Austrian Grand Prix qualifying - Charles Leclerc takes pole for Ferrari

Summary

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc takes pole position
Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton will start fifth after three-place grid penalty
Hamilton punished after impeding Kimi Raikkonen
Max Verstappen promoted to P2, Valtteri Bottas into P3 and Lando Norris to P4
Sebastian Vettel P9 after mechanical problem in final qualifying

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Michael Emons

'It feels good'published at 16:13 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Watch the moment when Charles Leclerc took the second pole position of his career.
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Leclerc puts Ferrari on pole in Austria - read the early reportpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer at the Red Bull Ring
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While we're waiting for the stewards to tell us if Lewis Hamilton keeps his front-row place, read the report so far...
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc blitzed qualifying to take pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix.
The 21-year-old set two laps quick enough for pole and ended the session 0.259 seconds clear of Lewis Hamilton.
However, the Mercedes driver faces a possible penalty for impeding Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was third and Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas fourth, as Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel failed to go out in Q3 because of an engine problem.
Vettel's car had a problem with the air-pressure line to the engine and Ferrari had to withdraw him from qualifying after failing to fix it in time.
Don't hit your team-mate!published at 15:58 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
It may well be Nicholas Latifi's 24-year-old birthday but he has just been bumped and spun by team-mate Sergio Sette Camara to drop down from third to 11th in the opening stages of the FIA Formula 2 Championship race in Austria.
Sean Gelael leads the way after eight laps of 40.
Postpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
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Postpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Will this be our starting top three tomorrow? Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton are still sweating on the outcome of a stewards' investigation.
When we know, you'll know.
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'Our race pace is pretty good'published at 15:47 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Lando Norris is set to start fifth tomorrow and he says: "We as a team can be happy. We kept up our pace from Paul Ricard. I need to do my homework tonight and hopefully come back strong tomorrow.
"Just like last weekend I want to stay out of harm's way. Our race pace is pretty good. Hopefully I'll keep the others behind. There is a Ferrari behind so it will be tough."
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How they qualifiedpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
4. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
5. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
6. Lando Norris (McLaren)
7. Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo)
8. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo)
9. Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso)
10. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
11. Romain Grosjean (Haas)
12. Nico Hulkenberg (Renault)
13. Alexander Albon (Toro Rosso)
14. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault)
15. Carlos Sainz (McLaren)
16. Sergio Perez (Racing Point)
17. Lance Stroll (Racing Point)
18. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso)
19. George Russell (Williams)
20. Robert Kubica (Williams)
Grid penalties that we know about so far
Magnussen (gearbox) to drop from fifth to 10th
Hulkenberg (new engine) to drop from 12th to 17th
Sainz (power unit) to drop from 15th to 19th
Albon (power unit) to drop from 13th to 20th
Still waiting to hear
Lewis Hamilton (potential three-place grid penalty if found guilty of impeding Kimi Raikkonen)
'Frustrating day'published at 15:37 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Not the best qualifying session for Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who says: "Obviously the car was broken - we lost part of Q2 then Q3 completely.
"We made the decision to take the body off but couldn't get get it fixed in time. It's frustrating for sure but there was nothing we could do inside the car, it was nobody's fault.
"It's not happy from my side of the garage but great for the team to see Charles come through and get pole."
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Get Involvedpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Leclerc on pole for Austrian GP #bbcf1
Alex Withington: If Charles Leclerc wins Ferrari's first race of the year, I can't imagine Seb's mood will improve much
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Something for the mantelpiecepublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Pole in Bahrain, now another one in Austria. Hopefully this one ends a little better than the first.
The Bahrain race saw Leclerc leading with 10 laps to go before a power problem dropped him down to third.
A failure of the MGU-H, the part of the hybrid system that recovers energy from the turbo, saw him go from first to third and it could've been worse as Max Verstappen was on the charge before as a late safety car ensured Leclerc finished third.
That was Leclerc's first podium of his career, and he has finished third twice more in the past two races.
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'I didn't meet them in the corner but I did put them off'published at 15:23 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Lewis Hamilton has been asked about the incident with Kimi Raikkonen, which is still under investigation.
He says: "I saw one of the team's cars came by, I was braking for the hairpin, Turn Three, saw the other one coming and got on the brakes and went on. I didn't meet them in the corner but I put them off. I wasn't aware of the car coming but it was not the easiest."
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Get Involved #bbcf1published at 15:20 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Charles Leclerc on pole
James Hammond: All that talent and maturity at such a young age. Multi-time champion in the making.
Josh Earl: outstanding pace from Leclerc, never looked in doubt. Great final lap from Lewis to put himself second on the grid, barring a penalty.
Rachel T: See - all F1 needs is for Ferrari to get their act together!
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'Mixed feeling'published at 15:19 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto says: "It's a mixed feeling. A shame for Seb, he would've done very well but Charles is doing very well. Two poles in the last three races. Our performance is very circuit dependent."
'Really happy'published at 15:17 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Max Verstappen delights the home fans and will start at least third tomorrow. He says: I'm really happy at the moment, this is an amazing result the whole weekend, with the upgrades, the car is working better and really happy to be in the top three.
"It's great [the support he gets] brings a big smile on to my face and hopefully I can give them a big result tomorrow."
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'We've not been able to keep up with him'published at 15:14 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Some quotes from Lewis Hamilton, who qualifies second but still faces an investigation after an incident with Kimi Raikkonen.
"Charles, congratulations to him he has been quick all weekend and we've not been able to keep up with him," says Hamilton.
"Positioning was so difficult, I was never getting the slipstream. It was tight at the end and we didn't know if we would start that lap. Max has been driving well all weekend and it's pretty cool to see three teams in the first three. I have to fight the young ones, I'm representing the more-grown men."
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'Tomorrow we need to finish the job'published at 15:10 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Pole sitter Charles Leclerc says: "The car felt amazing, in FP1 I struggled a little bit but in FP2 we made some changes and it was quite good.
"It’s a big pleasure to drive this car on the limit and it just felt great. I’m very happy to bring the pole position home but tomorrow we need to finish the job.
"We're happy with the tyre choices we've made but with the weather it will be about management of everything."
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Postpublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Vettel to start ninth. Any penalty for Hamilton could drop the Briton down to fifth.
Postpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Remember, we are still waiting to hear if Lewis Hamilton will get a penalty for that incident with Kimi Raikkonen in Q1.
Leclerc starts on pole position in Austriapublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Breaking
For only the second time in his career, Charles Leclerc gets on to pole position. He does it in style too setting a new lap record of 1:03.003. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton joins him on the front row, 0.259 behind.
Max Verstappen is third, Valtteri Bottas fourth.
Kevin Magnussen is fifth, but a five-place penalty for a gearbox change drops him to 10th.
Lando Norris sixth, Kimi Raikkonen seventh, Antonio Giovinazzi eighth, Pierre Gasly ninth, Sebastian Vettel 10th.
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Postpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 29 June 2019
Hamilton only up to second. No pole for him.