Mugello and Sochi have been officially added to the calendar for 2020.

Mugello looks like a great circuit. Sochi should be destroyed - irrecoverably. Given the state of Russia with the virus, I don’t see how Sochi is feasible

A wet qualifying session may be tough to call. After all, even Lance Stroll has a front row wet Q result. (Monza 2017)

FP3 has been cancelled.

 

 

These were the conditions for F3 this morning. The race had to be abandoned and apparently the rain has worsened.

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Slightest bit of rain and they pull the plug. They used to run the races in these kinds of conditions all the time. Brazil 2003 comes to mind where the race was only red flagged because Nandos R23 disintegrated on the pit straight into a quarter million bits of carbon fibre.

I also think it's a bit of an exaggeration, actually it would make for a more exciting qualification and maybe some unexpected positions

since it gives more importance to the driver than the car

Qualifying would go ahead at other circuits but the issue is safety.

The A1 circuit has minimal hospital facilities and the medical 'copter is grounded. In the event of a serious accident the driver would be unable to receive appropriate treatment for at least an hour and a half.

 

I agree that wet quali is more interesting but it's not worth the risk right now.

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Aaaah yes. Forget that it’s in the middle of the alps

but then the same applies for any accident, if there is a serious accident, rain or shine, the issue is the same

Not quite. The helicopter would have a driver at the hospital in Graz in 15 minutes or so. An ambulance could take 1.5 hours and that could be life or death

 

Most circuits have a hospital much closer by and even by road travel would be much quicker. But the major issue is that the circuit is in a valley, high above sea level and in a mountainous area. This mean clouds hang very low over the track and often over the mountain tops. The helicopter requires a minimum altitude of 500ft. Maintaining this height would take it into the cloud cover with no visibility.

 

Even on a very rainy day at Silverstone, Shanghai or Hockenheim this is not an issue. The clouds wouldn't be low enough to interfere and the nearest hospital is within a short drive by comparison, less than 15 mins by amubulance and most circuits have a superior medical facility on site anyway.

 

It's a situation pretty unique to Austria

that's look very busy calendar

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Not quite. The helicopter would have a driver at the hospital in Graz in 15 minutes or so. An ambulance could take 1.5 hours and that could be life or death

 

Most circuits have a hospital much closer by and even by road travel would be much quicker. But the major issue is that the circuit is in a valley, high above sea level and in a mountainous area. This mean clouds hang very low over the track and often over the mountain tops. The helicopter requires a minimum altitude of 500ft. Maintaining this height would take it into the cloud cover with no visibility.

 

Even on a very rainy day at Silverstone, Shanghai or Hockenheim this is not an issue. The clouds wouldn't be low enough to interfere and the nearest hospital is within a short drive by comparison, less than 15 mins by amubulance and most circuits have a superior medical facility on site anyway.

 

It's a situation pretty unique to Austria

 

I know, I was not saying that, was saying that an accident can happen in rainy conditions but also in normal conditions, so the circuit is always dangerous and lacks safety, not just yesterday

I know, I was not saying that, was saying that an accident can happen in rainy conditions but also in normal conditions, so the circuit is always dangerous and lacks safety, not just yesterday

Ah right, sorry I misunderstood.

 

Yeah, it's probably on the lower end of what the FIA deems grade 1 for that reason alone. Sadly, too many of the great circuits, particularly in Europe have already been lost because of similar concerns.

Is it worth watching the highlights later?

Yes but mostly the first 5 laps and the last 10. You can doze through the middle bit

the last lap was crazy, it was like a photo finish in the end, Norris was on fire

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They have a point. That car is just last years merc and it’s ropey AF

How did Stroll not get a 5 second penalty for pushing past Ricciardo, they both went off.

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Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooh

They have a point. That car is just last years merc and it’s ropey AF

The FIA have confirmed that Renault’s protest regarding Racing Points RP20 is admissible and have impounded their brake ducts.

 

Just as the dust was starting to settle on the Styrian Grand Prix, Renault re-started the action by launching an official FIA protest over the legality of the RP20.

 

Racing Point have long defended their RP20 as being legal, even though it was heavily based on Mercedes’ W10, and had been cleared.

 

But the FIA have now seized the brake ducts from the RP20 following the Styrian Grand Prix, and have asked Mercedes for the front and rear brake ducts from last year’s W10.

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