Max Verstappen took third place for Red Bull and will start on alternative tires for Mercedes drivers, with Lando Norris claiming a sensational fourth for McLaren as Racing Point’s pace was only good enough for sixth for Sergio Perez and the Ferrari’s form faltered more than expected.
Bottas broke the record in the Red Bull Ring with 1m02.939s in his first race in Q3, with Hamilton unable to get less than 63 seconds on his first effort in the final segment, as he lost time in the second and third sectors. .
On his final flight tours, Bottas improved his time in the first sector, but then slipped on the gravel off Turn 4, then turned on the grass when he returned to the track, while Hamilton seemed to be improving.
The world champion improved his time to 1m02.951s, but finished second on the grid for the race after completing three practice sessions.
Verstappen took third place, but will start the media career after beating Q2 in the yellow-walled rubber, with Norris climbing into fourth with an impressive final effort on his MCL35.
Alex Albon ranked fifth in the second Red Bull ahead of Perez’s much-desired RP20, who nonetheless beat Charles Leclerc of Ferrari at P6.
Leclerc was the only Ferrari racer in Q3 after Sebastian Vettel failed Q2, but the 2019 Austrian GP pole ended almost a second slower than Bottas’.
Carlos Sainz took P8, with Lance Stroll and Daniel Ricciardo completing the top 10.
In Q2, which Bottas topped fractionally ahead of Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel was dramatically knocked out when Albon skipped the order with a late improvement in the second segment.
Vettel had been at risk as he only had P10 after the first few races of Q2, and in his final effort he bounced off the curbs in the first and last corner, slipping every time and didn’t improve as a result, with Leclerc only getting in Q3. with P10 at the end of Q2.
Behind Vettel came Pierre Gasly in the lead AlphaTauri, with teammate Daniil Kvyat at P13, ahead of Esteban Ocon, making his first appearance in F1 qualifying since the 2018 Abu Dhabi GP, and Romain Grosjean.
In Q1, which was overtaken by Verstappen, while Albon had a nervous wait as he was not sent again for a final race in the opening segment, the improvements from the last gasp from the Haas drivers cost Williams a Q2 slot. .
Grosjean was ahead of teammate Kevin Magnussen, while Russell, who was P15 before the last race of Q1, did not improve in his last effort, possibly losing thanks to an oversteer shot as he exited to the right of the turn. 4, and it will start 17
Antonio Giovinazzi finished 18th after skating in the gravel trap of Turn 4 in his final run, with Kimi Raikkonen behind at P19, ahead of Williams rookie Nicholas Latifi, who immediately took to the track in Q1 to make up for lost time. in your FP2 Accident.
