16:08
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2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened
A recap of what happened in F1 qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.
29 Jun 2024
16:01
It's pole for Verstappen
A 1m04.314s for Verstappen puts him top ahead of Norris, Russell, Sainz, Hamilton, Leclerc, Piastri, Perez, Hulkenberg and Ocon.
16:00
Verstappen improves again
The benchmark is now a 1m04.314s, 0.4s ahead of Norris currently.
15:58
All 10 cars are out on track
Can anyone get within two-tenths of Verstappen's pole time?
15:54
Order after the first runs
Verstappen, Norris, Russell, Leclerc, Piastri, Hamilton, Sainz, Perez, Ocon and Hulkenberg.
15:52
Piastri leads the way currently
He's on top with a 1m05.048s but there's a lot more times to come.
15:51
Used tyres
Hulkenberg, Ocon, Perez and Leclerc. New tyres for the other six.
15:48
Q3 underway
Can anyone get close to Verstappen here?
15:40
Verstappen lowers the benchmark
He sets a 1m04.469s now to extend his advantage over Sainz to 0.547s.
15:40
A lot of drivers improving
Hamilton moves into third ahead of Russell in the Mercedes.
Hulkenberg gets into top 10 ahead of Ocon now.
15:34
In the drop-zone
Gasly, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Magnussen and Alonso.
15:33
No one can get near Verstappen
Russell slots into second, 0.491s down. The McLarens slot into third and fourth. Perez now in fifth.
15:31
Big lap from Verstappen
He goes one-second clear of Leclerc to set a 1m04.577s. Impressive lap as he runs on the new soft tyres.
15:28
Leclerc takes to the top
A 1m05.532s for the Ferrari driver on used soft tyres. Ocon and Gasly slot into behind.
Sainz is fourth-fastest, 0.2s down.
15:25
Q2 underway
Gasly, Ocon, Sainz and Leclerc take to the track.
15:19
Out in Q1
Albon, Stroll, Bottas, Sargeant and Zhou.
15:18
Great lap from Magnussen
He moves into fifth for Haas as Hulkenberg improves to 11th in the order.
15:17
Hamilton is safe
He moves up to sixth overall with a 1m05.541s. Russell also improves and slots into seventh.
15:15
In the drop-zone currently
Hamilton, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Sargeant and Zhou.
15:12
McLarens on the move
Second and fourth for the McLarens as they set laps on new soft tyres.
Hamilton has now dropped down to 16th - so he's in the drop-zone.
15:10
Great lap from Sainz
He now sets a 1m05.263s, a tenth ahead of Verstappen.
15:09
Verstappen lowers the benchmark again
It's a 1m05.336s now for Verstappen.
15:08
Great lap from Russell
He sets a 1m05.614s to go top of the pile, nearly three-tenths ahead of Leclerc.
15:06
In the drop-zone currently
Alonso, Gasly, Stroll, Hamilton and Russell.
No times yet from either Mercedes driver.
15:05
McLarens
Norris and Piastri slot into second and third as Tsunoda goes fourth.
We're seeing a mixture of new and used tyres out there.
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