Weather forecast for the Austrian F1 GP: what if it rains?

It seems that the rain can be a great enemy to Austrian F1 GP 2023. That’s what the forecasts pointed to. However, as the days and hours pass, the weather forecast for The Austrian Formula 1 GP in Spielberg improved to such an extent that on Friday the cars dried up in Free Practice 1 and only have a high chance of rain for Saturday’s ‘shoot out’ sprint classificationwhich will determine the starting grid order from the race to the subsequent sprint.

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For this Saturday, the forecast marks between 60 and 80% chance of rain for the day’s short qualifying session until the sprint (12:00 pm/DAZN F1). In it, the water could lead to chaos and the change of the order of the grid for the sprint race on Saturday, where the points are distributed among the first 8.

However, the rain forecast drops to 15% for Saturday’s short sprint race (4:30 pm/DAZN F1).

Low chance of rain for Sunday

As for Sunday, the day the race will be held (3:00 pm/DAZN F1), the rain forecast remains at 24% for the start of the race and will remain constant throughout the race.

Regardless, the best car in the wet and dry is Max Verstappen’s. If it rains, the downforce of the cars will count a lot and Red Bull will get the best performance in the rain. However, the possible appearance of a cloud with rain in the middle of the race can give way to madness and give the other drivers the opportunity to surprise their approach if they reach the exact moment to put the right tires..

In the dry, the top favorite is Verstappen and it seems difficult for Alonso and the others to win against Max at the home of Red Bull. But if rain appears in the middle of the race, anything can happen. No matter what happens, the main favorite will continue to be the lethal duo formed by Verstappen and his Red Bull RB19.