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 15:15 · Kieran Jackson]

Lewis Hamilton in trouble!

Much like sprint qualifying yesterday, Hamilton in trouble in the first stage of qualifying!

He is now P16 - 0.017 secs off Yuki Tsunoda in 15th.

Current bottom-five (16-20): Hamilton, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Sargeant, Zhou

Hamilton has only done one lap, whereas most of the grid have done two. He’ll have to use their new batch of soft tyres..

[29 June 2024 15:10 · Kieran Jackson]

George Russell goes fastest!

Mercedes impressing early on!

Russell, who qualified fourth for the sprint, goes top halfway through Q1 with a time of 1:05:614, two tenths clear of Charles Leclerc in second.

As for Lewis Hamilton? P7

Current bottom-five (16-20): Bottas, Sargeant, Alonso, Gasly, Stroll

[29 June 2024 15:07 · Kieran Jackson]

Max Verstappen down in P6

Pole-sitter in sprint qualifying and the winner of the sprint race earlier, but not top dog after the first laps in Q1.

Verstappen down in sixth, 0.153 secs off Leclerc up top.

[29 June 2024 15:05 · Kieran Jackson]

Charles Leclerc quickest out of early laps!

Leclerc first, 0.009 secs ahead of Norris, with Piastri P3 and Tsunoda P4!

Around six cars yet to set a lap - both Mercedes cars have opted not to leave the garage early on.

[29 June 2024 15:02 · Kieran Jackson]

Q1 underway!

We’re underway with the first qualifying session under the summer sun in the Styrian mountains!

Max Verstappen the favourite ahead of the McLarens...

[29 June 2024 14:53 · Kieran Jackson]

Here are the Driver Standings heading into qualifying!

1. Max Verstappen - 227 points

2. Lando Norris - 156 points

3. Charles Leclerc - 150 points

4. Carlos Sainz - 120 points

5. Sergio Perez - 112 points

6. Oscar Piastri - 94 points

7. George Russell - 86 points

8. Lewis Hamilton - 73 points

9. Fernando Alonso - 41 points

10. Yuki Tsunoda - 19 points

11. Lance Stroll - 17 points

12. Daniel Ricciardo - 9 points

13. Oliver Bearman - 6 points

14. Nico Hulkenberg - 6 points

15. Pierre Gasly - 5 points

16. Esteban Ocon - 3 points

17. Alex Albon - 2 points

18. Kevin Magnussen - 1 point

19. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points

20. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points

21. Logan Sargeant - 0 points

[29 June 2024 14:47 · Kieran Jackson]

Red Bull boss Christian Horner on Daniel Ricciardo’s future:

“I think anything regarding drivers are going to be dealt with in-house before we talk to the media about it,” he said.

“They’re all Red Bull racing drivers and every Red Bull driver knows that there’s always a pressure, that there’s always a scrutiny but Daniel is in the seat and it’s down to him to make the most of that and then it’s always, as we see in Formula 1, things are always fluid.”

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[29 June 2024 14:39 · Kieran Jackson]

Can Ferrari improve in qualifying?

[29 June 2024 14:27 · Kieran Jackson]

And here are the Constructors’ Standings after the sprint race:

1. Red Bull - 339 points

2. Ferrari - 276 points

3. McLaren - 250 points

4. Mercedes - 159 points

5. Aston Martin - 58 points

6. RB - 28 points

7. Alpine - 8 points

8. Haas - 7 points

9. Williams - 2 points

10. Sauber - 0 points

[29 June 2024 14:11 · Kieran Jackson]

Mercedes told no criminal offence committed over Lewis Hamilton ‘sabotage’ email

Mercedes have been told no criminal offences were committed after the British-based Formula One team called on police to investigate an anonymous email which claimed Lewis Hamilton’s car was being “sabotaged”.

Speaking at the recent Spanish Grand Prix, team principal Toto Wolff vowed to go “full force” in response to the correspondence – said to be sent by a disgruntled Mercedes staff member – titled “a potential death warrant for Lewis”.

The email, addressed to Wolff, F1 boss Stefano Domenicali, FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem, as well as other major players in the paddock, arrived on June 10, a day after the Canadian Grand Prix – a race where Hamilton was overtaken by team-mate George Russell on the penultimate lap.

Mercedes reported the note to authorities 48 hours later.

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