F1 Austrian Grand Prix LIVE: Qualifying results and times with Max Verstappen on pole

Follow live updates from the Red Bull Ring as Verstappen continues his weekend domination with pole position

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Formula One heads to the Red Bull Ring for round 11 of the 2024 season as Spielberg hosts the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend.

Max Verstappen won for the third time in four races to win last time out in Spain, holding off a late charge from Lando Norris to extend his lead in the F1 world championship standings. He now leads Norris, up to second ahead of Charles Leclerc, by 69 points.

Norris was frustrated with second place in a quick McLaren car in Barcelona, while Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton picked up his first podium of the season with a third-place finish.

Austria will host the third sprint race of the season this weekend. Verstappen won both races last year and is a four-time winner of Red Bull’s home race.

Follow live updates from the Austrian Grand Prix with The Independent

F1 AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX - LATEST UPDATES

• Max Verstappen is on pole position in Austria; Norris 2nd; Russell 3rd
• Click HERE for the top-10 in qualifying
• Daniel Ricciardo out in Q2, also out: Magnussen, Gasly, Tsunoda, Alonso
• Lance Stroll out in Q1, also out: Albon, Bottas, Sargeant, Zhou
• Max Verstappen won sprint race in Austria; Piastri 2nd; Norris 3rd
• Click HERE for the top-eight in the sprint race

[29 June 2024 16:55 · Kieran Jackson]

Here’s Charles Leclerc’s moment at the end of Q3!

[29 June 2024 16:43 · Kieran Jackson]

George Russell after qualifying third:

“The car feels really good, we’ve got a fight on our hands with Ferrari, McLaren bit ahead, but good progress with us.

“Happy to be in P3, we compromised qualifying a little bit to help the race tomorrow, McLaren have the edge of us. Third race in a row for top three in qualifying.

“Verstappen and Norris were pretty dicey in the sprint race so hopefully I can sneak through on the inside but I think our race will be behind us unfortunately.”

[29 June 2024 16:31 · Kieran Jackson]

Lando Norris after qualifying second:

“It’s as much as we could do today, Max in a league of his own today. It’s good enough, I’ll take it.

“When you look at the pace today, we’re going to have to give it a lot and something to go our way. I’ll do a better job this morning for sure, usually we’re better in the races than for qualifying.”

[29 June 2024 16:22 · Kieran Jackson]

Max Verstappen on pole:

“The car felt a lot better today, every run was on point, it was very good out there.

“It’s been a while since we were on pole, the car have been working really hard to make the car more competitive, hopefully we can have a good race.

“It’s always nice to race, hopefully will be a good battle tomorrow but very happy with how the car was performing today.”

[29 June 2024 16:11 · Kieran Jackson]

TOP-10 IN AUSTRIAN GP QUALIFYING:

1. Max Verstappen

2. Lando Norris

3. George Russell

4. Carlos Sainz

5. Lewis Hamilton

6. Charles Leclerc

7. Oscar Piastri

8. Sergio Perez

9. Nico Hulkenberg

10. Esteban Ocon

[29 June 2024 16:04 · Kieran Jackson]

Oscar Piastri loses third place!

Track limits violation from Oscar Piastri and he loses third place!

That puts Russell up to third and Piastri drops to seventh!

[29 June 2024 16:03 · Kieran Jackson]

Max Verstappen on pole for the Austrian Grand Prix!

Verstappen goes even quicker and is on pole position by four-tenths to Lando Norris, who pips Oscar Piastri!

4-10: Russell, Sainz, Hamilton, Leclerc, Perez, Hulkenberg, Ocon

Leclerc had a pretty big off on his final lap and heads into the gravel at turn six!

Verstappen: “On fire in qualifying, car was really strong!”

(Getty Images)

[29 June 2024 15:58 · Kieran Jackson]

Lewis Hamilton under investigation after the session

The Mercedes driver ran over a car jack as he left the garage prior to his first lap - and the Brit has been noted for an unsafe release.

Anyway, three minutes to go - fresh tyres everywhere ahead of the final laps of quaifying!

[29 June 2024 15:55 · Kieran Jackson]

Max Verstappen quickest out of first set of laps!

It’ll take some beating this! Verstappen top with a 1:04:426, three-tenths quicker than Lando Norris in second and over half-a-second faster than George Russell in third!

4-10: Leclerc, Piastri, Hamilton, Sainz, Perez, Ocon, Hulkenberg

5:00 to go...

[29 June 2024 15:51 · Kieran Jackson]

Q3 underway!

Here we go then!

10 drivers involved: Verstappen, Perez, Norris, Piastri, Sainz, Leclerc, Hamilton, Russell, Hulkenberg, Ocon

Verstappen the huge favourite - can anyone topple him?!