Austrian Grand Prix: F1 Sprint Saturday live coverage

Qualifying for the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix is within the books, and it’s Max Verstappen on pole but once more, forward of the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr.

However at this time is an entire new day.

It’s a dash race weekend for System 1 this week, and beneath the brand new format, at this time is a “Dash Saturday.” Meaning a stand-alone “Dash Shootout” to set the grid, adopted shortly thereafter by the F1 Dash race itself.

Factors are on the road, with the highest eight finishers getting one thing to indicate for his or her efforts.

As we noticed throughout qualifying on Friday for the Grand Prix, staying inside observe limits could possibly be a difficulty for drivers throughout at this time’s “Dash Shootout.” For instance, Sergio Pérez didn’t advance to Q3 after having his lap occasions deleted throughout Q2. As Verstappen famous following qualifying on Friday, typically you simply need to survive and advance.

We may have you coated all through “Dash Saturday,” from qualifying by way of the Dash race itself. So test again early and sometimes for updates! Till then, you may have a look again at Friday’s qualifying for the Grand Prix, learn over our storylines for the Austrian GP, and take a look at all of the F1 protection at SB Nation.

All updates are in Japanese.

Dash Shootout

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SQ3

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Replace 6:52: That may do it for the Dash Shootout. We will likely be again in just a few hours for the Dash race itself.

Replace 6:48: Verstappen trackside notes that “you needed to be on the observe on the proper time” given the bettering situations all through the three qualifying periods. “Right this moment, let’s see over a stint how we’ll carry out.”

“It’s fairly tough,” notes Verstappen on observe limits.

Replace 6:44: Verstappen seems to be locking up pole place for the F1 Dash.

Checkered flag is out, however ultimate laps are concluding. Hülkenberg goes into P4.

Pérez makes it a Crimson Bull front-row lockout, as he goes into P2.

Right here is the highest ten:

Verstappen
Pérez
Norris
Hülkenberg
Sainz
Leclerc
Alonso
Stroll
Ocon
Magnussen

Hülkenberg posted his lap on a set of mediums, which is fairly spectacular. Once more, we see good one-lap tempo from Haas. However the huge query for Guenther Steiner and firm is their race tempo.

Replace 6:40: Simply eight minutes to work with right here in SQ3. Occasions are coming in, and they’re coming down from what we noticed in SQ1 and SQ2. The early high 5:

Verstappen
Norris
Pérez
Sainz
Hülkenberg

Each Sainz and Hülkenberg posted these on mediums.

Replace 6:34: Because of his P3 end in SQ2, Esteban Ocon will get the picture of honor for SQ3.

SQ2

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Replace 6:31: Right here is the highest ten for SQ2:

Verstappen
Sainz
Ocon
Leclerc
Norris
Magnussen
Alonso
Pérez
Stroll
Hülkenberg

The groups with each drivers advancing to SQ3? Crimson Bull, Ferrari, Aston Martin, and Haas.

Replace 6:30: Underneath stress, Leclerc posts a lap that will get him into P4.

The eradicated drivers in SQ2 are as follows:

Albon
Gasly
Tsunoda
De Vries
Russell

Replace 6:28: Two minutes remaining and since we don’t get to say this too usually, right here is your present high 5:

Ocon
Verstappen
Magnussen
Pérez
Sainz

Replace 6:26: Mercedes proclaims that Russell won’t run in SQ2, that means he’ll begin the F1 Dash race in P15.

Replace 6:24: With 5 minutes remaining, the present backside 5 is as follows:

Hülkenberg
Gasly
Tsunoda
De Vries
Russell

Russell continues to be within the storage, having reported a hydraulic challenge on the finish of SQ1.

Replace 6:23: Early occasions are in for SQ2. The present high 5:

Verstappen
Norris
Ocon
Magnussen
Pérez

Occasions are nonetheless slower than what we noticed yesterday.

Replace 6:19: Right here is the classification for SQ1:

Replace 6:17: Sainz will get the picture of honor for SQ2 for delivering that lap late in SQ1 to not simply advance, however to take the quickest time of the session.

Additionally, a shout-out to Nyck de Vries. The AlphaTauri rookie is beneath large stress for the time being, however his SQ1 efficiency sees him clock in at P8.

SQ1

Replace 6:16: Hamilton had a lap time deleted that will have been ok to see him by way of to SQ2. As a substitute, he’ll be watching together with the remainder of us.

Replace 6:13: Sainz goes to the highest of the timing sheets. An incredible effort to salvage what was wanting like a catastrophe.

He’s adopted by Verstappen, Nico Hülkenberg, Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso within the high 5.

The most important shocker? Lewis Hamilton is available in P18. Hamilton is out. Pérez is P14, Leclerc P15.

The 5 drivers eradicated:

Zhou Guanyu
Piastri
Hamilton
Bottas
Sargeant

Replace 6:12: Norris is to the highest of the desk.

Leclerc will likely be investigated for probably impeding Piastri:

Replace 6:10: Concern at Ferrari. Sainz continues to be within the pits, and F1TV reveals a clip of Oscar Piastri being held up by Charles Leclerc. Not solely may Leclerc see a penalty for impeding, he’s at the moment sitting P18.

Sainz comes out of the storage and he may get one shot at a flying lap.

Replace 6:08: Albon goes to the highest of the sheets for a second, however the occasions are slower than we noticed yesterday. The rains in a single day and into the morning have doubtless washed away a great deal of rubber, that means it would take a while for the lap occasions to return down because the observe “rubbers in” once more.

Replace 6:07: Sergio Pérez, who didn’t advance to Q3 yesterday after having a number of laps deleted for exceeding observe limits, has one other early lap deleted for a similar cause.

Replace 6:05: Verstappen to the highest of the timing sheets with a run on the mediums, however his time is straight away deleted for exceeding observe limits.

That was an enormous challenge yesterday.

Replace 6:03: Williams has determined that the intermediates are pointless, as each Albon and Sargeant have come again into the pits to change to slicks.

Carlos Sainz Jr. radios into his crew that he may need a brake wire failure, and he’s been instructed to return into the pits.

Replace 6:00: Vehicles are queued up and the Williams duo of Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant are out entrance, every with a set of intermediates.

Replace 5:58: Nearly time to get rolling out in Austria, which implies just one factor.

Opening titles!

Replace 5:49: In accordance with F1TV the observe has been deemed “moist” by race officers, so we might probably see some laps on intermediates.

Replace 5:24: Earlier than issues get underway, we are able to take a second and examine this fascinating bit of information viz from @FDataAnalysis. This depicts the acceleration, braking, and lateral acceleration drivers expertise at Crimson Bull Ring:

This is likely one of the many desirable accounts properly value following.

Replace 5:19: Courtesy of F1 journalist Albert Fabrega, a have a look at the tyre compounds every crew has remaining as we enter Dash Saturday:

Replace 5:17: Seems somewhat moist in Austria at this time:

Replace 5:15: Good morning associates and welcome to Dash Saturday.