F1 Styrian GP live commentary and updates - FP3 & qualifying
Minute-by-minute updates for Formula 1's FP3 and qualifying sessions for the Styrian GP
By: Haydn Cobb, Megan White, Jake Boxall-Legge
Summary
Summary
|
|
Leaderboard
|
Status: Stopped
But that's Verstappen's pole - his lap in the 1m03s remains untouched! Bottas will shuffle to fifth in tomorrow's race - giving us a Norris-Perez row two!
Hamilton had a very iffy lap and went wide at Turn 9! Bottas then leaps ahead of Hamilton, with Gasly grabbing fourth until Norris usurps him!
Bottas didn't particularly like encountering Tsunoda into Turn 4 - "F***ing Tsunoda - f***ing idiot".
Just 0.008s between Stroll and Russell on those laps - one has a Q3 spot, the other has free tyre choice for tomorrow.
Hamilton went fifth on his lap, 0.083s off Gasly's best - but the margins are tighter than a Matt Hancock embrace.
Everyone from fourth downwards has joined the circuit, so this definitely isn't over. Softs for all except Hamilton.
Tsunoda gets up to sixth, going above Stroll into the top 10. Alonso also shuffles Bottas further towards danger.
Verstappen trimmed a little off his best time - but Gasly now goes P1 with a 1m04.429s! Norris now goes P3 too.
Bottas is told his time is not safe, and will have to have another crack. Verstappen now does a 1m04.540s to go top.
Perez is on softs, interestingly enough. Verstappen begins on the medium, however, so maybe a divergence in strategy.
Bottas, on the mediums, posts a 1m04.724s to get us back underway. Russell, Hamilton, Perez and Verstappen are also on the road.
Trending
Latest news
The plot twist that gave Arrow McLaren’s Ward his first IndyCar win as team principal
St. Petersburg
The plot twist that gave Arrow McLaren’s Ward his first IndyCar win as team principal
Formula E’s new Gen3 Evo car breaks cover
Monaco ePrix
Formula E’s new Gen3 Evo car breaks cover
The weekly reality check that has kept MotoGP hype off of Acosta so far in 2024
Spanish GP
The weekly reality check that has kept MotoGP hype off of Acosta so far in 2024
Latest videos
Adrian Newey Set to Leave Red Bull
10:16
Adrian Newey Set to Leave Red Bull
Did We Expect P2 in the Sprint? | 2024 Chinese GP F1 Akkodis Race Debrief
13:54
Did We Expect P2 in the Sprint? | 2024 Chinese GP F1 Akkodis Race Debrief
Who Are The Key Players In The F1 2025 Driver Market
24:10
Who Are The Key Players In The F1 2025 Driver Market
Top Comments