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By: Geoff Creighton

Summary

Status: Stopped
Thanks for following qualifying at the Red Bull Ring with Autosport Live - we'll see you back here tomorrow for all the race action in Austria.

Stay tuned to Autosport.com this afternoon for all the post-qualifying reaction, with stories already breaking on the Red Bull tow-gate argument and Sebastian Vettel's reaction to the investigation into his impeding incident with Carlos Sainz at the end of Q2.
Here's our post-qualifying report as Valtteri Bottas roars to pole position for tomorrow's Austrian Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel:
Austrian Grand Prix qualifying: Bottas beats Hamilton to pole
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"Just need a good clean start, nothing amazing, no need to be a hero in Turn 1 and then go for it," says Bottas of tomorrow's race, with a possible little dig at Vettel's French first corner antics.

"I can guarantee I'm more hungry for the win than anyone on the grid now, so I'm ready for it," he concludes.
"The car felt so good," says Bottas, who praises Mercedes massive update for this race. "In the last run I knew there was a tenth to improve from the first run - managed to find it, apparently I needed it," he says of his gap to Hamilton.
"Not too bad - I'm happy," says Hamilton, who doesn't look it. "Valtteri deserves this," he makes sure to add.
"We have a very good chance from P3 tomorrow," says Vettel, who didn't think he could improve enough after his mistake on his first Q3 run to topple the Mercedes drivers.
Bottas shakes hands with his mechanics as they wait to speak to Mark Webber on the pit straight.
There was clearly tension between the Red Bull drivers in that session regarding who was in front and gave a tow on the flying laps.

With Ricciardo going slowly ahead of the final Q3 runs, Verstappen asks "What's going on?" The team tells him to overtake but he refuses. "No, last weekend I was in front, now he's in front," he curtly says. "Come on, man."

Red Bull again urges him to just overtake - but Verstappen responds "No," before adding: "It's discipline."
Bottas nearly goes into the pits after completing his final lap, before remembering he has to go and make noise on the pit straight. Good save.
Q3 result: 1 Bottas; 2 Hamilton; 3 Vettel; 4 Raikkonen; 5 Verstappen; 6 Grosjean; 7 Ricciardo; 8 Magnussen; 9 Sainz; 10 Hulkenberg
Verstappen beats Grosjean and takes fifth, but Ricciardo stays seventh.
That's a new track record for Bottas - his second pole in a row in Austria.
Grosjean is still fifth ahead of the Red Bulls, which are on their final laps...
Bottas's excellent last lap was 0.019s clear of Hamilton and three tenths up on Vettel.
Vettel jumps to second, then is beaten by Hamilton as Bottas raises the pole bar.
Raikkonen remains second with a slightly improved time.
The chequered flag is out.
Vettel hesitant through Turn 4, but doesn't lose as much time as before.
Hulkenberg stays 10th.
Raikkonen and Vettel will complete their final laps ahead of the Mercedes pair.
Bottas is beating his current provisional pole time in sector one, where he's again fastest of all.
 
 
The surly Ricciardo returns to the track.
Grosjean returns to the track - he's currently sitting pretty in fourth.
Here comes Vettel - he needs to find nearly a whole second after his earlier mistake.
Ferrari and Mercedes are poised to send their cars back out.
Replays show Ricciardo slid very wide at the final corner - that will have cost him time.
Both Red Bulls improve, but they're still behind Grosjean in fifth and sixth, with Verstappen the faster of them.
Ricciardo complained there was no point "punching a hole" for Verstappen - but Red Bull tells him to "get on with it". Fractious at Red Bull.
But Ricciardo is now back up to full speed.
Ricciardo is going slowly - possibly trying to get Verstappen to pass him on their out laps.
Order: 1 Bottas; 2 Raikkonen; 3 Hamilton; 4 Grosjean; 5 Verstappen; 6 Ricciardo; 7 Vettel; 8 Magnussen; 9 Sainz; 10 Hulkenberg
 
 
"Mainly middle sector and a tenth in the final sector," Mercedes tells Hamilton of his gap to Bottas.
Magnussen is only eighth.
Raikkonen improves to second, still 0.465s off Bottas.

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