From the We want the content of the database to be driven by you, the readers. Eight minutes after the session started, it started to rain, and all of the drivers came back into the pits. Sometimes these things happen. Ricciardo was left third ahead of Hülkenberg, both on supersoft tyres, and Hamilton was only fifth, running on soft tyres. Pérez was sixteenth fastest, when one of his suspensions failed, forcing him to end his session early. Gloves off. Up to turn two, he blocked the inside, the only place I could go was the outside. The red flag had to be brought out while Kvyat's car was cleared, and the drivers all had enough time to set one last lap time in Q1 after the red-flag period. His teammate Räikkönen followed with a time of 1:07.558, then improved it to be 1:07.234. I respect that. However, while on the track, Sainz's engine blew up, forcing him to take no further part in the qualifying session. 2016 AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 01 - 03 July 2016 A fter the thrill of the new in Azerbaijan two weeks ago, Formula One returns to somewhat more familiar territory for Round Nine of the 2016 Formula One World Championship – the Austrian Grand Prix.
The real fight was always between pole-sitting Hamilton and grid-penalised Nico Rosberg. Austria's F1 heritage The Osterreichring, which hosted the Austrian Grand Prix between 1970 and ’87, was one of the fastest and most revered racetracks in the world. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Hülkenberg and Haryanto improved, but Haryanto's lap time was not enough to get out of the knockout zone, while his teammate Wehrlein surprisingly finished Q1 in tenth place.
Hamilton and Rosberg collided on the final lap that resulted in the latter losing the lead and finishing down in fourthWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Rosberg suffered enough damage to his front wing for it to detach and become lodged under his car, dropping the German to fourth as a result, while Hamilton emerged unscathed and completed the lap to take the chequered flag and seal his first win in Austria. We were battling, I was struggling a little bit with my brakes because they got a bit hot in the end. Throughout the session, multiple drivers slid at different turns: Rosberg, Kvyat, Verstappen, Ricciardo and Grosjean going wide at Turn 1; Hülkenberg, Wehrlein and Pérez running off the track at Turn 8; and another mistake from Verstappen when he spun at Turn 9.The rain was completely clear 25 minutes before the end of the season, enabling the drivers to get fast lap times. Hamilton was also going well on a lap, until he had to slow down in Sector 2 due to Gutiérrez's car being in front of him. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium.
With under two minutes remaining, Kvyat went wide at Turn 8, and his right-rear suspension failed, causing his car to slide down the track, hit the pit wall sideways, and stopped in the gravel trap at Turn 9 with the tyres underneath bouncing the car. This time, Hamilton went faster than Rosberg, with a time of 1:06.228.The rain was still falling as Q3 started, meaning the drivers had to go out on intermediate tyres. The race, which was contested over seventy-one laps, was the ninth round of the 2016 FIA Formula One W Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughtsPlease be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughtsLewis Hamilton won the Austrian Grand Prix after a last-lap crashHamilton returns to winning ways despite last-lap crash with Rosberg I won the race fair and square. MotoGP race report. The first issue is he had a brake problem, but then why they hit each other is probably Nico’s fault.”Lewis Hamilton starts the Austrian Grand Prix on poleLewis Hamilton leads the field out of turn one at the Austrian Grand PrixLewis Hamilton won the Austrian Grand Prix after a last-lap crashLewis Hamilton celebrates winning the Austrian Grand PrixLewis Hamilton celebrates his Austrian Grand Prix victoryLewis Hamilton celebrates his Austrian Grand Prix victoryNico Rosberg had to make do with fourth after crashing with Lewis Hamilton on the final lapJenson Button ran in second for the first seven laps before being overtaken by the Red Bulls and FerrarisJenson Button finished sixth in Austria on a strong day for McLarenLewis Hamilton passes the Red Bull Ring's famous sculptureSebastian Vettel makes his way back to the pits after spinning out of practiceNico Rosberg finished fastest in first practice, breaking Michael Schumacher's 13-year lap record.Rosberg was nearly half-a-second faster than Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.Hamilton struggled and spun midway through the session.Rosberg leads Hamilton by 24 points heading into the weekend.Sebastian Vettel was the best of the rest in third.Daniel Ricciardo celebrated his 27th birthday ahead of practice.The race came to life on the final lap after strategy meant that Hamilton lost his lead to Rosberg.
This will be the sport’s third visit to the Red Bull Ring since this "I left him plenty of room, as I started to turn as I was at the edge of the track.