Summary

  • Dramatic end to qualifying as George Russell claims pole position

  • Mercedes' Russell snatches pole from Charles Leclerc after Max Verstappen crashes late on

  • Leclerc will start second with Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton third

  • Title leader Kimi Antonelli qualifies in fourth

  • Out in Q2: Gasly, Bortoleto, Bearman, Hulkenberg, Ocon, Colapinto

  • Out in Q1: Sainz, Albon, Perez, Bottas, Alonso, Stroll

  • Austrian Grand Prix declared heat-hazard race amid heatwave

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Jay Freeman and Tasnim Chowdhury

  1. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3

    It's interesting that Hamilton's fastest in the first sector because that's where the straights are.

  2. Top 5

    1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

    2. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

    3. George Russell (Mercedes)

    4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

    5. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

  3. Team radio - Alonso to Aston Martin

    Alonso: "I cannot turn the car so there is something wrong at the front."

  4. I'm not sure how I will explain to the bosses why there is pet chat on the F1 live...

    Championship leader Kimi Antonelli is back in the garage for a bit, as is quite a few of the drivers.

    It's just Alex Albon, Gabriel Bortoleto, Arvid Lindblad, Carlos Sainz, Valtteri Bottas and Fernando Alonso out on the track at the moment.

    Alonso has been on the radio to say he cannot turn the car and has returned to the pits.

  5. Fans in Austria

    The fans have turned up to the Austrian Grand Prix weekend with their homemade banners.

    Lots of smiley faces ready for the build up to the race on Sunday.

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    Re cat post: Chin tickles to Zayd please. I'm sat here listening in the company of the cat too. Madam Boo is still a bit of an F1 novice as I only homed her from Cats Protection in November. She's a tortoiseshell, so it's Papaya for her.

    Witolda, Ely

    Love the name!

    I bet Madam Boo is hoping for a Papaya win!

  7. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3

    Kimi Antonelli's change in performance from last year to this year has been one of the most impressive steps up I've seen from any driver.

    For me it's more that, okay you can't expect too much from someone in their first year, but for me this is the Antonelli people talked about through his junior career.

    George Russell would say he always knew Antonelli was quick but it's put him in a pretty uncomfortable place in that team this year because for Antonelli, everything looks under control for him and he looks quick every time he goes out on track.

  8. Kimi Antonelli is cruising at the top of the leaderboard. He has had a strong start to the race weekend so far and will want to continue his form.

    He is currently four tenths ahead of team-mate George Russell.

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  9. The TV camera has just shown a young McLaren fan with an ice cream. I'm very jealous right now. It's roasting here!

    Oscar Piastri has popped back into the pits. He is fifth currently, five tenths behind Kimi Antonelli.

  10. The three cars on the medium tyres are at the bottom of the pack.

    Sergio Perez P20, Lance Stroll P21 and Fernando Alonso P22.

    Meanwhile, George Russell is back in the garage to get the set up changed in his Mercedes.

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    Is Lewis sandbagging could he sneak a pole position?

    Rico, Cheshire

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  12. Team radio - Russell to Mercedes

    Russell: "Really bad straight line braking on the front axle."

  13. We are just halfway through the session now. All 22 drivers have been on the track now.

    The two Mercedes top the leaderboard at the moment, Kimi Antonelli P1 and George Russell P2.

    Followed by the two McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

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    Re 11.52 post: Sounds like a classic case of your cat trying to "help". Any idea if he has a favourite driver/team?

    Rebecca, Telford

    He's just a rookie F1 fan at the moment, so we have no idea who he is a fan of!

    Zayd just loves watching fast cars zoom around and tries to grab them on the TV screen.

  15. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3

    They're all running on the soft tyre at the minute, excluding the Cadillac and Aston Martin.

    Normally at this point in third practice they'd be using the medium or the hards. That suggests they're saving the medium and hards for a race which might be more than one stop.

    That would be my prediction at the moment.

  16. Team radio - Verstappen to Red Bull

    Verstappen: "I have constant weird interference. I need to change my earplugs and also the balaclava. There's something really off."

  17. Antonelli fastest

    Kimi Antonelli is the fastest driver out on track in his Mercedes at the moment.

    Lando Norris' mirror has been fixed, but Max Verstappen has been on the radio with a concern.

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  18. Top 5

    1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 1:07.533

    2. George Russell (Mercedes)

    3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

    4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

    5. Lando Norris (McLaren)

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    Two-by-two: Mercedes, McLaren, Ferrari. Maybe a Gasly or Hulkenberg to spice it up a bit.

    Rob, Oslo

  20. Team radio - Norris to McLaren

    Norris: "The left mirror is completely broken. So I don't know if you have a replacement, or how many spares we've got but just clean it out."