that very, very closely and realising that Piastri isn't an absolute machine, Norris can be fast enough to unsettle him.
Having said that, I think there are a handful of driver (namely Verstappen, Leclerc and Russell) who, if given that car, would be curb-stomping whichever current McLaren driver you left in the other seat. Norris/Piastri are both getting lucky, which is fair enough.
Just watched the F2 Sprint Race. Crazy wrecks and another great example of how the halo saves lives.
Lawson outqualifying Verstappen is so funny, and I don't think was talked about enough in the commentary. Might be because it's beating a dead horse and the Russell/Verstappen contract drama is the hot new thing rn
It's surprising how little commentary there was on that, especially after all the previous talk about how Lawson wasn't good enough for the second Redbull seat. Yuki out in Q1 while both Racing Bulls made it to Q2 and then Lawson ahead of Verstappen shows that Racing Bulls have a better handle on their car than Red Bull.
Also, I don't think any of the commentators mentioned it, but it looks like the reason Verstappen backed off his lap is because he already entered Sector 3 when Gasly spun and the yellow flags came out.
They did mention that a bit when it happened, and that definitely helped out Lawson, but also Verstappen had the opportunity to put in a decent lap at the beginning of Q3 with fresh tires and didn't. So although I get the argument a bit, I don't think it 100% excuses Verstappen of everything
Oh no, it definitely doesn't. He has been off form the entire season. I just found it odd that it wasn't mentioned and I guess I just missed it. Or maybe I was watching a different broadcast (I honestly cannot stand Alex Jacques, but Davide Valsecchi and David Coulthard are too entertaining not to listen to).
I agree. I've loved the F1 Commentary this year, and prefer it to Skysports nowadays. Also helps that it's rumored that F1 will be dropping Skysports support altogether in favor for their proprietary media talent
God is stepping in to get rid of Danica Patrick
"Hot" take: Lizard people shouldn't be allowed on TV.
its kind of funny because we're seeing the view of North America through the eyes of motorsport. For the failed Formula E in Vancouver, the music was going to be Nickleback and some other bullshit nobody likes. I sincerely think that Sky thought 'here's an American-hot former driver --- they'll love her!'
The second anyone starts spouting the shit she does on her podcast, they should be let go... or thrown off a cliff.
I did really well this week in my pool
I put incorrect picks in brackets. Overall I scored 11pts, which is close to my best.