Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez will line up first and third for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix after an impressive Qualifying performance by Red Bull.
It was a good session all round for Red Bull as Max Verstappen took pole and Sergio Pérez ended third, but the former was not happy with his performance in Q3.
Max Verstappen took pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix, but Lando Norris was so close to securing his maiden pole, missing out by just 0.048 seconds!
Max Verstappen led the way in final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday morning, more than half a second clear of the rest of the field.
Mercedes have confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will remain with the team until at least the end of the 2023 season after they agreed a new contract with their lead driver.
Both Ferrari drivers were left down the order in second practice after rain prevented them getting representative lap times in the closing minutes.
Yuki Tsunoda ended both Friday sessions inside the top six at the Red Bull Ring on a positive day for AlphaTauri.
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Antonio Giovinazzi ended tenth in second practice in Austria after missing first practice to allow test driver Callum Ilott some seat time.
Callum Ilott completed twenty-three laps of the Red Bull Ring on Friday during his second free practice outing with Alfa Romeo.
Fernando Alonso sat out first practice on Friday but was able to break into the top ten when he returned to the car in the afternoon session in Austria.
Mclaren’s Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo ended the opening day of the Austrian Grand Prix only two tenths apart from each other, despite Norris ending the day ninth and Ricciardo fifteenth.
Guanyu Zhou finished fourteenth fastest in his maiden free practice run with the Alpine F1 Team in Austria on Friday.
Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel ended fourth and fifth on an encouraging day for Aston Martin at the Red Bull Ring on Friday.
Max Verstappen expects a tough weekend up against Mercedes in the Austrian Grand Prix after ending behind them in practice on Friday.
Lewis Hamilton believes Red Bull are still the favourites this weekend in Austria despite Mercedes finishing one and two in practice on Friday.
Lewis Hamilton took top spot in the second practice session for the Austrian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Max Verstappen was quickest in the opening practice session ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix.
