Qualifying Highlights | 2021 Austrian Grand Prix

A day of standout performances! Watch how the thrilling battle for pole at the Red Bull Ring played out for a second consecutive weekend.
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[@fameworld8519]

LANDOOOOOO! What a qualifying he had!

[@ImRezqoo]

To be fair, Max and the Mercs were not on their best in Q3, context is key my friend

[@Retr0D3ds3c]

How many points he made?

[@nickname87]

George russell 👏👏👏👏

[@wuh607]

@@ImRezqoo still you can't take away that brilliant performance

[@boterhammetpindakaashagelslag]

@I love cheesecake Both Max' laps weren't flawless. Troubles at turn 3 twice.

[@limbu13]

"It has been sensational day if you are wearing orange or your car is orange." What a commentary. 😂😂😂

[@block_buster6294]

wayy better than the commentary in my language :p

[@supingo3339]

@@block_buster6294 where you from?

[@bikeman8361]

Not if your Danny Ric

[@hendak4206]

@@bikeman8361 I'm actually sad

[@bikeman8361]

@@hendak4206 me too

[@dionisismichalaris3167]

Lando and George showed us again that they could be the future f1 champions

[@simonbreur4632]

Max is gonna be a problem

[@blazingyodler]

@@redbullsauberpetronas nope. Lando way better than russel

[@3DWorldMan]

@@blazingyodler i feel russell is better but lando is more consistent

[@DJUwU]

@@blazingyodler Lewis and Max are gonna be a problem till 2023 at least. Max likely gonna be a problem for much longer. And lets not forget and Leclerc...

[@dionisismichalaris3167]

They are both too young to make comparisons and both of them are in very different teams. I believe we should wait a couple more years

[@TeamTwiistz]

The sounds of the crowd is incredible

[@aymenfadhel1558]

I know, the pandemic ruined it, I missed hearing the cheering of the crowd, it has always made the races better and more pleasurable

[@steve4880]

Just think what it's gonna sound like for the Netherlands GP.

[@ziegaful]

I‘m so happy to see the race at the RedBullRing 🥰

[@JSG2005]

@@steve4880 yeah, just Imagine.... I just can't wait till the 3rd of September😃

[@shaunlevin5081]

@@steve4880 I completely forgot that it's happening. I thought it got Vietnam'd.

[@elvincitore1512]

Can we applaud Gasly and Lando who are always up there with the Redbulls and Mercs , they're really crushing it this year , hoppefully they get to have some wins soon .

[@carlitobrigante4353]

Shows how poor dan ric is realy!

[@aishwarygaonkar2601]

Yes they should be appreciated and rated highly as Russell, Verstappen and Leclerc are. They are highly underrated. Hope Lando wins with McLaren and Gasly too gets a great team for winning often.

[@suckieduckie]

@@aishwarygaonkar2601 Lando yes, but Gasly had a shot at RB and got smashed.

[@butterxo3094]

@@suckieduckie But look at how much Gasly has improved

[@ollieh98]

@@suckieduckie he did, but he barley had the chance. He’s bounced back better than anyone could’ve expected.

[@psivewri]

Great to see Lando on the front row!

[@gsguitar7682]

SPOILER ALERT 😅

[@shaikolm]

@@gsguitar7682 here's a solution: dont look at comments before watching the video

[@putrantajati680]

And by using medium... imagine if he's on soft, gonna be pole.

[@deinemutterhatweed]

wow, weird to see you here haha :D

[@c0r5e]

Maybe he had some eculyptus oil

[@612LimaDias]

Lando last year: "Are those fireworks for me?" Lando this year: "Are those fans for me?"

[@noamil.]

Wasn't last year but in Bahrain this year

[@fikrilazuardi2049]

for a second i thought it was mclaren fans.

[@QwoaX]

Well, they're wearing his team's colors....

[@lukilsn]

Is for me? 🥺 👉👈

[@markostojanovic9691]

up you go

[@royliber3824]

George in Q3 just shows how much he deserves a seat in Mercedes, or any other team at this point with an actual fast car. He pushed back the 2 Ferraris from Q3, both Alpine as well... Sure Alonso would have made it into Q3 if he wasn't getting blocked off at the final straight but STILL George shows again what he is made of. Really hoping to see him doing better this year and next year.

[@steve4880]

He won't get it though, because he's not gonna wanna take a #2 driver role.

[@HarryG98]

@@steve4880 he definitely will, there’s no way he stays at williams for another year

[@jeremygoldenberg9617]

@@steve4880 He will if it's for two years, and then he's the #1 driver.

[@madc2004]

@@steve4880 If he gets the chance to be in one of the best cars in F1, he'd be crazy not to take it

[@miguel-iy5py]

Russel might be the future of merc

[@trailbossdan1]

Lando’s doing an incredible job this year. Gutted for Alonso.

[@clivejuniornoconjo1556]

Yea, but it wasn't AM's fault at least, unlike Mazapin

[@lukeisbored8607]

@@clivejuniornoconjo1556 excuse me?

[@ftbleditz5826]

Agreed

[@blahsum7226]

Daniel should just retire

[@clivejuniornoconjo1556]

@@lukeisbored8607 I'm not sure what you're trying to refer to in my point but I'll assume it's Mazepin... I'm talking about the time Mazepin started swerving in the middle of the track and blocked Perez during his flying lap (Not sure which track, so don't attack me)

[@gastonhitw720]

Rusell qualified with medium tyres!!!! I can't believe my eyes! Norris beating both Mercedes 2 RB in top 3! Just amazing!

