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Analysis: Norris' pole lap

Want to know where Lando Norris a) found 0.3s over his first effort in qualifying and b) had a 0.5s gap to Charles Leclerc?

We've crunched the numbers and looked at the GPS data:

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Analysis: How Norris beat his own F1 Austrian GP pole lap by almost 0.3s

Lando Norris claimed a dominant pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix as his two fastest Q3 times were enough for top spot - so, how did the McLaren driver do it?

2025 Austrian Grand Prix grid

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Cla	Driver	#		Chassis	Engine	Time	Tyres	km/h
1	L. Norris McLaren	4		McLaren	Mercedes	1'03.971		242.997
2	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16		Ferrari	Ferrari	+0.521 1'04.492		241.034
3	O. Piastri McLaren	81		McLaren	Mercedes	+0.583 1'04.554		240.803
4	L. Hamilton Ferrari	44		Ferrari	Ferrari	+0.611 1'04.582		240.698
5	G. Russell Mercedes	63		Mercedes	Mercedes	+0.792 1'04.763		240.025
6	L. Lawson RB	30		RB	Honda	+0.955 1'04.926		239.423
7	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1		Red Bull	Red Bull	+0.958 1'04.929		239.412
8	G. Bortoleto Sauber	5		Sauber	Ferrari	+1.161 1'05.132		238.666
9	A. Antonelli Mercedes	12		Mercedes	Mercedes	+1.305 1'05.276		238.139
10	P. Gasly Alpine	10		Alpine	Renault	+1.678 1'05.649		236.786
11	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14		Aston Martin	Mercedes	+1.157 1'05.128		238.680
12	A. Albon Williams	23		Williams	Mercedes	+1.234 1'05.205		238.398
13	I. Hadjar RB	6		RB	Honda	+1.255 1'05.226		238.322
14	F. Colapinto Alpine	43		Alpine	Renault	+1.317 1'05.288		238.095
15	O. Bearman Haas F1 Team	87		Haas	Ferrari	+1.341 1'05.312		238.008
16	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18		Aston Martin	Mercedes	+1.358 1'05.329		237.946
17	E. Ocon Haas F1 Team	31		Haas	Ferrari	+1.393 1'05.364		237.818
18	Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing	22		Red Bull	Red Bull	+1.398 1'05.369		237.800
19	C. Sainz Williams	55		Williams	Mercedes	+1.611 1'05.582		237.028
20	N. Hulkenberg Sauber	27		Sauber	Ferrari	+1.635 1'05.606		236.941
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Qualifying recap

Q1: Tsunoda and Sainz were the biggest scalps in the first part of qualifying, as the field was separated within a second. 

Q2: A red flag for a grass fire interrupted the early stages of the session, but everyone got a final run in; Albon, Alonso, and Hadjar fell out of Q2 as Bortoleto made his first Q3 appearance.

Q3: Lando Norris took pole by over 0.5s from Leclerc; Gasly's spin brought out a yellow flag, which ruined final efforts from Piastri and Verstappen.

Lando Norris, McLaren

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F1 Austrian GP starts soon!

Good afternoon everyone, and welcome to our live coverage of the Austrian GP! The race will be underway in under an hour's time, so we'll run through our recaps of yesterday in preparation.

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing

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