© Vladimir RysAustria Pre-Race ProgrammeAll the stats, times, tunes and drivers' thoughts ahead of round nine.
Austria Pre-Race Programme© Red Bull Racing Honda
| DATE | LOCAL TIME | DISCIPLINE | SESSION | | Friday 2nd July | Friday 2nd July | Saturday 3rd July | Saturday 3rd July | Sunday 4th July |
| 11:30-12:30 | 15:00-16:00 | 12:00-13:00 | 15:00-16:00 | 15:00-17:00 |
| Formula 1 | Formula 1 | Formula 1 | Formula 1 | Formula 1 |
| First Practice | Second Practice | Third Practice | Qualifying | Race |
To win our home race last weekend was a whole Team effort and we can be very happy with that.
"To win our home race last weekend was a whole Team effort and we can be very happy with that, but we cannot expect the same result easily this weekend. People will learn from what they didn’t do so well last week and also we have softer tyre compounds which could mix things up as well. We had a very positive race but there are always things we can do better and I naturally expect everyone to be closer this weekend as this is usually what happens when you have back-to-back races at the same track."
As a Team we are focused on ourselves and I like that everyone is still pushing and wants to improve. "As a Team we are focused on ourselves and I like that everyone is still pushing and wants to improve, as that is what Formula One and competition is about. It is very important to me to see everyone motivated and adding performance and from my side I will keep driving to the maximum each weekend so we can try and stay ahead. At the moment we have a very good package but we need to keep on top of everything as it is still a very long season.”
Giving It Some Styrian Spray© Vladimir Rys
"I can't believe this is my 200th race! I am really looking forward to racing in the same place for a second weekend, I think this will give me a very good understanding of the car. I now have a very good reference from last weekend and I know the areas I need to improve. It will also be interesting to see how much the tyre compounds will change the performance and strategy throughout the weekend.
"I think we can do very well this weekend and it would be very special to step up on the podium here at our home race and secure more points for the Team."
Sergio's Got A Styrian Smile© Vladimir Rys
Well, we'd hope you'd all remember quite clearly what happened at the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix, considering it was only last weekend. But in case you'd forgotten...
Home Race Heroics For Max At Red Bull Ring
Max drove a flawless race to win the Styrian Grand Prix and take a brilliant third career win at the Red Bull Ring ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, as Checo narrowly missed out on claiming a third podium finish in a row after losing P3 to Valtteri Bottas.
Read the full race report here.
