In Austria everything is ready for the second appointment in this very hot and very intense July. A weekend made even better unpredictable since the return of Sprint qualifications. Precisely for this reason we remind you that training at Fantasy F1 it will have to be deployed as early as Friday! There Ferrari comes from a bittersweet weekend a Silverstone, with the first and important pole and victory of Carlos Sainz, and the disappointment for missing the podium by Leclerc due to the umpteenth wrong strategies at the wall. There Red Bull on the other hand had some problems with Verstappen but with the second place of Perez and the return to its home track, which has always seen it as the favourite, knows it has everything needed for a great weekend. The party is also invited Mercedes, well on the way back to fighting for a win. There are many points up for grabs in Austria considering the Sprint weekend, well 33. Who can do well? Let's see it with i advice on who to field at Fanta F1!
Red Bull feud
The field factor in Austria it has practically always brought good luck to the Red Bull. Max Verstappen arrives at Spielberg as leader of the world championship and with an unfinished business left over from the weekend at Silverstone. At the first attempt with an extraordinary start Max had conquered the lead of the group. However, a puncture and a problem with the bottom made everything more difficult for the Dutchman who never gave up, finishing in seventh position. On the weekends Sprint Max exalts himself, even more so if he can play those 33 very important points at home. In one of the races that he usually sees Red Bull excel e Max Verstappen in that 2021 brought home a double victory between Austrian Grand Prix and Styriaon the same route.
Red Bull also, according to the latest statements di Helmut Marko, should be able to count on the turbo, which working well at high altitudes would allow the team to endorse the reliability issue. “Certainly the engine goes very well, but Honda has created a special turbo, which has a small but decisive advantage at altitude. We have already seen this in recent years. "
competitive Ferrari, Will Mercedes struggle more?
Again according to the super consultant Red Bull the main team to beat is always the Ferrari, who has to look for another major win in more hostile territory than Silverstone. Charles and Carlos are just 11 steps away in championship. And this is not so much for Sainz's exciting results but rather for the opportunities gone up in smoke for Charles, who, unlike Max, arrives in Austria with less certainties about his hypothetical role as team leader. But if the Ferrari can however rely on a competitive machine, on the other side there is Mercedes, which is approaching the desired values at the beginning of the season. The W13 remains a difficult creature to manage, especially in the set-up. In Austria, a more difficult challenge awaits them, as Marko also points out.
"I assume that at the Red Bull Ring things could be more difficult for Mercedes. They will have to lift the car. There will certainly be no problem doing this, but they will be slower. The difficult thing is that there are very fast corners and very tight corners, you have to brake twice at over 300km/h and find the right set up between mechanical and aerodynamic grip. That's the crucial thing. But, as I said, Verstappen has won 4 times at the Red Bull Ring and is also particularly motivated. And most importantly, there will be Dutch fans in the grandstands… It will be thrilling.”
Who to choose in the middle of the group?
There's always a good tussle in the center of the group. Also in Austria there is a heated challenge considering the Sprint weekend, with two races to go. Who can score the most points? He is one of the riders who has good memories here but a great desire for redemption Valtteri bottas, forced to retire at Silverstone due to a problem with his Alfa Romeo. Furthermore, the Finn won twice on this track, with Mercedes. We can expect a good weekend from too Esteban Ocon e Fernando Alonso. The French rider in Austria will reach 100 GPs. An important milestone which, combined with the team's good performance in this stage of the championship, can give the Fantasy manager another nice haul of points.
Our choices
As usual, here are our picks at Fanta F1, for a total of ddi 104 farms. In the top driver's team we find Verstappen as leader while in the mixed one the couple formed by Sainz and Perez.
Team Top Drivers: Verstappen, Alonso, Bottas, Albon, Stroll
Mixed team: Perez, Sainz, Ocon, Stroll, Albon
