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Formula 1 Austrian GP

F1 Austrian GP Live Commentary and Updates – Sprint Quali & Race

Saturday's action from the ninth round of the 2023 Formula 1 season

Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-23, Nico Hulkenberg, Haas VF-23, Nyck de Vries, AlphaTauri AT04, Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri AT04, out of the pits

F1 pushes on with round nine this weekend and its second sprint race of the season at the Austrian GP.

Saturday has become effectively a standalone event, with sprint qualifying at 11am BST followed by the sprint race at 3:30pm BST.

Max Verstappen, who took pole position for the grand prix on Friday, leads the drivers’ standings by 69 points from Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez.

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At Aston Martin, Stroll out-qualified Alonso for only the second time this season on Friday. Alonso will be looking to 'right' this in the coming session.
Returning to the on-track action, we are now just five minutes away from the sprint qualifying session, with Verstappen looking to continue his dominance of the 2023 season.
But before we go any further, we must pay tribute to former Force India deputy team principal, Robert Fernley, who has died, at the age of 70. 

The thoughts of everyone at Autosport are with his family and friends.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/former-force-india-f1-boss-fernley-dies-aged-70/10489741/

And - rather appropriately for today - Mercedes and McLaren will assist the FIA by testing new wet weather "mudguards" at Silverstone next weekend.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/fia-to-trial-wet-weather-f1-wheel-arches-in-silverstone-test/10489724/

Picking up on a couple of threads from Friday, despite Sergio Perez's fourth Q3 miss in succession, Red Bull boss Christian Horner has dismissed speculation that the Mexican's seat is at risk. 

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/red-bull-quashes-talk-that-perezs-f1-seat-at-risk/10489836/

There was significant rain that fell on Friday night and throughout the morning, but this has now abated, with a dry line seeming to appear on the track. Even still, intermediate tyres appear to be the way to go for the start of SQ1.
Good morning and welcome to the Red Bull Ring for sprint qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix.

By: Autosport Staff

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