F1 Racing - UK (2020-07)

92 GP RACING JULY 2020

THE WINNERS HERE...

2019

Max

Verstappen

Red Bull

2018

Max

Verstappen

Red Bull

2017

Valtteri

Bottas

Mercedes

2016

Lewis

Hamilton

Mercedes

2015

Nico

Rosberg

Mercedes

FINISHING STRAIGHT F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPROUNDS 1 & 2

3-5July2020and

10-12July2020,RedBullRing

RACE PREVIEW AUSTRIA

RACEDATA

VenueRed Bull Ring

FirstGP 1970

Numberoflaps 71

Circuitlength2.683 miles

Longeststraight0.539 miles

Elevationchange208 feet

Racedistance190.42 miles

Laprecord1m 06.957s

Kimi Räikkönen (2018)

F1racesheld 31

Winnersfrompole 9

PirellicompoundsC2, C3, C4

CAR PERFORMANCE

DownforcelevelMedium

CoolingrequirementHigh

Fuelconsumption1.7kg/lap

Fullthrottle66%

Topspeed192mph

Averagespeed140mph

TIMETABLE RACE 1 (UK TIME)

Friday3 July

Practice110:00-11:30

Practice214:00-15:30

Saturday4 July

Practice311:00-12:00

Qualifying14:00-15:00

Sunday5 July

Race14:10

Liveco verageSky Sports F1

HighlightsChannel 4

TIMETABLE RACE 2 (UK TIME)

Friday10 July

Practice110:00-11:30

Practice214:00-15:30

Saturday11 July

Practice311:00-12:00

Qualifying14:00-15:00

Sunday12 July

Race14:10

Liveco verageSky Sports F1

HighlightsChannel 4

2019 RACE RECAP

This race signified a turning pointfor Ferrari prodigy

CharlesLeclerc.Starting from pole position,Leclerc led the

initial stages after MaxVerstappen’s anti-stall kicked in at

the start, dropping him from secondto eighth.

High temperaturestook theirtoll on the Mercedes cars

and world championLewis Hamiltontoiled. Verstappen

charged back through the middle of thetop ten, passing

Leclerc’steam-mate SebastianVettel andfi nally hassling

Leclerc himself. With two lapsto run they banged wheels

as Verstappen made his move at Turn 3. Leclerc ran wide

and Verstappen went onto win – butLeclerc swore he

would never be such a walkover in combat again...

The2020seasonwillremaina blip on the radar of grand

prix historyfor yearsto come since the opening tranche

of eight races now includes two double-headers. Nearly

four months after the cancellation of the season opener

in Australia, the world championshipgets under way at the

Red Bull Ring on theAustrian GP’s original slot of 5 July,

with theSteiermark GP a week later at the samevenue.

That’s great newsfor Red Bull’s MaxVerstappen. Max

may be performing in front of empty grandstands rather

than his ‘Orange Army’, but he’s theform man having won

the previous twoAustrian GPs. There’s a caveat here in

that by this timeRed Bull has usually developed its way

out of any early season car weaknesses. But if Max were

to win it would makefor an even more eventful year...

THE MAIN EVENT KEY CORNER: TURN 3This relatively open-angled hairpin

provides the most significantovertaking opportunity on this

short circuit. Judging moves here is tricky because of the

proximity ofTurn 2, which is merely a kink but it makes the

approachto Turn 3 more challenging.

PICTURES

:GLENN DUNBAR

;MARK SUTTON

.ILLUSTRATION

:ALAN ELDRIDGE

Turns

DRS detection

DRS start

Sector2 DRS end

Sector3

Sector1

1

4

(^65)
8 9
7
3
2
10

92 GP RACING JULY 2020

THE WINNERS HERE...

2019

Max

Verstappen

Red Bull

2018

Max

Verstappen

Red Bull

2017

Valtteri

Bottas

Mercedes

2016

Lewis

Hamilton

Mercedes

2015

Nico

Rosberg

Mercedes

FINISHING STRAIGHT F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPROUNDS 1 & 2

3-5July2020and

10-12July2020,RedBullRing

RACE PREVIEW AUSTRIA

RACEDATA

VenueRed Bull Ring

FirstGP 1970

Numberoflaps 71

Circuitlength2.683 miles

Longeststraight0.539 miles

Elevationchange208 feet

Racedistance190.42 miles

Laprecord1m 06.957s

Kimi Räikkönen (2018)

F1racesheld 31

Winnersfrompole 9

PirellicompoundsC2, C3, C4

CAR PERFORMANCE

DownforcelevelMedium

CoolingrequirementHigh

Fuelconsumption1.7kg/lap

Fullthrottle66%

Topspeed192mph

Averagespeed140mph

TIMETABLE RACE 1 (UK TIME)

Friday3 July

Practice110:00-11:30

Practice214:00-15:30

Saturday4 July

Practice311:00-12:00

Qualifying14:00-15:00

Sunday5 July

Race14:10

Liveco verageSky Sports F1

HighlightsChannel 4

TIMETABLE RACE 2 (UK TIME)

Friday10 July

Practice110:00-11:30

Practice214:00-15:30

Saturday11 July

Practice311:00-12:00

Qualifying14:00-15:00

Sunday12 July

Race14:10

Liveco verageSky Sports F1

HighlightsChannel 4

2019 RACE RECAP

This race signified a turning pointfor Ferrari prodigy

CharlesLeclerc.Starting from pole position,Leclerc led the

initial stages after MaxVerstappen’s anti-stall kicked in at

the start, dropping him from secondto eighth.

High temperaturestook theirtoll on the Mercedes cars

and world championLewis Hamiltontoiled. Verstappen

charged back through the middle of thetop ten, passing

Leclerc’steam-mate SebastianVettel andfi nally hassling

Leclerc himself. With two lapsto run they banged wheels

as Verstappen made his move at Turn 3. Leclerc ran wide

and Verstappen went onto win – butLeclerc swore he

would never be such a walkover in combat again...

The2020seasonwillremaina blip on the radar of grand

prix historyfor yearsto come since the opening tranche

of eight races now includes two double-headers. Nearly

four months after the cancellation of the season opener

in Australia, the world championshipgets under way at the

Red Bull Ring on theAustrian GP’s original slot of 5 July,

with theSteiermark GP a week later at the samevenue.

That’s great newsfor Red Bull’s MaxVerstappen. Max

may be performing in front of empty grandstands rather

than his ‘Orange Army’, but he’s theform man having won

the previous twoAustrian GPs. There’s a caveat here in

that by this timeRed Bull has usually developed its way

out of any early season car weaknesses. But if Max were

to win it would makefor an even more eventful year...

THE MAIN EVENT KEY CORNER: TURN 3This relatively open-angled hairpin

provides the most significantovertaking opportunity on this

short circuit. Judging moves here is tricky because of the

proximity ofTurn 2, which is merely a kink but it makes the

approachto Turn 3 more challenging.

PICTURES

:GLENN DUNBAR

;MARK SUTTON

.ILLUSTRATION

:ALAN ELDRIDGE

Turns

DRS detection

DRS start

Sector2 DRS end

Sector3

Sector1

1

4

(^65)
8 9
7
3
2
10