2021 F1 Styrian Grand Prix - Friday Practice - As it happened

FOLLOW mahbx.com's LIVE F1 COVERAGE OF THE 2021 STYRIAN GRAND PRIX
Nikita Mazepin (RUS) Haas F1 Team VF-21 and Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) AlphaTauri AT02.
Nikita Mazepin (RUS) Haas F1 Team VF-21 and Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) AlphaTauri AT02.
© xpbimages.com

The second parဣt of Formula 1's triple-header takes to the Red Bull Ring for the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix. 

Back💮-to-back races in Austria make♐s it a repeat of the start of last season. 

CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW mahbx.com's LIVE F1 COVERAGE OF THE 2021 STYRIAN GRAND PRIX

We head to Red Bull's🌄ꦡ home race with Max Verstappen top of the drivers' championship, 12 points clear of Lewis Hamilton.

The Austrian outfit sits 37 points clear of Mercedes in the constructors' championship, benꦕefiting from Sergio Perez's impressive recent form.

Mercedes dominated both races at the Red Bull Ring in 2020 with Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas taking on🥀e vic✅tory each.

Given the recent form of Red Bull and its impressive straight-line speed at the Circuit ൩Paul Ricard, it is expected to be favourites once again.

What to expect from this weekend?

The weather situation is changing as we get closer to race day. Race day is ex♊pected to remain dry though. 

Pirelli has nominated the C2, C3 and C4 tyres for this weℱekend꧃'s race.

Ahead of the weekend, Pirelli's Mario Isola said: “Once again after last year, Austria hosts a back-to-back race, which means that the teams have plenty of data on this track and recent experience of how to deal with its particular challenges and tactics. However, having two different tyre nominations is a first for the Red Bull Ring, so it’s going to be interesting to see how the teams get to grips with the soft𒁃est C5 tyres for the second race weekend – and how the new selection influences strategy in order to create different opportunities compared to the preceding Steiermark Grand Prix.”

Read More