Components One heads to the Crimson Bull Ring for spherical 11 of the 2024 season as Spielberg hosts the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend.
Max Verstappen received for the third time in 4 races to win final trip in Spain, holding off a late cost from Lando Norris to increase his lead within the F1 world championship standings. He now leads Norris, as much as second forward of Charles Leclerc, by 69 factors.
Norris was pissed off with second place in a fast McLaren automobile in Barcelona, whereas Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton picked up his first podium of the season with a third-place end.
Austria will host the third dash race of the season this weekend. Verstappen received each races final yr and is a four-time winner of Crimson Bull’s residence race.
Comply with stay updates from the Austrian Grand Prix with The Unbiased
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Max Verstappen places row between father and Christian Horner apart to assert Austria dash race pole
George Russell certified fourth for Mercedes, two locations and two tenths away from team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
Kieran Jackson28 June 2024 17:35
Toto Wolff on dash qualifying:
Kieran Jackson28 June 2024 17:09
Lando Norris in second:
“Fairly good to be trustworthy, by no means obtained fairly snug, I’m pleased with that. It should have been a pleasant lap from Max, good place for the race tomorrow.”
Kieran Jackson28 June 2024 16:56
Lewis Hamilton:
“I wasn’t within the combine in any respect, the entire session was fairly disastrous. Observe was good, automobile felt good, not able for pole however yeah, some very unhealthy laps.”
“I don’t assume overtaking is mega right here, we’ll give it our greatest. It’s often not such an eventful race, the main target is on a greater qualifying tomorrow.”
A disappointing afternoon for Hamilton, who begins P6 within the dash tomorrow.
Kieran Jackson28 June 2024 16:44
Max Verstappen on dash pole:
“It was nice to be first right here, in entrance of residence followers and residential grand prix! A great day, good to drive the automobile, it was effectively balanced, every little thing has been working actually. Good begin to the weekend, quite a lot of issues to do.
“I’m not too pressured about tomorrow, will simply take pleasure in my night!”
Kieran Jackson28 June 2024 16:35
TOP-10 ON GRID FOR SPRINT RACE:
10. Charles Leclerc (no time)
Kieran Jackson28 June 2024 16:27
Max Verstappen:
“Yeah not unhealthy, that lap was a bit fast. All good!”
Kieran Jackson28 June 2024 16:19
Max Verstappen on pole for the dash race!
Enormous cheers from the Dutch followers within the grandstands – Verstappen does is by 0.093 secs to Lando Norris in second!
Oscar Piastri in third for McLaren, with George Russell in fourth and Carlos Sainz in fifth.
And Charles Leclerc didn’t recover from the road in time – he begins down in P10! What a screw up from Ferrari!
6-10: Hamilton, Perez, Ocon, Gasly, Leclerc
Kieran Jackson28 June 2024 16:16
George Russell:
“Let’s get cracking, everybody’s gonna go now!”
Solely three minutes left and each the Mercedes automobiles out on observe!
Huge previous queue within the pit-lane…
Kieran Jackson28 June 2024 16:12
SQ3 underway!
Right here we go then – eight minutes, most likely time for 2 quickfire laps on the finish of the session!
10 drivers concerned: Verstappen, Perez, Sainz, Leclerc, Russell, Hamilton, Norris, Piastri, Gasly, Ocon
Apparently, quite a lot of work happening behind Max Verstappen’s automobile previous to the beginning of SQ3!
Kieran Jackson28 June 2024 16:07