Did you predict a dry race weekend? Or that Haas would score more than 10 points? How many of your pre-race predictions for the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix were correct? Find out below!
1. WILL THE FASTEST DRIVER IN QUALIFYING WIN THE SPRINT?
1. Will the fastest driver in Friday qualifying win the #F1Sprint at the #AustrianGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: YES
CORRECT ANSWER: YES
52% of you predicted that the fastest driver in qualifying would go on to win the sprint race. You were correct, as Max Verstappen set the fastest time by 0.029 seconds on Friday and went on to win Saturday’s sprint by 1.675 seconds.
2. WHERE WILL NORRIS FINISH?
2. Where will Lando Norris finish in the 2022 #AustrianGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: 6th, 7th or 8th
CORRECT ANSWER: 6th, 7th or 8th
Lando Norris finished seventh in the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix. This was the first time he has crossed the finish line at Round 11 of the season!
3. WILL WET TYRES BE USED?
3. Will the intermediate or wet tyres be used at any point over the #AustrianGP weekend?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: YES
CORRECT ANSWER: NO
The weather stayed dry for all of Formula 1’s on track sessions this weekend. Rain on Sunday morning saw wet tyres used in both Formula 2 and Formula 3.
4. WHERE WILL WILLIAMS QUALIFY ON FRIDAY?
4. Where will the best placed Williams driver qualify on Friday at the #AustrianGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: 14th-16th
CORRECT ANSWER: 11th-13th
Alex Albon was the fastest of the two Williams drivers in qualifying on Friday at the Austrian Grand Prix. He qualified in 12th place, equalling his best qualifying result of the season to date. He moved up to 11th on the sprint grid following Sergio Perez’s demotion.
5. HOW MANY POINTS WILL HAAS, ALFA ROMEO AND WILLIAMS SCORE?
5. Between them, how many points will Haas, Alfa Romeo and Williams score over the 2022 #AustrianGP weekend?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: 1-5 points
CORRECT ANSWER: More than 10 points
From these three teams, Haas were the only one to score. Both Haas drivers finished in the top eight. Mick Schumacher was a career-best sixth, while Kevin Magnussen came home in eighth place.
Let us know how you got on with this race’s predictions! There’ll be more predictions to be made ahead of the next Grand Prix. Follow Lights Out on twitter to take part: @LightsOutF1Blog!