It is almost time for the second and final practice at the AustrianGP - remember, it is a sprint race weekend! Follow the live F1 action here ⬇️
Also out from the start of the session are the Ferraris, Norris and both Aston Martins - the latter trio all on soft rubber.No sign of either Mercedes leaving the pits just yet as work continues on readying the two cars following their accidents yesterday. Wolff explained earlier today that both cars will have new floors, the gearboxes need checking, Russell will likely require a new rear wing plus “lots of little bits and pieces”.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/albon-peaky-upgraded-williams-f1-car-good-but-harder-to-drive/10335341/Of course, that wasn't the only story in Q3, as both Mercedes drivers dramatically crashed out. Lewis Hamilton has been switched to a new chassis today due to the damage inflicted on his W13. Toto Wolff remarked that in the garage last night “it looked really like somebody dropped a Lego car on the floor”.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/wolff-mercedes-garage-looked-like-a-lego-car-had-been-dropped/10335383/Here's the full report from qualifying, in which Sergio Perez had provisionally set the fourth-fastest time - only to be dumped back to 13th on the grid for a track limits breach in Q2 which cost him all of his times from Q3:
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-austrian-gp-verstappen-takes-sprint-pole-as-mercedes-pair-crash/10335026/If we cast our minds back to the last sprint weekend at Imola, qualifying was wet which jumbled the grid somewhat for the sprint. There, poleman Max Verstappen dropped behind Charles Leclerc at the start before overtaking him for the sprint win. They will again share the front row today, the title rivals split by just 0.029s in qualifying yesterday.
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