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FRIDAY TYRE SUMMARY
* Red Bull set the pace with the P Zero Red soft C4 tyre during both free
practice sessions at the Red Bull Ring today, with Max Verstappen going
fastest in the morning and then again in the afternoon.
* Although there were a few drops at the start of FP2, the rain never really
materialised during the sessions and the drivers could run on slick tyres
throughout the day. The weather remained reasonably warm at around 24
degrees centigrade ambient and 39 degrees on track in the afternoon.
* The drivers had a ‘green’ and slippery surface to contend with, offering
very little grip, especially during in the morning when Formula 1 was the
first session of the day on track. The rain before FP2 reset the track
slightly, emphasising track evolution during the session.
* The gaps between the compounds are quite small over the short and flowing
10-corner lap in Austria, although the rain before FP2 made it hard to
accurately measure the expectations. The performance gap between the soft
and medium is currently around 0.5 seconds approximately, with the gap
between medium and hard standing at roughly 0.3 seconds.
MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR RACING
“The changeable weather influenced the action today at the Red Bull Ring,
with the teams in a hurry to collect all the data that they needed before
any rain fell – which was the case on FP1 and particularly at the beginning
of FP2, although it was never enough to seriously affect the action other
than track evolution in FP2. This uncertain weather is expected to remain
for the rest of the weekend, which could provide an extra element of
unpredictability in terms of strategy. The information collected today on
the medium and soft compounds will also be valuable for next week, when they
become the hard and medium selections for the Austrian Grand Prix, while the
C5 arrives as the softest compound” |
TOP 3 TIMES
FP1
Verstappen 1m05.910s SOFT C4 NEW
Gasly 1m06.166s SOFT C4 NEW
Hamilton 1m06.332s SOFT C4 USED
FP2
Verstappen 1m05.412s SOFT C4 NEW
Ricciardo 1m05.748s SOFT C4 NEW
Ocon 1m05.790s SOFT C4 NEW
BEST TIME BY COMPOUND
FP1
HARD C2 Ocon 1m07.085s
MEDIUM C3 Verstappen 1m06.511s
SOFT C4 Verstappen 1m05.910s
FP2
HARD C2 Verstappen 1m06.192s
MEDIUM C3 Alonso 1m06.651s
SOFT C4 Verstappen 1m05.412s
MOST LAPS BY COMPOUND SO FAR
COMPOUND DRIVER LAPS
HARD C2 Verstappen 31
MEDIUM C3 Latifi, Stroll 29
SOFT C4 Sainz 31
TYRE STATISTICS OF THE DAY
HARD MEDIUM SOFT
Kms driven* 1072 1894 2872
Sets used overall** 17 22 39
* The above number gives the total amount of kilometres
driven in FP1 and FP2 today, all drivers combined.
** Per compound, all drivers combined.
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