Lewis Hamilton earned his first Grand Prix victory for Ferrari in Barcelona last time around which means he is second in the drivers' standings with 115 points.

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli is still in top spot but his DNF almost two weeks ago means there is only 41 points between him and the seven-time world champion.

Antonelli's team-mate George Russell is nine points behind Hamilton.

Here's the lay of the land coming into this weekend.

Mercedes have a commanding lead in the constructors championship with 262 points after the first seven races of the season.

Ferrari, led by Lewis Hamilton's recent resurgence, are second and 72 points behind Mercedes while McLaren are third.

Newcomers Cadillac are the only team yet to score points this season.

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A reminder that this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix has been declared a heat-hazard race by Formula 1's governing body the FIA.

The designation comes at any event where the temperature is forecast to exceed 31C at any time the cars are on track.

The ruling means drivers can use a cooling kit that flows cooled liquid, such as glycol, through a system of pipes in a fireproof top worn under their overalls.

The cooling kit is not mandatory but any driver who chooses not to use it has to carry 5kg of ballast in their car to ensure he does not have a competitive advantage.

Temperatures are expected to peak at 33C today. Hot hot!

Jay Freeman
BBC Sport

And so we return to the Red Bull Ring.

Temperatures are still very high with the Europe-wide heatwave still in full flow.

Mercedes' George Russell went fastest late into third practice earlier, topping the charts over his team-mate Kimi Antonelli who has looked impressive all weekend so far.

But can he make it two pole positions in a row and put the fight to Antonelli and the Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton?

Lights out for Q1 is at 15:00 BST.

Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent

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George Russell prevented Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli from achieving a clean sweep of practice sessions at the Austrian Grand Prix with the fastest time in the final session as the Formula 1 teams prepared for qualifying.

Russell led the Italian by 0.038 seconds, with Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton 0.115secs off the pace in third.

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were fourth and fifth, separated by 0.015secs and just over 0.2secs off the pace.

Max Verstappen in the upgraded Red Bull was sixth fastest, split from team-mate Isack Hadjar by the second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc.

An uneventful session suggested a tight fight for pole position later on Saturday but the Mercedes drivers are still favourite to edge out Hamilton.

The signs for Ferrari’s upgraded engine are positive so far on this power-sensitive circuit, but judgement remains out on Red Bull’s chassis upgrade.

Time for us to take a short break!

We will be back at 14:30 BST to build up to qualifying.

Can George Russell take pole in qualifying or will Kimi Antonelli pip him to the top spot?

Lights out for Q1 at 15:00 BST.

Go get an ice lolly and enjoy the sunshine, but be back here for 14:30.

See you then!

11. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

12. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)

13. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)

14. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)

15. Oliver Bearman (Haas)

16. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

17. Carlos Sainz (Williams)

18. Alex Albon (Williams)

19. Sergio Perez (Cadillac)

20. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

21. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

22. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

1. George Russell (Mercedes) - 1:07.096

2. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.038

3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.115

4. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.248

5. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.264

6. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.273

7. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.356

8. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +0.816

9. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +0.935

10. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +1.013

Hadjar: "What's happening in Turn 1 and Turn 3?! Turn 3, like let's stop acting like I'm braking hard, OK? The thing just locks up completely!"

George Russell has quietly overtaken his team-mate to the top spot now.

He is on a lap time of 1:07.096.

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Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3

It looks like Charles Leclerc is struggling under braking in his Ferrari and it's something that's plagued him in his past couple of grands prix.

Lewis now has has a few good races where he's been clearly the fastest of the two Ferrari drivers and he's looked comfortable with the car beneath him.

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We have seen four different winners at the Austrian Grand Prix, over the past four years.

Charles Leclerc won in 2022 with Ferrari, Max Verstappen in the Red Bull in 2023, Mercedes' George Russell in 2024 and McLaren's Lando Norris in 2025.

Five minutes to go. Soft tyres have been bolted on and time for the last few laps before the session comes to an end.

Kimi Antonelli is still at the top of the leaderboard, followed by Lewis Hamilton and team-mate George Russell.

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Esteban Ocon and the two Cadillacs and two Aston Martins make up the bottom five.

Carlos Sainz was in that 18th spot but managed to get his car up to 16th.

Lindblad: "I'm really struggling with confidence with these brakes. I feel like I have a lot of pulling."

Arvid Lindblad has been on the radio to say he is struggling with confidence on the brakes.

The Racing Bulls driver is ninth at the moment, just behind his team-mate Liam Lawson.

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Verstappen: "I have a constant frequency now in my ear from the radio."

As soon as I published the top five entry, McLaren's Lando Norris shoots up to fourth and Red Bull's Max Verstappen in fifth.

Ten minutes left of the final practice session.

Verstappen is back on the radio, he still has issues with the frequency from the team radio.

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