Austrian Grand Prix 2017
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The Austrian GP will be contested from 14 p.m. and can be followed live with our live text. The latest weather reports predict a fairly significant risk of showers.
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Verstappen's exit from the track in Q3:
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Bottas takes pole for the Austrian GP, beating Vettel. Hamilton, 3rd, will have to move back 5 places following his penalty. Räikkönen will therefore inherit this position ahead of the Red Bulls of Ricciardo and Verstappen. Grosjeazn will start from 6th row. Hamilton will start 8th between the Force Indias of Pérez and Ocon. Sainz Jr completes the top ten.
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Verstappen went through the gravel trap again. Time is up in this Q3.
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The yellow flag is displayed following Grosjean's stop on track. “I’m stuck,” says the Frenchman.
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Hamilton's attempt seemed complicated, with the Mercedes driver oversteering. The Briton will have one more try.
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All the drivers returned to the track for one last attempt.
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Verstappen improves his time but remains almost a tenth behind Ricciardo. The Dutchman made another slight error in his flying lap.
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Grosjean took 7th position ahead of the Force India of Pérez and Ocon grouped in less than a tenth. Sainz Jr completes the top ten.
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Ricciardo improves his time but does not progress in the hierarchy and remains 5th
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Räikkönen climbs to 4th place, half a second behind Bottas. The Ferrari driver is ahead of the Red Bulls.
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Vettel places himself between the Mercedes of Bottas and Hamilton. The Red Bulls complete the provisional top five ahead of Ocon.
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Bottas took provisional pole with a time of 1'04"251, almost 2 tenths ahead of Hamilton.
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All the drivers finally took to the track.
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Grosjean and Sainz Jer are still waiting in the pits and should qualify on a single attempt.
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Q3 begins for 12 minutes. Ultra soft tires are essential for this last session.
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The Q2 ranking:
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Esteban Ocon (Force India) snatched a place in Q3 of the Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring by setting the 10th fastest time with half a tenth ahead of Nico Hülkenberg (Renault), the first to be eliminated from the second qualifying session . The former winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans beat the McLarens of Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) set the worst time, Kevin Magnussen (Haas) not being able to participate in the session following the breakage of his suspension in Q1.
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) improved the lap record at the Red Bull Ring with a lap completed in 1'04''316, ahead of Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) by 4 tenths. With his penalty, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) opted for super soft tires and took 3rd position. The Briton will be the only one in the top ten to start the race with red sidewall tires.
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Ocon snatches a place in Q3 with 10th place where he is ahead of Hülkenberg by less than half a tenth. The Renault driver is ahead of the McLarens of Alonso and Vandoorne. Kvyat is 14th ahead of Magnussen who was unable to take part in the session following a broken suspension.
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