Ocon: Team Went Wrong Way on Strategy
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Esteban Ocon felt his Force India team misread the race when deciding his strategy, having been put under pressure from Felipe Massa late in the Austrian GP for eighth place.
Sergio Pérez was relieved to walk away from the Austrian GP with another six points on the board, considering his difficulties on Friday.
Lance Stroll was relieved to recover a point from his disastrous qualifying run, his poor pace on Saturday an issue the team needs to solve in time for Silverstone next week.
Despite charging from 17th to 9th place during the course of the Austrian GP, Felipe Massa has made clear his Williams team cannot celebrate such a result.
Valtteri Bottas secured the second win of his Formula 1 career at the Red Bull Ring, fending off a late charge from Sebastian Vettel.
Zoran Stefanovic is making a fifth attempt at entering Formula 1, having met with Ross Brawn in the Austria paddock this morning about a potential entry from 2019.
Romain Grosjean is refusing to get ahead of himself after securing an equal-best grid position for this season, commenting on how the Red Bull Ring will be tough on both car and driver.
Max Verstappen is hedging his bets for tomorrow’s Austrian GP on a mantra of “anything is possible”, having admitted Mercedes and Ferrari have the upper hand on speed.
Daniel Ricciardo has one eye on the weather, as dark skies forecast for early Sunday afternoon may add extra complexity to the Austrian GP.
Jean Todt has suggested that Sebastian Vettel’s error of judgement in Baku will not occur in future, given the “severe” consequences he can expect if he does so.
Lewis Hamilton expects an uphill battle to recover from a disappointing qualifying performance and gearbox penalty, which will see him start eighth for the Austrian GP.
Valtteri Bottas is determinted to run his own race, rather than be influenced by the Ferraris behind him, as he lines up on pole position for tomorrow’s Austrian GP.
Valtteri Bottas secured his second career pole position, half a tenth ahead of championship leader Sebastian Vettel, while Lewis Hamilton will start eighth after a gearbox penalty.
Fernando Alonso has been forced to abandon his new ‘Spec-3’ engine due to a hybrid system failure, reverting to an older unit for the rest of the Austrian GP weekend.
Lance Stroll has said a lack of grip from his Williams led to his unexceptional free practice performance, a stark contrast to his podium two weeks prior in Baku.
After multiple drivers complained of damage caused by the Red Bull Ring’s yellow ‘baguette’ kerbs, the FIA has changed their placement for the rest of this weekend.
Felipe Massa is worried about his lack of pace in Friday’s free practice sessions, with big changes required to his Williams for ensuring a good qualifying position.
