![]() Update 10:51: Sainz gets by Hülkenberg for P3. Meanwhile Albon riding in P7 is loving the street ball behind him as he stays in the points for now. Leclerc looked to have the inside line for a moment against Ocon for P8, but the Alpine driver widens his elbows a bit, and holds on. Update 10:52: A “street brawl” is unfolding between Ocon/Leclerc/Norris, as described by the commentary box on F1TV. Russell rolls the dice, coming into the pits for a set of slicks. Update 10:53: Norris gets by Leclerc, something we thought was coming. Update 10:55: Russell comes out of the pits with a set of softs, now in P20 but if it works, it could be a legendary call. But Russell has posted the fastest first sector of the F1 Sprint race so far. Russell is not along on the slicks, and Piastri comes in to make the same change. Update 10:56: DRS has been enabled, which could open things up a bit. This could end up a brilliant call for the Mercedes driver. ![]() Norris is in P8, but how long will he stay there on the inters.Īlbon and Leclerc have come in as well. That pulls Hülkenberg out of the points, as he rejoins the fight in P12. Hülkenberg and Magnussen both come in for a set of mediums. Update 10:57: Haas makes the gamble as well. Update 11:00: Hülkenberg is back in the points, in P8 on his set of mediums. He may come away with just a single point, but it would still be one heck of a call. Update 11:01: Russell is up to P9 with three laps to go, and he is 8.353 seconds behind Hülkenberg for P8. Update 11:03: Russell is closing, just four seconds behind Hülkenberg, but he is running out of laps. He gets past both Ocon and Norris for P6. Update 11:04: Instead of Russell catching Hülkenberg, the Haas driver is surging himself. Russell was just 0.009 seconds behind Ocon for P7. ![]() Update 11:05: Verstappen comes across the line P1. But there are smiles, so maybe that post-sprint debrief will not be as frosty as expected. “Seems to be simmering down” is the description from the F1TV commentary box. Update 11:08: Verstappen and Pérez are having a little chat after climbing out of their respective RB19s. F1 Sprint Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images So check back early and often for updates! Until then, you can take a look back at Friday’s qualifying for the Grand Prix, read over our storylines for the Austrian GP, and check out all the F1 coverage at SB Nation. We will have you covered throughout “Sprint Saturday,” from qualifying through the Sprint race itself. As Verstappen noted following qualifying on Friday, sometimes you just have to survive and advance. ![]() Points are on the line, with the top eight finishers getting something to show for their efforts.Īs we saw during qualifying on Friday for the Grand Prix, staying within track limits could be an issue for drivers during today’s “Sprint Shootout.” For example, Sergio Pérez failed to advance to Q3 after having his lap times deleted during Q2. It is a sprint race weekend for Formula 1 this week, and under the new format, today is a “Sprint Saturday.” That means a stand-alone “Sprint Shootout” to set the grid, followed shortly thereafter by the F1 Sprint race itself. Qualifying for the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix is in the books, and it is Max Verstappen on pole yet again, ahead of the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr.
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