Verstappen on Austria pole ahead of Norris and Russellpublished at 16:31 29 June
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent at the Red Bull Ring
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen put in an imperious performance to take pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix from McLaren’s Lando Norris.
Fresh from winning a fight with Norris and McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in the sprint race earlier on Saturday, Verstappen beat the Briton by 0.404 seconds.
Mercedes’ George Russell qualified third, 0.526secs behind Verstappen, after Piastri had a time that had put him third deleted for exceeding track limits at Turn Six.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will start fourth ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.