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A frustrating finish to what was looking like a decent qualifying session.

We've seen some light abrasion on the soft compound, which could make it an option for the sprint race, where the cars won't make a pit stop but don't run on full fuel, reducing stress on tyres.

We can be relatively happy with today's qualifying performance with Esteban in sixth and Fernando in ninth.

Thanks to all the hard work and dedication of the team back in Grove, all of whom worked tirelessly to ensure that we had enough parts available in Austria, we have had an enjoyable day today.

The performance has been slightly better than we expected, so we will do all we can in the Sprint tomorrow to progress both cars forward.

The car was not at its optimal balance, and on such a short track, with such small margins separating teams in the midfield, not being at your 100% means you end up missing out on the top places.

It was a good job by the whole team, and hopefully we can take it over to tomorrow's Sprint, keep on getting points and continuing like last week.

We pushed hard in qualifying today, but there was no more time to find in the car.

Verstappen, Leclerc and Sainz covered by just 0.082s, as Hamilton and Russell crash out... much to the delight of the partisan crowd.

Times from today's qualifying session for the Rolex Grosser Preis von Osterreich.

Valtteri Bottas will start Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after taking on new engine components.

Today's meeting of the F1 Commission sees the FIA's action on porpoising delayed until after the summer break, while the teams finally agree to budget cap increase.

Max Verstappen, a two-time winner here in 2021, sets a blistering pace in opening session, as two red flag periods deny drivers precious running time ahead of Spring qualifying.

Times from today's free practice session for the Rolex Grosser Preis von Osterreich.

Power unit elements used prior to the Rolex Grosser Preis von Osterreich weekend.