5 THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR AT THE AUSTRIAN GP
Make sure to keep an eye out for these things this weekend
No time to breathe, there's more F1 action this weekend! Are you ready for constant references to The Sound of Music? Well you better be. F1 moves to the rolling hills of Austria for Round 9 of the 2018 season.
After Hamilton's dominant win and Vettel's blunder in France, the stage is set for another duel in the Austrian mountains. Bottas won at the Red Bull Ring last year, can he get in the mix? And where will the Red Bulls be at their home race?
There are plenty of reasons to watch this weekend's race. Here are five things to look out for at the Austrian Grand Prix:
BOTTAS ON FORM
Valtteri Bottas won last year's Austrian GP with a pretty impressive display. So, will he repeat the same form this year? Bottas has always gone well at this circuit so expect him to be well in the mix for the victory this weekend.
HOME RACE FOR THE BULLS
The Austrian GP is the Red Bull team's home race so expect them to be extra fired up. They may not quite have the speed of Ferrari and Mercedes at such a power dependant circuit, but they'll definitely still be in the hunt if anything goes wrong up ahead.
THE WEATHER
With the circuit located high up in the Austrian mountains, it is susceptible to quick changes in weather. We've seen wet races in the past at the Red Bull Ring, so look out for some rain on the horizon this weekend.
VETTEL ON THE FIGHTBACK
After his clumsy mistake on turn 1 of French GP, Vettel will be looking for a strong result in Austria. He's lost the lead of the championship and will be desperate to claw back points on title rival, Lewis Hamilton.
GROSJEAN'S FIRST POINTS OF THE SEASON?
With Kevin Magnussen bringing in more points for the Haas team in France, Romain Grosjean really needs a good result this weekend. Too often we have seen him make silly mistakes when he doesn't need to. Watch out for Romain trying to put some points on the board this weekend?
What are you looking forward to seeing this weekend? Let us know in the comments!
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Comments (7)
6. Endless hero shots on TV of that massive Bull sculpture thing
That’s probably part of their contract. The Bull has to be shown at least 50 times.
And lots of shots of cans of that swill
As has already said the sixth point,
7. McLaren a bit competitive?
That’s hopeful but I like it, Kiran.
8. what of charles leclerc this weekend? another strong weekend?
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