How qualifying for the F1 Austrian Grand Prix unfolded

He goes second on the softs, a tenth off Hamilton on the hard.

A poor lap from the Aston Martin.

Mercedes have been fined €100 after Hamilton was caught going 0.2km/h over the pit lane speed limit.

On the softs, he slots into P6, 0.3s down on Hamilton.

As we head into the second half of the session, a number of drivers are currently doing heavier, race runs. 

Expect some qualifying simulations at the end of the session.

"My tyres are not really gripping up. Finding a lot of understeer."

Hamilton, Verstappen, Alonso, Perez, Albon, Stroll, Tsunoda, Ocon, Bottas and Norris.

A bit of a lull at the moment with a number of drivers running on their original set of tyres.

Albon has just gone quickest in the first sector.

Making the most of the softs, Albon goes fifth, 0.3s off Hamilton.

A 1m06.416s for the seven-time world champion - a tenth ahead of Verstappen.

Alonso, Hamilton, Perez, Verstappen, Bottas, Ocon, Stroll, Zhou, Magnussen and Russell.

He goes 0.3s clear at the top of the timesheets. 

Hamilton sparks his way to the top three 

He's currently behind the Red Bull pair of Perez and Verstappen#AustrianGP#F1pic.twitter.com/1ULfQhAWEY

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He's a tenth ahead of Perez now, whose had a decent start to the weekend given his recent form.

Less than a tenth between the two Red Bulls now as Hamilton goes third - he's also within a tenth.

His time puts him 0.4s clear of Perez, with Alonso slotting into second now.

Perez, Russell, Verstappen, Ocon, Hamilton, Bottas, Gasly, Stroll, Norris and Piastri.

A strong early lap from Perez, who sets a 1m07.595s, 0.4s ahead of Verstappen.

It's a 1m08.094s for Verstappen to go 0.2s clear of Bottas, who is running on the mediums.

Hamilton, Perez, Verstappn and Russell are out there on the hards.

Mediums for Stroll, de Vries, Bottas, Zhou, Alonso and Norris.

After missing media day through illness, Perez is expected to be back in the car.

He needs a good result this afternoon after failing to make Q3 at the last three races.

#F1#BBCF1#AUSTRIANGP FP1: 15 mins to session start, with air temp 27C & track 44.8C. Dry; a few showers are building in wider area. FIA official risk of rain 10%. I'm unable to cover Q live later, so suggest keep across updates from @sdietzf1@MeteoMotorsport@Rodolfoar07

— Ian Fergusson (@fergieweather) June 30, 2023