Austrian GP 2021 Weather Forecast: What’s the weather forecast of Spielberg this weekend?

Tanish Chachra | 01/07/2021
Austrian GP 2021 Weather Forecast: What’s the weather forecast of Spielberg this weekend?

Austrian GP 2021 Weather Forecast: The weather conditions after the last race in Austria poured some rain, but were too late.

The last Grand Prix in Austria, just a week before was a bit dull because it was a sunny and dry day, with Max Verstappen dominating every lap. There was no uncertainty at the Red Bull ring, as the weather gave no element of surprise.

However, the opposite weather predictions this week give contrasting expectations and can result in the rain during the race hours, which could alter the result.

Last week also, rain happened in Spielberg, but it was after the race, meaning too late to do anything. But this week, if the drivers get a chance to bring out the wet tyres, an action-packed race might be expected.

So, it remains to be seen what will happen on Sunday especially, as the fight for the championship is getting even better after every race, and it remains to be seen whether a rain in Spielberg will have a role to play a part in it.

Austrian GP 2021 Weather Forecast

Formula 1’s official website has declared that there are marginal chances of rain on the first two days of the weekend, but a huge chance of rain during the Sunday race hours.

FRIDAY, JULY 2 – FP1 AND FP2 WEATHER

Conditions: No change with cloudy and lightly unsettled weather from 11 am. The chance of rain will be low.
Maximum temperature expected: 24 Celsius
Chance of rain: 20%

SATURDAY, JULY 3 – FP3 AND QUALIFYING WEATHER

Conditions: Only mostly cloudy with some sunny spells.
Maximum temperature expected: 22 Celsius
Chance of rain: <20%

SUNDAY, JULY 4 – RACE WEATHER

Conditions: No change: Unsettled with frequent showers expected over mountains from the late morning. Showers could reach the circuit from 2 pm to 5 pm, but the chance is only moderate at this range.
Maximum temperature expected: 23 Celsius
Chance of rain: 40%

Post Edited By: Tanish Chachra
Austrian GP

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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