Sebastian Vettel had a busy old Friday night. Where are the behind-the-scenes cameras when you need them...

Jamie Chadwick
Williams F1 development driver and W Series champion

I don't think you can orchestrate [what is going to happen in the race]. Maybe you can, but it lends itself to a lot going wrong.

Also, you're susceptible to being attacked as well. You've got the likes of Perez and Russell - even Hamilton to a degree - up behind with a lot let to lose, they're just going to take advantage of any trip us.

I would imagine it will be discussed. Ferrari will open the possibility because it is a bit of a head scratcher. What do you do? You need to fight each other because you will be open to being attacked, but you also don't want to lose ground.

We don't have the answers but they will run through all the options and possibilities and I'm sure solutions will be in place.

Jack Nicholls
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator

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Max Verstappen was unlucky in the last race at Silverstone, leading before hitting a piece of debris that dropped him back to seventh. But Charles Leclerc’s pieces of bad luck have come via his own team. Leclerc has been pretty much blameless - beyond a spin at Imola. Instead it has been strategic errors, tactics and operational issues inside the team.

quixoticgeek: I really hope the Ferrari's can stop fighting each other, and take the fight to the Red Bulls. F1 is a team sport, and they need to act like it.

David: Hopefully - Winner: George; Podium: Hamilton and Albon; nope; Toto.

Actually - Winner: Verstappen; Podium: Perez and Leclerc; not a chance; Horner.

Jamie Chadwick
Williams F1 development driver and W Series champion

I'm interested to see what Mercedes can do in this race. I think in the longer races, when strategy comes into play, it does seem to fall into their hands a bit and whether there is an opportunity for them to get into the top three.

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It's been a tough weekend for Mercedes after Lewis Hamilton and George Russell both crashed out during Friday's qualifying session.

Russell starts fourth on the grid and has the edge of his team-mate in the fight to get on the podium, but during Thursday's drivers' press conference, there was optimism that the team could deliver a race win this season.

"With a bit more hard work, hopefully we can get closer to having a chance of winning," said the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. "I truly believe we can get a race win this year.

"Earlier this year I definitely wasn't sure we would ever get a win in this car - but that was not the way we like to think. At Silverstone there was definitely potential to win the race."

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George Russell, who starts fourth, speaking to Sky Sports: "I think it’s going to be tricky with the strategy, we need to stay on our toes and stay close to our competitors.

"We’re going to be pushing as hard as we can; that’s our only hope. It will be a long afternoon but I think there will be some opportunity."

Each driver's box of tricks for today's Austrian showdown.

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Max Verstappen, who starts on pole position for today's race: "To have this support all the time when I come here is just incredible. You need a good car, I've been lucky to have a good car and I hope today we can show that again and in a few hours time we can celebrate.

"It's amazing to be here and to see all the facilities that Red Bull have been improving all the time. The start is important but the general pace we have in the car is going to be crucial, but let's find out what we can do."

The weather outside BBC Sport towers is absolutely glorious and in Spielberg, at the moment, it's a mixture of blue skies and fluffy clouds.

Could a spot of rain be on the horizon though?

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Jamie Chadwick
Williams F1 development driver and W Series champion

I would love to see race run pace-wise and how it looked because I don't know if Max was just managing and quite comfortable out front or whether Leclerc did have a turn of pace at the end of the race to close it into 1.6s (I think) at the end.

The first lap was a bit fruity; Sainz got the run on Leclerc - they kind of tripped over each other a little bit, but that kind of gave them a little bit of a look at Max - who had it covered - and after that got away.

I think on Sunday, they'll learn from those mistakes and be there to fight him when they need to.

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Charles Leclerc, who starts on the front row, speaking to Sky Sports: "Fighting is always nice and I always like to fight but obviously Red Bull is extremely competitive and we need to try everything to beat them and try and maximise the result.

"The pace at the end [of the sprint race] was good and has been the case in the last races. We need to believe in it and I believe if we do a good start and good tyre management then we can get a result."

Formula 1 said it has launched an investigation into reports of fans being subjected to "completely unacceptable" abuse at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Hamilton later wrote on Instagram: "Disgusted and disappointed to hear that some fans are facing racist, homophobic and generally abusive behaviour at the circuit this weekend.

"Attending the Austrian Grand Prix or any GP should never be a source of anxiety and pain for fans and something must be done to ensure that races are safe spaces for all.

"Please, if you see this happening, report it to circuit security and to F1. We cannot sit back and allow this to continue."

Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer

Valtteri Bottas will start from the pit lane after Alfa Romeo changed his rear wing specification and his rear suspension. They've also taken the opportunity to give him a new turbo and MGU-H. Austrian GP build-up here.

More movement on today's grid. Valtteri Bottas, get you coat and bag...

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British Grand Prix winner Carlos Sainz found himself squaring up to team-mate Charles Leclerc soon after the went lights out and tried to stick a move on Max Verstappen but the Spanish driver had to contend with overheating tyres which comprised his chance of battling with the front two runners.

"Good racing with Max and Charles," tweeted Sainz. "Went for it at the start at turn 3 with Max, but couldn't make it stick. After some laps I had to recover tyres and battery, and that was it. We’ll try to get RBR tomorrow. On to the race."

Sainz will once again start on the cleaner side of the grid in P3.

Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer

Fernando Alonso, who was starting from the back of the grid anyway after his electronics failure at the start of the sprint, has been told he has to start from the back of the grid as a result of Alpine taking a whole new power-unit for him to add to his pool.

Time to get your crystal ball out and make some accurate - or inaccurate - predictions for today's race.

1. Race winner will be:

3. Other two drivers on podium:

4. Ferrari will get the strategy right - yes or no?

5. Happiest team boss will be:

Use the hashtag #bbcf1 to send us your thoughts.

Ferrari have made a small gain in the constructors' championship following Saturday's sprint event, cutting Red Bull's lead by a point to 62 points.

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