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1.46pm BST
There is a man in Austrian getup singing the anthem of Styria. It sounds quite aggressive but lots of picturesque shots of valleys and water provide a calming background.
1.42pm BST
Hamilton is on his scooter on the way to find his car.
1.39pm BST
1 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
3. Lando Norris (McLaren)
4. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
5. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
6. Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri)
7. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
8. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)
9. Fernando Alonso (Alpine)
10. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
11. George Russell (Williams)
12. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
13. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)
14. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin)
15. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo)
16. Nicholas Latifi (Williams)
17. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
18. Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo)
19. Mick Schumacher (Haas)
20. Nikita Mazepin (Haas)
1.33pm BST
That is a lot of people.
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1.27pm BST
Lewis Hamilton is concerned by Red Bull’s straight-line speed, which seems to be coming from their new engine, which was introduced last weekend. Some conspiracy theorists believe it has a performance upgrade which is forbidden.
But Verstappen says the improvement is down to the rear wing. “I get this question that we are really quick in the straight, and yes we are, but look at our rear wing, it is not the same,” he said.
1.24pm BST
“I stopped being interested in F1 when it stopped being competitive – years of undiluted Schumacher, then Vettel, then Hamilton,” Richard Hirst says. “ I’ve always found the worship of Hamilton somewhat excessive: he’s clearly a good guy with his heart, and actions, in the right place, but he’s mainly only had to beat his teammate, such has been the superiority of his car. Now his car is not the best he’s not winning. I know this will be sacrilege to many people but so be it.”
We do not mind sacrilege here.
1.16pm BST
Lewis Hamilton has a few decisions to make.
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1.11pm BST
Lewis Hamilton has a cunning plan to help beat Max Verstappen … rain.
“Max has had a quarter of a second on us all weekend,” said Hamilton. “I don’t think we have the raw pace to overtake him, that’s for sure. We might just be able to keep up.
1.06pm BST
You should probably learn about what happened in qualifying.
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1.00pm BST
Max Verstappen is on pole as the greatest threat to Lewis Hamilton dominance of the sport continues to prove he is up for the challenge, with the Dutchman 12 points clear at the top of the Drivers’ Championship. The Red Bull driver has looked in fine form on Friday and Saturday, thanks to his impressive work when cornering. Verstappen has won on this circuit twice already, so will be more than confident he can do it again.
“I got into qualifying and the car didn’t feel as good as it did in third practice,” Hamilton said after finishing third in qualifying, although he will be alongside Verstappen at the front of the grid following Valterri Bottas’ dangerous driving in the pit lane. Hamilton will be looking to win for the first time in four races, a surprisingly long drought for the world champion.