James Volwes' reaction to Sainz retiring from the race before the start.
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[F1 via IG] What an incredible drive by the Hulk, from last to points!
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Norris and Piastri now have more of 1-2s for McLaren than Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso
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Ask r/Formula1 Anything - Daily Discussion Thread

# Welcome to the r/formula1 Daily Discussion / Q&A thread.

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Are you new to Formula 1? This is the place for you. Ever wondered why it's called a lollipop man? Why the cars don't refuel during pitstops? Or when Mika will be back from his sabbatical? Ask any question you might have here, and the community will answer.

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For the first time in his career, Lando Norris finished 1st in a McLaren 1-2.
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As of 16:17 CEST today – Verstappen drops from 11 to 9 penalty points (FIA official)
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So, what got into DC this race??

These aren't exact quotes, but some pearls from David Coulthard in the F1TV commentary box, starting with calling Jolyon a cunning linguist, then becoming Lando's hype man:

"Maybe they need to give him some encouragement. You're a good looking young man, you're a multi millionaire, you're driving the best car..."

And ending with this strategic observation:

"Lando's not just stroking it home, he's keeping it on the edge"

Not sure where this cheek was coming from; I was trying to watch the race inconspicuously at work but was struggling to keep it together with him like this 😂😂


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2025 Austrian GP - Day After Debrief

Welcome to the Day after Debrief discussion thread!

Now that the dust (and smoke) has settled at the Red Bull Ring, it's time to calmly discuss the events of the last race weekend. Hopefully, this will foster more detailed and thoughtful discussion than the immediate post race thread now that people have had some time to digest and analyse the results.

Please avoid low effort comments, such as memes, jokes, and complaints about broadcasters. We also discourage superficial comments that contain no analysis or reasoning in this thread (e.g., 'Great race from X!', 'Another terrible weekend for Y!').

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Frédéric and Caroline, her children, have the profound pain of informing you of the passing of Chantal Fontan née Vasseur, on June 27th, aged 76
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[F1] Confirmed 2026 F1 pre-season tests
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Lewis Hamilton urges Ferrari to prioritise 2026: ‘I know Mercedes are focused on next year’
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1075569/1/lewis-hamilton-urges-ferrari-prioritise-f1-2026-i-know-mercedes-are-focused-next

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On lap 27, Hamilton pitted for hard tires. On lap 50, against his will ("I don't wanna stop!"), Hamilton pitted to switch to a new set. He finished the race 10 seconds behind Leclerc. Would Hamilton have been able to finish ahead of his teammate with a 43-lap-old hard tire?

At the end of the race, we see Hamilton shaking his head in disapproval while looking at the timing on a monitor. It immediately reminded me of his engineer ordering him to pit on lap 49 or 50, despite Hamilton's protests:

"Is my pace really bad? Because tyres are fine. If my tyres are ok, can I extand? How many more laps left? I don't wanna stop!"

Radio exchange on laps 49 and 50: https://youtu.be/8pQLHvxGIW8?t=597

At that point in the race, he had switched to hard tires on lap 27 (so they were 23 laps old) and was ahead of Leclerc, who had pitted shortly before. After his own stop, Lewis came out 7 or 8 seconds behind Charles.

My technical knowledge is limited, but I understand that hard tires don’t last as long, and in Austria, the track temperature was over 50°C. That said, if Hamilton hadn’t lost the roughly 23 seconds in the pits for the tire change, could he have finished ahead of Leclerc?

He ended up in 4th, 10 seconds behind Leclerc, 26 seconds behind Piastri, and 29 seconds behind Norris.

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Alpine 100 race plan came to an end in the Canadian GP

During the 2021 season Laurent Rossi Ex-CEO of the Alpine F1 stated about a 100 race plan after a rebranding of the F1 team

The main point of the 100 race plan was to bring back the Renault group back to the top an convert on a Championship contender team.

Yesterday at the Austrian GP it was the first race after the 100 race plan came to an end after the Canadian GP

The result after the 100 race plan is that Alpine are currently last at the constructors, the car is arguably the slowest one in the grid and they are constant changes on the structure on the team



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Kick Sauber has picked up more points than RedBull in last 3 races
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Lando Norris topped every session in which he drove this weekend
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Mercedes to make Max Verstappen, George Russell decision by F1 summer break
https://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/45615838/mercedes-make-max-verstappen-george-russell-decision-f1-summer-break

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Lando Norris: McLaren driver asks for no hostility for title rival Oscar Piastri at home British GP
https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13390470/lando-norris-mclaren-driver-asks-for-no-hostility-for-title-rival-oscar-piastri-at-home-british-gp

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[MercedesAMGF1] Fresh suits for Silverstone
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What crazy thing will happen at Silverstone this year so that Lewis will finish on the podium?

Lewis' finishing record at Silverstone the last 11 years is nuts: 8 wins, a second, and 2 thirds

He seemingly has plot armour and also finds an extra couple tenths at Silverstone so what kind of improbable event(s) will happen this time so that he manages to get the 4th fastest car up onto the podium?

There is potential for rain on Sunday but have we used up that as the storyline (last year) already? Will there be a McLaren teammate crash in at the first pit stops? Cool weather means the Mercedes will be fast - will George punt Max into Copse at 200mph?

What's your guess?

Reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/1dxmtjc/autosport\_lewis\_hamiltons\_record\_at\_the\_british/

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Ask r/Formula1 Anything - Daily Discussion Thread

# Welcome to the r/formula1 Daily Discussion / Q&A thread.

This thread is a hub for general discussion and questions about Formula 1, that don't need threads of their own.

Are you new to Formula 1? This is the place for you. Ever wondered why it's called a lollipop man? Why the cars don't refuel during pitstops? Or when Mika will be back from his sabbatical? Ask any question you might have here, and the community will answer.

Also make sure you check out our guide for new fans, and our FAQ for new fans.

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