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Verstappen pips Norris to Austrian GP pole by just 0.048s

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Verstappen pips Norris to Austrian GP pole by just 0.048s

SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA - JULY 03: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda leaves the garage during final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on July 03, 2021 in Spielberg, Austria. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202107030180 // Usage for editorial use only //

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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed a third pole position in as many weekends at Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix as McLaren’s Lando Norris starred.

Verstappen claimed top spot in front of a partisan crowd, with spectators allowed in large numbers in Austria after the lifting of restrictions on July 1, and many came donned in the orange of Verstappen’s home country.

Verstappen’s benchmark of 1:03.720s proved quick enough as he sealed another pole position, much to the delight of the exuberant supporters.

Verstappen currently leads the standings by 18 points and is in search of a hat-trick of victories, with Red Bull seeking a fifth win on the bounce.

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However Verstappen’s nearest rival was not title opponent Lewis Hamilton but McLaren youngster Norris.

Norris, at the venue where he scored his maiden podium 12 months ago, emerged as Verstappen’s main threat after the first Q3 runs and then closed in across the second push laps.

Norris wound up just 0.048s down on Verstappen and ensured he beat Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez and both Mercedes drivers.

Mercedes was left down in fourth and fifth respectively, with Hamilton ahead of Valtteri Bottas, three-tenths down on Verstappen.

AlphaTauri also had a promising day as Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda took sixth and seventh.

Russell shines to make Q3

George Russell came agonisingly close to making Q3 a week ago and was set for points in race trim until suffering a power unit issue.

Russell built on that strong form on Saturday as he made it through to the top 10 and went on to beat Lance Stroll to ninth spot.

It marked Russell’s best qualifying result in Williams’ colours and represented the team’s first Q3 appearance since 2018.

Crucially for Russell he managed to make it through to the top 10 shootout on the Medium tyres, rather than the Softs, meaning he potentially has a strategy advantage on those around him.  

Ninth for Russell could still become eighth as Sebastian Vettel, who qualified eighth, faces an investigation for blocking Fernando Alonso during the closing stages of Q2.

Ferrari struggles for pace

Ferrari failed to make Q3 with either car as Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were left a low-key 11th and 12th respectively.

Daniel Ricciardo’s subdued season continued as the Australian had another lacklustre showing behind the wheel of McLaren’s MCL35M, classifying 13th, adrift of Norris once more.

Alonso had been a top 10 contender for Alpine but was heavily baulked by Vettel on his final push lap and as a result was dumped out of Q2 in 14th spot.

Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi had shown promising practice pace, placing fifth, but failed to convert that speed during qualifying as he finished at the slowest Q2 runner.

Another horror show for Ocon

The bottom five drivers in qualifying were the same five that were eliminated at the first hurdle at the preceding Austrian round – which was dismal news for Esteban Ocon.

Ocon lacked pace throughout and was dumped out in 17th spot in a Q1 session where team-mate Alonso finished third.

Kimi Raikkonen and Nicholas Latifi swapped places compared to a week ago, with Haas’ drivers again at the back, albeit closer to the midfield in terms of lap times.

Mick Schumacher lapped within three tenths of Latifi, and had a gap of over half a second back to team-mate Nikita Mazepin.

Sunday’s 71-lap Austrian Grand Prix is scheduled for 15:00 local time

Position Driver Team Time Gap
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:03.720
2 Lando Norris McLaren 1:03.768 0.048
3 Sergio Perez Red Bull 1:03.990 0.270
4 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:04.014 0.294
5 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:04.049 0.329
6 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:04.107 0.387
7 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:04.273 0.553
8 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:04.570 0.850
9 George Russell Williams 1:04.591 0.871
10 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:04.618 0.898
11 Carlos Sainz Jr Ferrari 1:04.559
12 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:04.600
13 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:04.719
14 Fernando Alonso AlphaTauri 1:04.856
15 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:05.083
16 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo 1:05.009
17 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:05.051
18 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:05.195
19 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:05.427
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:05.951

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