Renault F1 Team’s myWorld Austrian Grand Prix weekend began in Spielberg on Friday with a disjointed day’s running courtesy of a number of red flags. Nico Hülkenberg brought Free Practice 1 to a premature end after hitting a kerb at the exit of Turn 9, which led to damage to his Renault R.S.19. Daniel Ricciardo had put in the eighth best time of that session with a 1min 05.846secs. In Free Practice 2, tricky conditions led to two separate red flags in quick succession, which hampered the team’s planned programme. Alan Permane Technical programme notes In Free Practice 1, both drivers used Pirelli’s Soft (Red, C4) tyres. The session largely went to plan until the closing stages...
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