Verstappen Secures Pole in Thrilling Sprint Qualifying for 2024 F1 Austrian GP: Full Recap and Reactions

2024 Austrian Grand Prix F1 Sprint Qualifying – Event Summary

A summary of the events that took place during the sprint qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix in Formula 1.

Stay tuned to Crash.net for reactions and analysis of the sprint qualifying in Austria!

Here is the complete ranking from the sprint qualifying in Austria.

Recording a time of 1 minute and 4.686 seconds, he secures the pole position for sprint qualifying, outpacing Norris and Piastri. Russell, Sainz, Hamilton, and Perez round out the top seven.

Ocon, Gasly, and Leclerc complete the top 10.

He clocked in at 1 minute and 5.054 seconds, giving him a 0.2-second lead over Hamilton.

Piastri currently holds the top qualifying position!

However, Leclerc encountered an issue while leaving the pit lane. Can he reach the finish line on time?

Squads will complete a single lap on soft tires at the conclusion of the session.

Aston Martin Endures Yet Another Disappoint

Eliminated in the second qualifying session (SQ2) are Magnussen, Stroll, Alonso, Tsunoda, and Sargeant.

He was having a good lap, but an error in the last corner dropped him to 10th place, trailing behind Ocon's Alpine.

All of the drivers from the midfield group, who haven't set their times yet, are currently on the track.

Verstappen, Russell, Piastri, Sainz, Leclerc, Hamilton, Norris, and Perez.

A time of 1 minute and 5.186 seconds places him 0.4 seconds faster than Perez, leading the timings.

This segment lasts for 10 minutes as Verstappen, Sainz, Norris, and Perez hit the track.

Once more, mediums have become compulsory.

Tsunoda manages to safely progress in 15th place, but replays reveal he had a significant spin in the last sector. He was lucky to avoid hitting the barriers.

Daniel Ricciardo, Nico Hulkenberg, Valtteri Bottas, Alex Albon, and Zhou Guanyu.

Hamilton advances to 11th place – will that secure his spot?

Verstappen, Russell, Sainz, Norris, Stroll, Leclerc, Perez, Piastri, Ocon, Magnussen, Tsunoda, Sargeant, Bottas, and Gasly.

In danger of elimination: Alonso, Albon, Ricciardo, Hamilton, and Zhou.

Verstappen clocks in at 1 minute and 5.690 seconds, narrowly edging out Russell by under a tenth of a second. Sainz secures the sixth position.

Russell records a time of 1 minute and 5.764 seconds, while Hamilton's lap is invalidated due to exceeding track boundaries. Sainz takes a position just behind the Mercedes driver.

Hamilton hits the curb while exiting Turn 1, experiencing a difficult beginning to the session. His time for the first sector is 0.3 seconds slower than Russell's.

Following an extended delay, vehicles are now on the circuit. The initial drivers to hit the track are Hamilton, Tsunoda, Zhou, Bottas, and Ricciardo.

The initial segment of the sprint qualifying, known as SQ1, has commenced. Every driver is required to utilize new medium tires.

During the first practice session, Mercedes stood out by clocking several outstanding laps while using hard tyres.

Verstappen emerged as the fastest driver on the soft tires, leading the timesheets. Norris, likely his closest rival, faltered with an error during his quickest lap.

The Ferraris appear to be lagging in speed once more.

We are excited to have you join us again at the Crash.net live blog as we cover the sprint qualifying session from the Red Bull Ring

Sprint qualifying begins at 3:30 PM UK time. To explain for newcomers, sprint qualifying is a brief session that determines the starting positions for the sprint race held on Saturday.

Motorists are required to utilize the medium tires in the first and second qualifying sessions; soft tires must be used in the third qualifying session.

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