Summary

  • Verstappen on pole for Sunday's race

  • Perez out in Q2; Verstappen fastest in practice

  • Sprint race format returns: qualifying for Sunday's on Friday, with sprint 'shoot out' and sprint race on Saturday

  • Max Verstappen leads teammate Sergio Perez in the drivers championship by 78 points

  • Get involved #bbcf1

  1. Coming uppublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    The Sprint returns for the second time this season and that means teams are limited to just one hour of practice for the whole weekend. That gets under way at 12:30 BST.

    Then it is onto one hour of qualifying at 16:00 BST.

  2. Postpublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

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    Red Bull have arrived in Austria looking to make it nine wins from nine, with Sergio Perez claiming two of those and Max Verstappen six, including the last four in a row.

    It looks a tough ask for anyone to beat them here this weekend but Mercedes do arrive with some optimism of challenging Red Bull closely.

    Since introducing some big upgrades at the Monaco Grand Prix, the Silver Arrows secured a double podium finish in Spain before Lewis Hamilton finished third in Canada last-time out.

    Will their upward curve in performance continue here?

  3. Dominance to continue on home soil?published at 12:00 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

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    Welcome to stunning Spielberg!

    We're in Austria for round nine of the Formula 1 season - a season that has been dominated by Red Bull so far.

    With a 100% record in 2023 and now arriving at their home circuit that also bears their name, it feels like you don't need to be a Hollywood script writer for this one...