Schedule of the sprint race of the Austrian GP and where to see it

With 1:04.391 on a quiet Saturday, Verstappen was once again the best, that only changed with times eliminated by Spielberg not matching the qualifying margins. Q1 and Q2. In the end, almost 50th of a second, Leclerc (1:05.983) and more than a tenth of it Sainz (1:06:012) closed the podium before rain appeared. Fernando Alonso was only seventh, half a second behind the Dutchman, without the pace seen in other Grands Prix.

In an unsurprising first quarter, the first major shock came in the second round, confirming the Mexican’s consecutive qualifying ‘poker’ this session. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) who will start on the fifteenth. The British didn’t make it to Q3 either George Russell (Mercedes) will be 11th on the grid on Sunday.

Despite pre-weekend radars placing more than 50% emphasis on rain for qualifying and racing, the rain finally did not appear, allowing the drivers to complete three sessions on dry, no more than 40 degrees tarmac. Thailand Alexander albon (Williams) maintained good form and re-entered the top ten.

He was the first to hit the track, but his first attempt, as expected, was overtaken by a quick Verstappen and he firmly imposed his rule. 1:04.503 from the very beginning, albeit for fear of wasting time due to course limits.

As in free practice, Ferrari advanced one lap and Leclerc was two-tenths behind the champion in the first lap, Sainz was third, four behind, while Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Alonso closed the race. ‘Top 5’ momentary.

Verstappen confirmed, in his last and definitive attempt, that he was still a few steps ahead of the others, without fail and without fail. reduces your time by a few tenths (1:04.391). This allowed him to be faster and take his fourth pole position in a row at the World Championships and on the track, ahead of Leclerc, who completed an almost perfect, very precise turn, but that wasn’t enough.

Sainz was down by almost two-tenths. Lando Norris (McLaren) He finished fourth thanks to a surprising but successful tour. The Briton managed to beat the fifth Hamilton and two Aston Martins. Spear Walk Sixth and Alonso seventh in a slightly decaf session of Asturian.

The ‘Top 10’, with the top nine drivers leaving only seven-tenths, rounded out Nico Hülkenberg (Haas), Pierre Gasly (Alpine) and Alexander Albon, in a session marked by uncertainty.

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Austrian F1 GP sprint race schedule

Saturday, July 1

• Sprint race: 16:30