- Championship leader on pole again at Red Bull Ring
- McLaren’s Norris on front row for first time, Hamilton fourth
Max Verstappen claimed pole for the Austrian Grand Prix with another dominant performance for Red Bull a week after he won here in the Styrian GP. Verstappen beat McLaren’s Lando Norris into second, the Briton putting in a formidable lap to claim the best qualifying position of his career.
Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez was in third, with Lewis Hamilton in fourth, a disappointment for the world champion shortly after he had announced a new contract to race on with Mercedes in Formula One for at least two more years. His teammate, Valtteri Bottas, was in fifth.
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