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The temperature has risen around the Styrian hills and today's Austrian Grand Prix is set to be a scorcher with a high of 31C and zero chance of rain when we go racing shortly. These hot conditions over 71 laps also means tyre degradation will be high on the pit wall agenda across the grid.

Pit lane is open.

Ben Edwards
F1 commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

It was superb what Lando Norris did [in qualifying], it was the biggest margin we've seen this year on a track where I've seen some of the closest ever times because it's not the longest track and normally the times are very close.

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McLaren polesitter Lando Norris spoke to Sky Sports: "We've got a great car, so it's just a good start and I'll try and control things from there really.

"It's not like the car feels a different level but I think it's an improvement on the timesheets and on our performances this weekend and to show that we've taken a step forward is what we want.

"It's more than just trying to find that same limit, it doesn't feel different but the main thing is delivering what it should and that's good."

On the the drivers behind him in P2 and P3: "I expect a good battle from them both [Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri], I expect them on the first couple of laps to be punchy but that's racing."

Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent

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Lando Norris has felt this year that a lack of feeling from the front axle of the car has been provoking mistakes when he has tried to push to the absolute limit in qualifying.

At the last race in Canada, McLaren introduced a revision to the front suspension to reduce what the team have described as a "numbness". Norris has continued with that part in Austria but Piastri feels he does not need it.

That added to aerodynamics upgrades to the car to the front wing and suspension introduced in Austria led to the largest margin any pole winner has had in percentage terms all season.

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Little mistakes in qualifying have cost Lando Norris this season but on a sunny Saturday at the Red Bull Ring, the 25-year-old put in the cleaneast lap of all to beat Charles Leclerc by hefty 0.521 seconds.

Norris said his time of 1:03.971 was "as close to perfection as I would probably ask for", adding: "Qualifying has been some of my tough moments so to put in a lap like this is pleasing for myself."

The Canada collision with Oscar Piastri last time out, which Norris quickly took responsibility for, saw him lose ground in the title race to the Australian. If the two drivers finish in the same places today, the gap will be reduced from 22 points to 12 points heading into the British Grand Prix next weekend.

Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent

Ferrari say team principal Frederic Vasseur will not be at the track for the Austrian Grand Prix as he has had to return home for personal reasons. Deputy team principal Jerome d’Ambrosio will stand in for him.

Rosanna Tennant, Ben Edwards, Alice Powell and Andrew Benson look back at yesterday's qualifying in Spielberg. Polesitter Lando Norris, plus Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen are all on there, so have a listen as we go along.

Lorraine McKenna
BBC Sport Journalist

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Hello, folks. Lando Norris was in a class of his own during yesterday's qualifying at the Red Bull Ring, taking pole position by more than half a second. The Briton will share the front row not with his McLaren team-mate - and championship leader - Oscar Piatri, but with the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. Australian Piastri was thwarted on his final lap by the spinning Alpine of Pierre Gasly, so will start third.

Lights out for the Austraian Grand Prix is at 14:00 BST.

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At Red Bull's home race, four-time world champion Max Verstappen could manage only seventh place, as he was also denied the chance to improve his Q3 time because of the yellow flags for Gasly.

All eyes will be on Norris, though, following his Canadian crash out two weeks ago. He's been on pole twice before this season - Australia and Moanco - and converted both into a race victory. Can he do the same again in round 11? Let's find out...