15:04
Ferrari 1-2
Leclerc storms to the top now in the Ferrari with a 1m05.901, less than half a tenth between him and Sainz.
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2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened
A recap of what happened in F1 qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.
29 Jun 2024
15:03
Verstappen sets the early pace
A 1m06.054s puts him 0.147s ahead of Perez. Gasly slots into third, 0.799s down.
15:00
Q1 is underway
Verstappen leads Perez out of the pit lane as qualifying gets underway in Austria.
14:57
Five minutes until Q1
Q1 will be a struggle for the likes of Zhou, Bottas, Sargeant and Albon.
Outside of that, the RBs, Haas duo and Aston Martin pair will have to be wary.
14:50
Our prediction for qualifying
1. Verstappen, 2. Norris, 3. Piastri, 4. Russell, 5. Leclerc, 6. Hamilton, 7. Sainz, 8. Perez, 9. Ocon, 10. Gasly.
14:47
The story so far
- Red Bull v McLaren is the fight for pole position
- Mercedes appear to have the edge over Ferrari in the battle to be third-best
- Can Alpine continue their recent improved form with another Q3 appearance?
14:37
Welcome back
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Crash.net live blog for qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Q1 gets underway at 3pm UK time as we build up to an exciting session. It's likely going to be a battle between Max Verstappen and the McLarens for pole position.
