{"id":789715,"date":"2021-06-30T12:30:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T11:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/?p=789715"},"modified":"2021-06-30T12:30:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T11:30:25","slug":"we-go-again-2021-austrian-grand-prix-what-to-watch-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/articles\/single-seaters\/f1\/we-go-again-2021-austrian-grand-prix-what-to-watch-for\/","title":{"rendered":"We go again: 2021 Austrian Grand Prix what to watch for"},"content":{"rendered":"
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They can’t all be classics but hopefully this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix outdoes the Styrian race from the week before.<\/p>\n

Teams will have gathered plenty of data and drivers will have had time to reflect on what went right and what went wrong last time out.<\/p>\n

Pirelli is doing its part by bringing in a softer compound for this race, potentially opening the door to a two-stop strategy.<\/p>\n

Will that be enough for Mercedes to get back on terms with Red Bull and fight for the victory?<\/p>\n

Here’s what to keep an eye on during the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix race weekend.<\/p>\n

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New tyres<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Pirelli has done its best to spice up a back-to-back weekend by bringing an alternative choice of tyres for this weekend’s race. While the C2, C3 and C4 tyres were the range for the Styrian race, this weekend teams will get to use tyres a step softer.<\/p>\n

The C5 will become the softest tyre teams can pick for the Austrian GP, with the C4 becoming the medium and C3 the hard. Teams found in the higher temperatures that the medium was the tyre of choice but that the hard compound was preferable to run in the race rather than the soft compound Pirelli had initially suggested for a one-stopper.<\/p>\n

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Ready for round 2? #AustrianGP<\/a> \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 #Fit4F1<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/L5y1DbFhX0<\/a><\/p>\n

— Pirelli Motorsport (@pirellisport) June 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n