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Thrills and Spills: 2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying Recap
2024 Austrian Grand Prix F1 Sprint Qualifying – Event Summary
Here's a detailed overview of the F1 sprint qualifying session for the Austrian Grand Prix. Stay tuned to Crash.net for all the latest reactions and analyses from the sprint qualifying in Austria!
Here is the complete lineup from the sprint qualifying event in Austria.
With a time of 1 minute 4.686 seconds, he secures the pole position in the sprint qualifying, outpacing Norris and Piastri. Russell, Sainz, Hamilton, and Perez round out the top seven.
Ocon, Gasly, and Leclerc complete the top ten positions.
He clocked a time of 1 minute 5.054 seconds, placing him 0.2 seconds faster than Hamilton.
Piastri has now secured the top spot temporarily!
Leclerc encountered an issue while leaving the pit lane. Can he reach the finish line on time?
At the conclusion of the session, teams will make a single attempt using soft tires.
Aston Martin endures yet another disappointing session
Eliminated in the second qualifying session were Magnussen, Stroll, Alonso, Tsunoda, and Sargeant.
He was having a clean lap, but an error at the last turn placed him in 10th position, trailing Ocon's Alpine.
The drivers who haven't posted their times yet, primarily those in the middle of the pack, are currently on the track.
Verstappen, Russell, Piastri, Sainz, Leclerc, Hamilton, Norris, and Perez.
Recording a time of 1 minute and 5.186 seconds, he leads Perez by 0.4 seconds, placing him at the top of the leaderboard.
This segment lasts for 10 minutes as Verstappen, Sainz, Norris, and Perez hit the track.
Intermediate levels are required once more.
Tsunoda narrowly secures the 15th position, but replays reveal he experienced a significant spin in the last sector. He was lucky to avoid hitting the barriers.
Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Albon, and Zhou.
Hamilton advances to 11th place – is that sufficient for him to progress?
Verstappen, Russell, Sainz, Norris, Stroll, Leclerc, Perez, Piastri, Ocon, Magnussen, Tsunoda, Sargeant, Bottas, and Gasly.
At risk of elimination: Alonso, Albon, Ricciardo, Hamilton, and Zhou.
Verstappen records a time of 1 minute and 5.690 seconds, putting him just under a tenth of a second faster than Russell. Meanwhile, Sainz secures the sixth position.
Russell clocked a time of 1 minute and 5.764 seconds, while Hamilton's lap time was invalidated due to exceeding track limits. Sainz positioned himself just behind the Mercedes driver.
Hamilton hits the curb while exiting Turn 1, marking a shaky beginning to his session. In the first sector, he trails Russell by 0.3 seconds.
Following an extended delay, vehicles are finally on the circuit. The initial drivers to take to the track are Hamilton, Tsunoda, Zhou, Bottas, and Ricciardo.
The initial phase of sprint qualifying, known as SQ1, has started. It is compulsory for all drivers to race on fresh medium tires.
During the first practice session, Mercedes stood out by clocking several outstanding lap times on the hard compound tires.
Verstappen dominated on the soft tires, securing the fastest time. Norris, likely his closest rival, faltered with an error during his quickest lap attempt.
The Ferraris appear to be lagging in speed compared to their competitors.
Welcome to the return of the Crash.net live blog, covering the sprint qualifying at the Red Bull Ring.
Sprint qualifying begins at 3:30 PM UK time. For those unfamiliar, sprint qualifying is a brief session that determines the starting order for the sprint race on Saturday.
Motorists are required to use medium tires in SQ1 and SQ2, and soft tires in SQ3.
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