F1 predicts: Red Bull likely to win pole, but gap to Mercedes small

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21:47, 25 Jun 2021

Max Verstappen was on top during both free practices, but it always remains to be seen if Friday didn't give a distorted picture. On the official website of the Formula 1 is a thorough analysis for tomorrow's qualifying and the race on Sunday.

"When you crunch the numbers, Red Bull emerge as the ones to beat, but it’s super close – with just seven hundredths of a second separating them and reigning world champions Mercedes, the two leading title contenders nearly 0.4s clear of everyone else," reads the website. They predict Red Bull will take pole by 0.07 seconds over Mercedes.

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Despite AWS's fantastic data, F1 has collected the data from FP2 and created the graph below. They predict that Red Bull will be on pole by 0.07s over Mercedes with McLaren and Alpine 0.001s apart. #StyrianGP

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

F1 predicts: Red Bull likely to win pole, but gap to Mercedes small

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