Hamilton admits Mercedes ‘slow’ struggle.
Austrian GP qualifying set a precedent for the 2024 Formula 1 season at Round 11 at the Red Bull Ring.
After a worrying Q1 for Mercedes, George Russell saw Q2 rebound to finish third, while Lewis Hamilton was still behind in Q4. F1 headlines: Horner erupts bitterly as FIA announces last-minute CHANGE to Austrian GP
Hamilton complained to his team on the radio in the first quarter, declaring: “I was just a slow man” in a rather dejected message.
Aston Martin’s recent poor form continued after Lance Stroll failed to progress from Q1 and two-time champion Fernando Alonso found himself knocked out of the top ten at the end of Q2.
Sounding shaken over the team radio, Alonso admitted he nearly lost control in Q2 at turns seven and ten. Here are the results from the first two sessions in Austria
F1 Qualifying Results: Austrian Grand Prix 2024
ELIMINATED IN Q2
11. Daniel Ricciardo [VCARB]
12. Kevin Magnussen [Haas]
13. Pierre Gasly [Alpine]
14. Yuki Tsunoda [VCARB]
15. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin]
ELIMINATED IN Q1
16. Alex Albon [Williams]
17. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin]
18. Valtteri Bottas [Kick Sauber]
19. Logan Sargeant [Williams]
20. Zhou Guanyu [Kick Sauber]
How does F1 qualify?
The qualifying session is split into three limited windows, giving a dramatic start to Sunday’s race. The last five drivers are eliminated at the end of Q1 and the remaining five after Q2. Q3 then gives us a battle between the remaining 10 drivers in the battle for positions on the grid..
