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[Noni]

Looks like Max is on a roll here in Austria. Another Pole with Bottas 2nd and Hamilton 3rd.

Nice job by Norris coming 4th and now promoted to 3rd as Bottas drops 3 places because of a penalty in the pits.

[Noni]

Verstappens wins Styrian Grand Prix (Austria).... Hamilton 2nd and Bottas 3rd.
Hamilton got the fastest lap.

Great drive by Lando Norris to keep McLaren 3rd in the WC to come 5th....

Does this look like a Verstappen WC this year or can Hamilton come back. Normally Hamilton is the strongest driver over halfway into the season. ?

George Russell was yet again stormed with bad luck as he maintained 8th place till his car plonked out after his pit stop. This could well look in favour for George in the Mercedes seat next year.

[mkhammer]

Verstappens wins Styrian Grand Prix (Austria).... Hamilton 2nd and Bottas 3rd.
Hamilton got the fastest lap.

Great drive by Lando Norris to keep McLaren 3rd in the WC to come 5th....

Does this look like a Verstappen WC this year or can Hamilton come back. Normally Hamilton is the strongest driver over halfway into the season. ?

George Russell was yet again stormed with bad luck as he maintained 8th place till his car plonked out after his pit stop. This could well look in favour for George in the Mercedes seat next year.

Some bad calls by Mercedes def put Ham in the back seat so far....back seat...
won a couple in the pit lane.
Seems like quali even more crucial this year,even a maybe quicker car just cant overtake,and can only push for
a limited number of laps,cos of extra wear on tyres etc..
Still think Lewis will get it back...but a DNF changes that, the 25pts swing could be unrecoverable,by either.
The 2 young Brits are seriously quick drivers,great to see,both have a long term future I reckon.
Read somewhere,think put up before,Red Bull poaching Merc engineers and backroom staff,maybe having an effect
as well.

[Noni]

Mercedes and Hamilton agreed an extension and have signed a new contract that will last till 2023...

[Gandalf]

Mercedes and Hamilton agreed an extension and have signed a new contract that will last till 2023...

So now the question is, who will be in the other Mercedes? A choice of two, Bottas or Russell. And there are valid arguments for each.

[Noni]

Verstappen on Pole

Lando Norris 2nd Lando is walking all over his team mate(Ricciardo) at a lowly 13th

Perez 3rd

Hamilton 4th

Bottas 5th

George Russell 9th Best qualifying ever by the Brit into the top 10.

Could be a good race tomorrow. Wonder where Lando will finish?. Does not look good for the Mercedes boys.

[Noni]

Lando drops down to 3rd and giving this his strong race, Daniel Ricciardo is alive and now up to 5th.

Verstappen leads with Hamilton 2nd.

George Russell now is 9th and looking good. Fingers crossed for him.

[Newmarket]

Lando drops down to 3rd and giving this his strong race, Daniel Ricciardo is alive and now up to 5th.

Verstappen leads with Hamilton 2nd.

George Russell now is 9th and looking good. Fingers crossed for him.

So who won then ?

Don’t keep me in suspense…

[Noni]

Lando drops down to 3rd and giving this his strong race, Daniel Ricciardo is alive and now up to 5th.

Verstappen leads with Hamilton 2nd.

George Russell now is 9th and looking good. Fingers crossed for him.

So who won then ?

Don’t keep me in suspense…

Sorry was out all day yesterday.

Verstappen won again.

Norris got a penalty for what I call a racing incident and not bad driving, should never of happened. This allowed Bottas to get second and Norris 3rd..... . Fans are angry over this incident with Norris and even Red Bull backed Norris penalty as stupid. Hamilton has praised Lando as a great racing driver on the team radio. He kept Hamilton at bay for almost 20 laps until Norris got a penalty with Perez which dropped his down the pecking order.

Hamilton got damage to his car which dropped him down to 4th.

Both Ferrari's 5th and 6th. I am still surprised by Daniel Ricciardo's lack of performance in this McLaren as he brings his car to 7th. Considering he's a top car driver, Lando Norris is blowing him away at the moment in the same car.

Mercedes look extremely vulnerable at the moment and could lose both WC's this year to the Red Bulls.

[Newmarket]

So who won then ?

Don’t keep me in suspense…

Sorry was out all day yesterday.

Verstappen won again.

Norris got a penalty for what I call a racing incident and not bad driving, should never of happened. This allowed Bottas to get second and Norris 3rd..... . Fans are angry over this incident with Norris and even Red Bull backed Norris penalty as stupid. Hamilton has praised Lando as a great racing driver on the team radio. He kept Hamilton at bay for almost 20 laps until Norris got a penalty with Perez which dropped his down the pecking order.

Hamilton got damage to his car which dropped him down to 4th.

Both Ferrari's 5th and 6th. I am still surprised by Daniel Ricciardo's lack of performance in this McLaren as he brings his car to 7th. Considering he's a top car driver, Lando Norris is blowing him away at the moment in the same car.

Mercedes look extremely vulnerable at the moment and could lose both WC's this year to the Red Bulls.

You certainly know yer stuff