MERCEDES IN DOUBT FOR Austria GP

[grober]

ROSBERG HAS WRECKED HIS CAR IN FINAL PRACTICE WHEN THE REAR SUSPENSION BROKE ON THE NEW KERBS.

Austrian Grand Prix qualifying - BBC Sport

suspension failure was due to "resonance" on both kerbs meaning both cars may be at risk in the race.

 

[automaniaman]

"Sounds" a bit strange, Rosberg and Hamliton in harmony with one another..

 

[Deleted member 113659]

Just about to watch qually now. Interesting to hear Nico and Seb have grid penaltys.

Ant.

 

[Stratman]

As the yellow kerbs are well outside the track limits the solution is fairly obvious.

 

[fabes]

Is Buttons result missing a '1' ?

(not watched yet, but saw the result in a pub...)

 

[190]

It was the best qualifying in a long time.

Pole changed so often, so fast and by such a big margin it made your head spin.

 

[zipdip]

Yes the answer is simple stay on the track these curbs will break your car,Button got a big slice of luck and managed the wet very well,should be a good GP

 

[Stratman]

As Coulthard said, if you go over the white line at Monaco you hit a wall, consequently they don't go over the white line.

 

[Red C220]

Is Buttons result missing a '1' ?

(not watched yet, but saw the result in a pub...)

Nope, JB knocked it out of the park and made a few comic comments in the interview afterwards.

He timed if perfectly and was last car over the line on a drying circuit. However the Red Bull Ring is an odd circuit (read boring and dull) and happens to suit the McDuff at the moment. Add that to JB's ability in changing conditions and he pulled a 5th out of the bag which was then promoted as a result of two bingo bongo grid penalties.

It's like a snakes and ladders these days isn't it. I miss the days of watching Keke Rosberg stub out his ciggy before pulling on the crash helmet and getting in the car on the grid.