MOSCOW, Jul 8 Current world champion Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the qualification for the sprint race of the 11th round of the Formula 1 championship — the Austrian Grand Prix, which takes place on the track in Spielberg. In the third segment, the Dutchman completed his best lap in 1 minute 4.984 seconds. The second and third places are occupied by the Ferrari pilots of Monegasque Charles Leclerc (+0.029 s) and the Spaniard Carlos Sainz (+0.082). In the course of the third segment, the qualification was interrupted twice by red flags: both British Mercedes pilots, Lewis Hamilton, flew off the track in turn and George Russell. Their cars were damaged. Russell finished fifth in qualifying, Hamilton 10th. The top 10 also included: 4. Sergio Perez, Red Bull … 6. Esteban Ocon, Alpin, 7. Kevin Magnussen, Haas , 8. Mick Schumacher, Haas, 9. Fernando Alonso, Alpin. Saturday will be the second free practice and sprint, which will qualify for Sunday's race.
