BWT Alpine Method One Staff head to Spielberg within the picturesque Styrian Mountains for the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix.
The race is a particular one for the group as the house Grand Prix for our Title Companion, BWT. ‚Finest Water Expertise‘ is the worldwide market chief in water expertise, with greater than 6,500 workers, working in 122 international locations worldwide. BWT’s iconic pink is adorned on the A526 and is a strong visible assertion, elevating consciousness of entry to wash, protected consuming water for all.
Nestled within the mountains, the Spielberg circuit has turn out to be a summer time staple for the game and is a favorite amongst followers and drivers. The observe begins by climbing the Austrian hillside, a 60-metre rise with a 12% gradient as much as Flip 3, earlier than it descends through the lengthy again straight and thru a number of high-speed corners. The quick and flowing course is the shortest lap time of the season with Qualifying laps clocking in at simply over one minute lately.
Pierre Gasly: „To say the previous couple of weeks have been an emotional rollercoaster could be an understatement! I’m very pleased with the group’s efforts each on and off-track not too long ago and it has been nice to proceed our points-scoring run of kind. Barcelona introduced its challenges, particularly in Qualifying which is an space we should maintain engaged on. The race was a lot better, the tempo was good, however we’re nonetheless too far off the highest 4 groups and we should maintain striving to shut that hole down. Austria is a troublesome observe with little relaxation on the wheel. It is excessive pace, plenty of elevation modifications, laborious braking zones and fairly quick in period which suggests it’s a must to be faultless as any small mistake actually punishes lap-time the place fantastic margins depend. Away from racing, I’ll after all be maintaining a tally of the World Cup. France are enjoying on Friday, so I’ll undoubtedly watch that and hopefully they’ll proceed their successful run!“
Franco Colapinto: „It was constructive for the group to safe one other double factors end in Barcelona final day trip. There’s a excellent feeling within the group now we’re nicely underway in Europe and I am trying ahead to the subsequent double-header beginning this week in Spielberg. Earlier than going to the observe, I might be visiting BWT in Mondsee to see the superb work they do with water filtration expertise and the significance of unpolluted water. I visited there final 12 months and it’s a very stunning a part of the world which I am trying ahead to seeing as soon as once more. When it comes to the race, the observe is a really enjoyable one which flows properly. I’ve had some success up to now there together with a Function Race podium in Method 2 in 2024, and a podium in my Method 3 rookie season in 2022. It is the shortest lap time of the season which makes it really feel relentless and due to this, one-lap tempo needs to be robust as a result of the gaps will in all probability be smaller than on most circuits. We want to proceed combating for factors and, greater than ever, might want to hit the bottom operating to proceed to compete nicely with our rivals.“
Steve Nielsen: „It has been a really intense begin to the European phase of the season the place now we have been ready so as to add extra factors to our season tally. Now we’re nicely into this marketing campaign we’re starting to see some patterns and developments up and down the sector. On our facet, we all know the place the strengths and weaknesses of our package deal are and the areas we have to give attention to.
„Clearly, Qualifying is an space the place we have to enhance. That being mentioned, even with vehicles misplaced on the grid, now we have recovered nicely on Sundays and been capable of rating factors, which, in the end, is what counts at every Grand Prix weekend. We are going to convey new objects to the automotive at among the upcoming races as we proceed our push to enhance efficiency.
„“We stay up for Austria this weekend, our dwelling race for title companion BWT earlier than we head to Silverstone for Enstone’s dwelling Grand Prix the next week. It is a busy time and I do know everybody on the group is motivated for extra good outcomes, not least Pierre and Franco who’re doing an awesome job in the intervening time to tow the group recreation. They each need extra from the package deal and it’s as much as us to maintain discovering enhancements and permit them to flourish.“
