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2021 Formula 1 Styrian GP
Jun 25, 2021 to Jun 27, 2021
| Red Bull Ring, AT
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Formula 1 Styrian GP
F1 Styrian GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 and qualifying
Live updates from Saturday's final practice session and qualifying at the Red Bull Ring
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- Verstappen takes pole position for the Styrian GP
- Bottas qualifies second but will start fifth due to three-place grid penalty
- Hamilton third in qualifying but will start the race on the front row alongside Verstappen
- Norris and Perez also move up a spot each due to the penalty for Bottas
- Q3 incident involving Tsunoda and Bottas to be reviewed after qualifying
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- Verstappen, Red Bull
- Bottas, Mercedes
- Hamilton, Mercedes
- Norris, McLaren
- Perez, Red Bull
- Gasly, AlphaTauri
- Leclerc, Ferrari
- Tsunoda, AlphaTauri
- Alonso, Alpine
- Stroll, Aston Martin
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10:19:45 am
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Here's the report from qualifying - we'll see you tomorrow for the race! Take care.
10:08:05 am
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10:05:36 am
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10:04:08 am
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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!
Checkered flag
10:03:21 am
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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!
10:02:05 am
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Speaking of Tsunoda, he moves up to P8 once more - as Leclerc cements P7 for the time being.
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10:01:13 am
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Bottas didn't particularly like encountering Tsunoda into Turn 4 - "F***ing Tsunoda - f***ing idiot".
09:59:40 am
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Round 2 of Q3 coming up. All except Stroll now hit the circuit.
09:58:06 am
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Stroll, yet to set a time, now goes up to eighth place - beating Tsunoda and Alonso there.
09:57:05 am
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Hamilton gets closer with a 1m04.067s, halving his deficit to Verstappen.
09:56:04 am
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Norris went P3, so far quicker than Bottas and Perez.
09:55:39 am
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Big statement from Verstappen, 0.4s faster than Hamilton's opener.
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09:55:16 am
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Gasly posts a 1m04.453s - but Verstappen now posts a 1m03.841s to go top!!
09:54:43 am
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Tsunoda's up to P2, a 1m04.980s. Not his fastest lap.
09:53:31 am
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So, that's a solid benchmark up on the wall - what do the others have?
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09:52:42 am
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Hamilton's opening gambit is a 1m04.205s, his fastest lap of the session thus far.
09:51:49 am
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Hamilton has the circuit to himself at the moment, or at least, until Tsunoda decides he wants in.
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09:50:38 am
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Here we are - Q3 hath begun.
09:47:11 am
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Into Q3: Perez, Norris, Gasly, Verstappen, Bottas, Hamilton, Alonso, Tsunoda, Leclerc, Stroll.
09:45:32 am
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Just 0.008s between Stroll and Russell on those laps - one has a Q3 spot, the other has free tyre choice for tomorrow.
09:44:28 am
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Eliminated in Q2: Russell, Sainz, Ricciardo, Vettel, Giovinazzi.
09:44:03 am
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Leclerc and Stroll just hang onto ninth and 10th - so they make it through.
09:43:12 am
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Ricciardo and Vettel can't get out of the drop zone either, and occupy 13th and 14th!
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09:42:27 am
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Perez now goes fastest - as Sainz falls out in Q2!
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09:42:09 am
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Norris goes fastest!
Checkered flag
09:41:52 am
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Russell gets up to 10th, but immediately gets bundled out by Alonso going sixth!
09:40:54 am
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Hamilton went fifth on his lap, 0.083s off Gasly's best - but the margins are tighter than a Matt Hancock embrace.
09:40:02 am
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Verstappen and Bottas also bolt on softs and go out, covering all options it seems.
09:39:22 am
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Everyone from fourth downwards has joined the circuit, so this definitely isn't over. Softs for all except Hamilton.
09:38:20 am
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Hamilton comes out to have another go at locking in a time good enough for Q3.
09:36:27 am
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Bottas has another crack and goes third fastest, which should be enough to keep him safe.
09:35:52 am
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Ricciardo currently floundering a little in P14, 0.4s off Sainz's 'on the bubble' P10 time.
09:35:16 am
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Tsunoda gets up to sixth, going above Stroll into the top 10. Alonso also shuffles Bottas further towards danger.
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09:34:27 am
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Verstappen trimmed a little off his best time - but Gasly now goes P1 with a 1m04.429s! Norris now goes P3 too.
09:32:47 am
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Perez went P2 with a 1m04.583s on the softs - nestling ahead of Bottas.
09:32:11 am
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Ah, Hamilton went too deep into Turn 3 and sustained a little lock-up.
09:31:46 am
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Hamilton only did a 1m05.386s on his first lap, slower than Russell. Cue the rumour mill.
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09:31:05 am
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Bottas is told his time is not safe, and will have to have another crack. Verstappen now does a 1m04.540s to go top.
09:30:29 am
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Perez is on softs, interestingly enough. Verstappen begins on the medium, however, so maybe a divergence in strategy.
09:29:32 am
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Bottas, on the mediums, posts a 1m04.724s to get us back underway. Russell, Hamilton, Perez and Verstappen are also on the road.
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By: Jake Boxall-Legge
Published: Jun 26, 2021, 2:18 PM
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