Qualy quotes: Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull
Mercedes locked out the front row, while Sebastian Vettel was given a three-place grid penalty for blocking. Daniel Ricciardo starts from P7, behind a Haas.
Mercedes locked out the front row, while Sebastian Vettel was given a three-place grid penalty for blocking. Daniel Ricciardo starts from P7, behind a Haas.
Haas qualified P6 and P8, while both Renaults made the top 10. Force India and Toro Rosso came next, but also both lost one car after Q1 as well.
All three teams saw one car eliminated from Q1, with the other out in Q2. Charles Leclerc was P13, but will start from P18 after a gearbox change.
Valtteri Bottas took pole from Lewis Hamilton by less than 0.02s, while Sebastian Vettel qualified P3, but starts P6 after a penalty for blocking Carlos Sainz in Q2.
Sauber driver and talk of the town Charles Leclerc is set to drop five grid places from his qualifying position at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Although up until now stewards have had to look at the incident and not the consequences when deciding penalties, that could change after Sebastian Vettel's five-second penalty in France.
Sebastian Vettel edged Lewis Hamilton as Ferrari upped the pace in final practice, a session in which Max Verstappen's Renault engine left him stranded on the side of the track.
Charles Leclerc has reportedly agreed, but not yet signed, a two-year deal to move to Ferrari where he'll replace Kimi Raikkonen.
Charlie Whiting stands by Romain Grosjean's penalty in France, saying it was "fairly clear" that he just bumped into Esteban Ocon.
Renault have played down talk of a "party mode" engine boost at this weekend's Austrian GP, saying it is not in the same league as that of Mercedes'.
Pierre Gasly has revealed Charlie Whiting told the teams if they want to run the kerbs in Austria, they need to make stronger wings, after Toro Rosso broke three on Friday.
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Lewis Hamilton has told his Mercedes engineers that he would like more upgrades, after they brought a new-look W09 to Austria this weekend.
Fernando Alonso hopes to be "in the fight for Q3" in Austria as McLaren aim to take a step in the right direction.
Max Verstappen has said he ran in FP2 with a cut floor after his RB14 sustained damage at the Red Bull Ring.
Sebastian Vettel has declared himself "happy" with Ferrari's opening day on track ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Both McLaren and Haas have received fines from the FIA for unsafe releases during Friday practice at the Red Bull Ring.
Robert Kubica believes that his choices of race seats for the 2019 season rests on other driver choices, and that there may not be much available.
Sauber team principal Frederic Vasseur has said he expects Charles Leclerc to continue with the team until the end of the season and not move to Ferrari early.
Lewis Hamilton led another Mercedes one-two after finishing top of the timesheet in FP2 ahead of Austrian Grand Prix.
Introducing their biggest update yet for 2018, Lewis Hamilton hopes Mercedes can "frighten" their rivals at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix.
Mercedes dominated on Friday, with Lewis Hamilton topping both sessions and Valtteri Bottas in P2. The Ferraris and Red Bulls followed in behind.
Haas finished P7 and P8 in the FP2, while Pierre Gasly broke the suspension on his Toro Rosso. Both McLaren and Renault made the top ten at some point on Friday.
Charles Leclerc got his Sauber into the top ten once again on Friday, while Williams had Robert Kubica in the car for FP1.
Christian Horner, Toto Wolff, Honda's Toyoharu Tanabe and Franz Tost form the team principal panel in Austria.