Toto Wolff: “Heavyweight fight over 23 rounds”

But that doesn't mean that current updates won't be brought, emphasized Mercedes technical director James Allison before the "revenge" on Sunday at the Red Bull Ring. One week after the Styria GP, the Austrian GP is on the program. Because further Corona easing will come into force in this country on July 1st and spectator restrictions will be lifted, people are hoping for a “full house” at the race track.

105.000 fans are expected over the weekend and around 60.000 at the race. We recommend that you purchase tickets online in advance at www.projekt-spielberg.com/ticket-station and then use LED signage to find your parking space when you arrive.

It will be the largest event in Austria since the start of the coronavirus pandemic at the beginning of 2020. The 3-G rule still applies, but there is no longer a general requirement to wear a mask at the race site. In addition, the popular fan zone behind curve one is returning. Live music acts, fan challenges and a vehicle exhibition await spectators there. Verstappen is a crowd puller Thousands of fans, especially from the Netherlands, will populate the stands. Because Verstappen is currently a national hero. Especially after the unexpected exit of the national soccer team from the European Championships. So Red Bull is hoping for deja vu. You have to “take the momentum with you,” emphasized team boss Christian Horner. Consultant Helmut Marko was impressed by how much the “sweet spot” had been hit with the current car.

In addition, Pirelli is basically bringing slightly softer tires this weekend, which Marko hopes will bring even greater advantages, as the RB16B is extremely gentle on the rubber rollers. Tire topic number two also takes place in Spielberg. After Verstappen and Lance Stroll's Baku accidents, new and more robust rear tires will be tested in Friday training, which should then be used in Silverstone if possible. Mercedes is far from writing off the World Cup Allison put it into perspective a little that Mercedes had practically stopped further development of the current W12. He admitted that most of the upgrades predate the change in direction. Current upgrades would very likely still be coming. “We have a whole range of real things that will make our car faster in the coming races,” said the engineer on the “F1 Nation” podcast. This involves improving the engine and aerodynamics. “We have several factories, something will come,” he assured. “This season is still very much alive.”

Wolff also doesn't think the World Championship is already lost, given the many races still to come. “The world championship is a 23-round heavyweight fight this year and we are only a third of the way through,” he said. “Even though we didn't get to the top podium at the last race, there were still a lot of things that encouraged us. Our drivers performed well, our pit stops were excellent and our strategy decisions were strong,” reported the Viennese after Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas took second and third places last Sunday. There's no getting around him at the moment: Max Verstappen. © APA/afp / JOE KLAMAR

Nevertheless, Verstappen is the driver of the hour in Formula 1 and his car is the racing vehicle of the moment. Max is aiming for his 50th Formula 1 podium on Sunday. Nevertheless, he warned: “The others will look closely at what they didn’t do so well in the first race. And the softer tires can also change a lot. Overall, everything will be much tighter, which is usual in subsequent races.” It is important to stay at the forefront of development. “Because the season is still very long.”

The now three-time Austrian winner, like Alain Prost, cannot afford any mistakes despite his current 18 point lead over Hamilton. The fact that he braked heavily at the finish line on Sunday was not welcomed by FIA race director Michael Masi. In 2015 there was a dangerous rear-end collision in a support race at the same place because of something like this. Verstappen was now lucky to have escaped with a warning.

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Toto Wolff: “Heavyweight fight over 23 rounds”

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