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
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer at the Red Bull Ring
Temperature is toasty warm and there’s genuine anticipation ahead of qualifying. Leclerc looks super-quick, Vettel never can be discounted. And then there’s the Mercs - Hamilton, of course, and Bottas with a point to prove. Should be tasty.
Your thoughts on a potential London GP? Could there be two F1 races held in Britain?
Craig: A race in London is a terrible idea. Why take away a historical temple of motor racing and replace it with a bland street circuit in a city with horrendous traffic at the best of times. Remember the traffic chaos in France last year, yeah imagine that but even worse.
Harry Craig: We don’t want a London GP. We want Silverstone. Why’s that so hard to understand FIA and F1?
Bob: Another street circuit is exactly not what F1 needs. I can understand the attraction from a profit point of view and attracting casual F1 fans but Silverstone is a fantastic track that always delivers a great race that long term fans love. It would be detrimental to loose it.
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We start qualifying at 14:00 BST and the temperature is on the rise.
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Whoever gets on pole later on should at least attempt a bit of this dance.
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Max Verstappen has been showing off his special helmet design for this weekend's race in Austria.
The Dutchman has gone for an all yellow design (including the inside lining) for Red Bull's home grand prix in Spielberg.
Image source, Getty ImagesVerstappen said on Instagram: "I really liked the yellow helmet last year because you could really see it well out on the track."
If ain't broke, don't fix it.
Image source, Getty ImagesThis is our track. Who will send in the fastest lap and take pole position? Turn 10 is the one that keeps catching the drivers out, just before the final straight.
Qualifying gets going at 14:00 BST so stay with us.
Image source, .The constructors' title is even more one-sided. Six of the eight races in 2019 have seen a Mercedes man first and a Mercedes man second.
Image source, .Eight races gone and Lewis Hamilton's lead is already a commanding 36 points over team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Sebastian Vettel is a further 40 points adrift. All of the drivers picked up a point in 2018, but this year the bottom three are still all stuck on zero.
Image source, .A birthday cake has been made for Nicholas Latifi, who turns 24 today.
The Canadian, who is a reserve and test driver for Williams, is currently second in the Formula 2 Championship.
The top three drivers in F2 in 2018 - Russell, Norris and Albon - are all now in F1 and with Williams struggling every day, Latifi could be getting his chance at the top stage sooner rather than later.
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Your thoughts on a potential London GP? Could there be two F1 races held in Britain?
Matt: London once again taking all the sporting events for themselves and not thinking of the spectacle for the fans.
Jennifer Harris: A street race in London? No way? The cost of accommodation alone would make it prohibitative for most so it would end up with crowds only on Sunday.
Stoo G: I would suggest a return for the Birmingham Superprix, now as an F1 event, but you'll probably need to wait for all the road works to be finished. So some time around 2050 seems feasible
Thanks for the suggestion Stoo. A quick search through the BBC archives has brought up this video of footage from when the Super Prix event was held in Birmingham between 1986 and 1990. This is from a year ago and the 2019 race appears to have not got off the ground after all, but it's nice to watch all the same.
Kimi Raikkonen had a wobble as he hit the 'sausage' kerb earlier on today, but the Iceman kept his cool, as you can see below.
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Factor 50 sun cream, copious amounts of water and an umbrella for shade.
The only way to survive a scorching qualifying session in Spielberg.
Image source, ReutersSo far this season our pole sitters have been...
Three for Hamilton, three for Bottas, one apiece for Leclerc and Vettel. No joy for any teams other than Mercedes and Ferrari.
Your thoughts on a potential London GP? Could there be two F1 races held in Britain?
Adam Adshead: Keep Silverstone, forget a capital-centric London GP and bring back F1 to terrestrial TV to increase viewers (so we can ALL enjoy it live!)
Paul Baker: the guys running F1 need to listen to its fans who fork out lots of money to attend their races. That's why the British Grand Prix MUST stay
Stephen Taylor: Silverstone has given me many special times - my first visit was the 2000 F1 race (when they held it in April) with Coulthard winning
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BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer at the Red Bull Ring
Image source, Getty ImagesFerrari’s Charles Leclerc put in an impressive performance to set the pace by a comfortable margin in final practice at the Austrian Grand Prix.
The 21-year-old was 0.143 seconds clear of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes, with the second Mercedes and Ferrari of Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel next.
Vettel was 0.263secs off his team-mate and appeared to have work to do to get on terms for qualifying at 1400 BST. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fifth quickest, 0.459secs off the pace.
Leclerc was the pace-setter throughout the session, both earlier on with heavier fuel and again with low fuel. The Monegasque was also fastest in second practice on Friday, in which both Bottas and Verstappen crashed and Vettel nearly did, but got away with a massive spin.
Conditions are marginally cooler and significantly less demanding than in the heat and strong, gusting wind that contributed to so many problems on Friday.
McLaren continued their impressive progress with Lando Norris sixth - 0.999secs off the pace, but ahead of the second Red Bull of Pierre Gasly - and Carlos Sainz in eighth. The Spaniard will start from the back because of an engine penalty.
So that brings up the penalties at this race to four drivers.
Sainz and Albon will start at the back because of power unit changes, a new engine for Hulkenberg and that's five places for him, and now Magnussen's new gearbox costs him five places.
Remember, this is only race nine of 21. By the end of the season we'll have half the grid penalised.
Bad news for Kevin Magnussen...
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Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live
This has been a really action-packed weekend and we're not even into the meat of it yet.
Just as he was in session two, Charles Leclerc is the man at the top with a 1:03.987.
Lewis Hamilton ends second, 0.143 behind, with Valtteri Bottas third 0.234 seconds off Leclerc.
Sebastian Vettel is the second of the Ferraris with Max Verstappen fifth.
Lando Norris disrupts the top six, finishing ahead of Pierre Gasly.