P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Max Verstappen set the fastest time in sprint qualifying at the Red Bull Ring while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc hit trouble in SQ3.
Max Verstappen achieved the fastest time in sprint qualifying at the Red Bull Ring, while Charles Leclerc of Ferrari encountered issues in SQ3. Verstappen secured sprint pole by beating Lando Norris by a slim margin of 0.093 seconds, with Oscar Piastri in third place, 0.301 seconds behind. George Russell took the fourth spot, just 0.067s off Piastri, followed by Carlos Sainz in fifth for Ferrari. Unfortunately, Charles Leclerc’s engine problem led him to start the sprint in 10th place, after failing to set a flying lap. The action in SQ3 was delayed by three minutes, with Mercedes releasing the cars on track leading to Lewis Hamilton finishing sixth, ahead of struggling Sergio Perez in seventh. Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly rounded out the top nine for Alpine, with Kevin Magnussen missing out on SQ3 by a narrow margin. Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso, Yuki Tsunoda, and Logan Sargeant completed the rest of the grid for the upcoming sprint race.
