16:28
That's a wrap
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Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20. Formula 1 World Championship,…
2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix - Sprint Qualifying - As it happened
A recap of what happened in F1 sprint qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.
28 Jun 2024
16:27
Full qualifying results
Here's the full order from sprint qualifying in Austria
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing celebrates his pole position in…
16:15
Verstappen is inevitable
A 1m04.686s puts him on pole in sprint qualifying ahead of Norris and Piastri. Russell, Sainz, Hamilton and Perez complete the top seven.
Ocon, Gasly and Leclerc round out the top 10.
16:14
Russell sets the early pace
A 1m05.054s puts him 0.2s ahead of Hamilton.
Piastri now takes provisional pole!
16:13
All 10 cars out on track
But Leclerc's had a problem exiting the pit lane. Will he make it to the line in time?
16:07
SQ3 is underway
Teams will do one run at the end of the session on softs.
16:02
Out in SQ2
Another miserable session for Aston Martin
Out in SQ2: Magnussen, Stroll, Alonso, Tsunoda and Sargeant.
15:58
Mistake from Stroll
He was on a tidy lap but a mistake in the final corner leaves him 10th, behind Ocon's Alpine.
15:57
Into the final two minutes
All of the drivers yet to set times - the midfield group - are now out on track.
15:53
Order after the first runs
Verstappen, Russell, Piastri, Sainz, Leclerc, Hamilton, Norris and Perez.
15:52
A strong lap from Verstappen
A 1m05.186s puts him 0.4s ahead of Perez at the top of the timesheets.
15:49
SQ2 underway
This session is 10 minutes long as Verstappen, Sainz, Norris and Perez take to the track.
Mediums are mandatory again.
15:45
Tsunoda
Tsunoda savely makes it through in 15th but replays show him having a big spin in the final sector. Fortunate to keep it out of the barriers.
15:43
Out in SQ1
Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Albon and Zhou.
15:42
Hamilton
Hamilton moves up to 11th - will that be enough to make it through?
15:39
Current order
Verstappen, Russell, Sainz, Norris, Stroll, Leclerc, Perez, Piastri, Ocon, Magnussen, Tsunoda, Sargeant, Bottas and Gasly.
In the drop-zone: Alonso, Albon, Ricciardo, Hamilton and Zhou.
15:38
Verstappen lowers the benchmark
A 1m05.690s for Verstappen as he goes less than a tenth ahead of Russell. Sainz slots into sixth.
15:36
Russell takes to the top
A 1m05.764s for Russell as Hamilton's lap has been deleted for track limits. Sainz slots in behind the Mercedes driver.
15:35
A mistake from Hamilton
Hamilton clatters the kerb on the exit of Turn 1 as he has a rough start to the session. His first sector is 0.3s down on Russell's.
15:33
Cars on track
After a long wait, we have cars on track. Hamilton, Tsunoda, Zhou, Bottas, Ricciardo are the first drivers out there.
15:30
SQ1 underway
The first part of sprint qualifying is underway with SQ1. All drivers are mandated to use new medium tyres.
15:20
10 minutes until sprint qualifying kicks off
Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren MCL38. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 11,…
15:04
The story so far
In FP1, it was Mercedes who impressed, setting a number of mega laps on the hard tyres.
On the softs, Verstappen was the man to beat as he topped the timesheets. His nearest competitor is probably Norris, who made a mistake on his best lap.
The Ferraris once again look to be a step behind in overall pace.
15:01
Welcome back
Welcome back to the Crash.net live blog for sprint qualifying from the Red Bull Ring.
Sprint qualifying kicks off at 3:30pm UK time. For first time readers, sprint qualifying is a shorter qualifying session used to dictate the grid for Saturday's sprint race.
Drivers are mandated to use the mediums in SQ1 and SQ2; softs in SQ3.