Austrian Grand Prix qualifying LIVE: Latest F1 updates as Valtteri Bottas beats Lewis Hamilton to pole position
Follow the latest updates from the opening qualifying session of the Formula One season
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow the latest updates live from the first qualifying session of the Formula One season at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton has dominated all three practice sessions so far this weekend, topping the timesheets on each occasion with Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in close company. However, much of the attention will be on the DAS system that the reigning world champions have used this weekend, which has been approved by the FIA for use despite a protest from rivals Red Bull.
Ferrari look to have found some pace in their car, while dark horses Racing Point could find themselves involved at the business end of the grid after showing a promising pace in practice. However, it will need to be a swift turnaround for the Williams mechanics, with rookie Nicholas Latifi crashing in third practice this morning that leaves the struggling team facing a rapid rebuild to make it in time for qualifying. The action begins at 2pm with all the live updates below.
What time does each session start?
FRIDAY
Free practice 1: 10am – 11:30am BST
Free practice 2: 2pm – 3:30pm BST
SATURDAY
Free practice 3: 11am – 12pm BST
Qualifying: 2pm – 3pm BST
SUNDAY
Race: 2:10pm – 4:10pm BST
Qualifying 2
Stroll once again is the man who wants to get out there first, and is onto his flying lap before many have even left the pits. He's certainly enjoying the extra speed that the team have found this season through copying the Mercedes design, though his efforrt is no improvement on his previous time.
Qualifying 2
Verstappenn has indeed gone back out on the soft tyres, so expect an improvement from the Dutchman.
Qualifying 2
Both Bottas and Hamilton are on personal bests through the first sector.
Qualifying 2
Vettel is out! Alex Albon improves and knocks Sebastian Vettel out of Q2!
Qualifying 2
"That's crazy", says Charles Leclerc after being told he is only 10th fastest, but it's worse news for his teammate as Vettel fails to make it into Q3 with a ragged lap, and the fears that Ferrari are miles off the pace materialise to leave them with plenty of work to do.
Elimiated:
11. Vettel
12. Gasly
13. Kvyat
14. Ocon
15. Grosjean
Qualifying 3
Here's the 10 drivers for the Q3 shootout:
1. Bottas
2. Hamilton
3. Albon
4. Norris
5. Perez
6. Stroll
7. Sainz
8. Verstappen
9. Ricciardo
10. Leclerc
Qualifying 3
The 12-minute final shootout for pole position gets underway.
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