2014 Grosser Preis Von Österreich (Austrian GP)

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Great to see the Williams having pace over the Mercs! :)
 
I'm surprised that Williams are able to maintain a gap to Mercedes. I thought they'd be sitting ducks with tyre wear.
 
Great start by Lewis. Good move by Bottas on Rosberg right after the 1st turn. :)

Amazing to see Williams in front. I just hope they have good pit stops...
 
And Ferrari is in a respectable position, finally! :D
 
Wait, what happpen to the Sauber at the pit?
I was just about to grab a water and I missed it.

EDIT: Just saw the replay.
 
Mercedes assaulting Massa.
 
Bottas' stop was lightning fast! 2.1 sec.
 
2.1 seconds? Must be a record!
 
Hamiltons pit times are always at least half a second slower than Rosbergs. That has cost him a lot this season.
 
Holee dang. That's a fast pit stop!
 
I feel like that's an unnecessary penalty... As if teams are going to cheat to save time and weight by not bolting wheels on if they don't penalize for it.
 
Hey, we're almost 20 laps in and Maldonado hasn't Maldonado'd anyone yet.
 
FI the dark horse. Hopefully Perez can actually bring home the podium unlike Canada or at least bring it him altogether
 
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Hey, we're almost 20 laps in and Maldonado hasn't Maldonado'd anyone yet.
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I like how Sky's commentary team adds "without too much of an issue" for anyone getting past him in one piece. I don't see anyone else receiving such honours when they're overtaken. :lol:
 
A lot of overtakes at turn 2 this race.
 
Problem for the Russian boy. Exploding brake, perhaps?
 
Rosberg in lead...
 
I'm getting tired of races so far this season (we even saw it in testing) constantly becoming an issue of brakes.
 
Perez stays out, pits for same tires he was on, forcing another stop. That just killed his race.
 
Rosberg seems struggle under braking.
 
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Perez stays out, pits for same tires he was on, forcing another stop. That just killed his race.
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How so? He's going to end on the faster set of tires, and theoretically gain ground on the leaders with slower soft tires. He's trying to go the distance to set himself up for something at the end.
 
The last round of pitstops are going to decide this race. I expect Rosbergs will be faster than Hamiltons. Hopefully Bottas can get another 2.1.
 
Vettel retiring.
 
Both Mercs, especially Rosberg, were significantly down on their top speeds.

Hamilton at 304 with top 318.

Rosberg was under 300 but had a lower top speed.
 
Vettel out of the race.
 
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