A lap around the Red Bull Ring is a 64-second mad dash that includes just 10 corners, but that’s all the more reason why every little bit of a car’s potential must be extracted over the 4.315km course.
The track’s layout is not a power track comparable to Silverstone or Monza, but a healthy dose of engine muscle is still required to produce a good flyer.
The speed trap – located at the end of the stretch between Turns 3 and 4 – placed the McLaren boys at the top of the readings with a maximum velocity of 317.8 km/h.
But while Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris drivers shared approximately the same top speed in qualifying, there was a significant disparity between their fastest lap times, with the Aussie lagging his teammate by a massive 0.7s as his car clearly couldn’t keep up with Norris in the corners.
At the other end of the spectrum, Ferrari’s drivers were the slowest through the speed trap, a fact highlighted by Charles Leclerc who qualified P7 but was puzzled by the SF21’s loss of speed in the Red Bull Ring’s three DRS zones.
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