15:31
An early mistake for Perez
He's already had an off at Turn 3.
How the F1 sprint race unfolded at the Austrian Grand Prix
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Follow all of the action from the Saturday sprint day at the Red Bull Ring here with the Crash.net live blog.
01 Jul 2023
15:30
The formation lap is underway
Verstappen leads the pack away at the Red Bull Ring.
15:29
Tyres
Everyone on inters except Bottas - who is on mediums.
15:19
The grid
Verstappen, Perez, Norris, Hulkenberg, Sainz, Alonso, Stroll, Ocon, Leclerc, Magnussen, Albon, Gasly, Tsunoda, de Vries, Russell, Zhou, Piastri, Hamilton, Bottas and Sargeant.
15:12
Weather update
1510BST: This shower is mostly affecting the pit straight & paddock, ie southern part of the circuit. Very little rain in northern sectors... rain should ease soon
— Ian Fergusson (@fergieweather) July 1, 2023
15:09
The drivers head to the grid as the rain clouds head for the circuit. #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/xoEXv9IEBb
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) July 1, 2023
15:05
Some news in the break
Leclerc has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for impeding...
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10,…
15:03
We're back!
The sprint is just 30 minutes away.
There's some rain failling at the track now.
12:00
Results
Full results from the Red Bull Ring can be found here...
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL60. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10,…
11:45
Top 10
It's pole for Verstappen ahead of Perez.
Norris is third ahead of Hulkenberg, Sainz, Leclerc, Alonso, Stroll, Ocon and Magnussen.
11:44
Chequered flag
Hulkenberg goes fourth - mega lap!
11:43
A busy end to SQ3
A lot of improvements. Verstappen is going quicker again.
11:42
Leclerc only fifth
He only manages fifth overall, behind his teammate.
11:39
Sainz into fourth
He's on the mediums but manages fourth.
11:38
Norris into second
Strong lap from Norris - to beat Perez.
11:38
Big lap from Verstappen
It's a 1m04.613s for Verstappen - 0.4s ahead of Perez.
11:38
SQ3 is underway
Verstappen begins his first lap on new softs.
11:30
Out in Q2
11) Albon
12) Gasly
13) Tsunoda
14) de Vries
15) Russell
11:29
Chequered flag
Leclerc is safe into foruth as Verstappen extends his advantage.
11:27
Ocon takes to the top
He pips Verstappen to top spot.
11:25
Current order
Verstappen, Sainz, Alonso, Norris, Stroll, Ocon, Hulkenberg, Magnussen, Perez and Leclerc.
11:22
Verstappen sets the pace
A 0.4s advantage over Norris for the Red Bull driver.
11:20
SQ2 is 10 minutes
11 of the 15 cars are out on track.
11:19
SQ2 is now underway!
Leclerc only made it through to SQ2 by just 0.001s.
11:17
Russell reports
"I've got hydraulic failure."
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