Esteban Ocon believes that the Force India team just didn’t have the pace to make it into the third qualifying session in Austria
Sebastian Vettel fell from third to sixth on the grid after the stewards penalised him for blocking Carlos Sainz Jr. during Qualifying at the Red Bull Ring.
Toto Wolff believes the combination of an upgraded engine in France and upgraded aero in Austria are to thank for the team’s blistering performance in qualifying
Ricciardo had a far from ideal qualifying session for the Austrian Grand Prix
The Dane managed eighth place in Qualifying and hopes to follow on from his sixth place in Paul Ricard.
The Finn will start third on the grid for the Austrian Grand Prix but was more than half a second down on the pole time of Valtteri Bottas.
Lewis Hamilton believes set-up differences were the reason Bottas took pole over him at the Austrian Grand Prix
The Finn was in sublime form to take pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix, denying team-mate Lewis Hamilton with a new lap record of the Red Bull Ring.
Sebastian Vettel will drop from third to sixth on the grid in Austria after being penalised for blocking Carlos Sainz Jr. during Saturday’s Qualifying session.
Sebastian Vettel led FP3 for Ferrari as they showed an upturn in performance on Saturday, ahead of Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Max Verstappen suffered a late electrical failure.
Toto Wolff believes Red Bull will continue to be competitive despite making the switch from Renault to Honda power from next season.
The Spaniard was towards the rear of the field in both Friday practice sessions but was prioritising the testing of new parts rather than outright speed.
The Swede was not far away from the pace of team-mate Charles Leclerc in either practice session in Austria on Friday and is aiming for at least Q2 on Saturday.
The Frenchman finished outside the top ten in the second session after setting a slower time in the afternoon than he did in the morning session.
Neither Carlos Sainz Jr. or Nico Hülkenberg found themselves inside the top ten in practice on Friday but both are confident Saturday will be better for Renault.
Monegasque Leclerc impressed on Friday in Austria, with a ninth and twelfth from the two practice sessions
Toro Rosso driver Gasly finished both practice session comfortably inside the Top 10, despite breaking his suspension in the afternoon session.