[@cazonirobert3621]

you mean in Q2, right?

[@SR1Records]

I know! I didn't get to watch it live so when i saw it on here i thought while i'm pleased for him that he get into Q3 he probably shouldn't have bothered because he has to start on soft tyres now... And then i saw the medium tyres and was shocked!

[@planetarian451]

That medium is the same as soft last week

[@lar2028]

@@planetarian451 Yeah, but softs are now super softs...

[@ShieldX_Snowy]

only because vettel blocked Alonso

[@antonbagger1763]

The way he says "Verstappen on pole AND LANDO NORRIS ON THE FRONT ROW" he sounded so pumpt up

[@kazioglod]

He's British

[@alecjones4135]

I think we were all a little pumped after Lando got p2

[@jamie7168]

It's like when he got on the podium last year... AND LANDO NORRIS IS ON THE PODIUM!!

[@antonbagger1763]

@@alecjones4135 yeah, your right

[@mryancharcoal]

Well Max was expected to be first and by quite a margin but what was not expected is that Lando would be sitting the slightest margin behind him.

[@CrunchiBox]

People don't realize what talent this golden generation of F1 has. Lando, George, Max, Charles and Pierre are absolut monsters

[@Ticki]

@@quinn9999 well, Carlos went to Ferrari... I don't think he will rise up there

[@slyleggs4344]

Oh yes. Bout time it wasn't about Lewis in a car leagues faster than the rest of the field. Let's see how lezis copes with the pressure race day.

[@Daxboy16]

CrunchiBox Carlos started in 2015 alongside Max.

[@CrunchiBox]

@@Daxboy16 oh yeah you're right sorry.

[@Brokecapitalist]

And don't forget about the great mazepin!

[@liamhewitt6642]

George needs at least a point tomorrow, it’ll do wonders for his ever growing confidence, definitely a future champion along with Lando, both are getting some amazing results with the tools they have

[@aquibzaid114]

also don't forget Gasly. There's definitely an untapped mine there

[@BrahiemHylton]

@@aquibzaid114 yup for sure. One of the most consistent drivers in the lineup

[@joemiler8645]

George isn’t gonna score points lol

[@astrovisionbroadcastingunion]

It will also save the team if they get this point, will allow them to get funds

[@burst_bubble]

Not sure if he'll score points today but nobody is going to take today's performance away from him. Absolute banger!

[@ClemensAlive]

Very nice seeing Alpha Tauri AND Aston Martin picking up some serious pace in this season!

[@mordor1779]

Gasly was only 0.058 behind Bottas what a fantastic job he is doing he deserves such a better car

[@cococly]

Russell in P9!

[@lnnrt0161]

@@cococly My personal highlight

[@wrozbitaandrzej9522]

Well, i agree that Gasly is talented driver, however dont act like alpha tauri is terrible car, it might be 3rd best car on some tracks, yuki is mostly underperforming

[@sebastianfruhwirth7231]

@@wrozbitaandrzej9522 3rd best car? I dont think so. There was no track until now where the AlphaTauri looked faster in qualifying and racing as their competitors. I think also this time, it is maybe the 5th best car but more like the 6. best car when u trust the statistics from training

[@pharmit24]

Tommorow is gonna be an EXCITING RACE!

[@PayengCupSeries]

We hope for rain.

[@pertombre]

dont be so sure till the race end.

[@nojane]

I'm absolutely pumped

[@agt2659]

Oh boy didnt you just jinx it

[@kgabomanamela23]

Also hope that we get to see the safety car 🚗

[@ras_732]

That Alonso incident was a curious one when you see the whole story. So Bottas and Sainz overtook Vettel, who was slowing down where they were allowed, to get himself a clean gap. Then they slowed down to create a gap in a place where it wasn’t allowed, forcing both Vettel and Perez to cause a constantina effect and ruin both of their flying laps in time as well as Fernando to abort due to Vettel. Sorry, but Bottas and Sainz were the real culprits of causing this charade and should've got punished harsher than Vettel.

[@spicykking2854]

Finally some facts. Cheers for bringing this to light, but it's not like the FIA are gonna do that are they?

[@frontlineatni]

Concertina.

[@emilien2190]

Facts man, totally agree with you but i’m sure vettel will prove on the track that it wasn’t a justified penalty

[@nishanthashok1188]

Well this is the line in F1's official website for Bottas and Sainz: Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas, who qualified fifth, and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, who was P11, were also investigated for going too slowly in the same section, but the both escaped a penalty on the grounds that lots of drivers were queuing ahead of them and no one could be deemed predominantly to blame.

[@crxdelsolsir]

Who do you think is the head of FIA? And who do you think has been getting favoritism the last few years?! Hint: A team was repetitively exceeding turn limits (Turn 4 - 2021 Bahrain) all race and when RedBull did it once they were called out NEVER to do it again.

[@axelialamo8307]

Lando is having the best season of his career

[@deebow6486]

3 years isnt really a career already

[@nicolascharpentier3863]

*Yet

[@DAMANIAC432]

@@deebow6486 He'll be in f1 for many more. 3 years is plenty to a start of a career, your comment is pointless.

[@sbrmilitia]

@@deebow6486 its not like you go to a job interview and start driving in F1. His professional racing career spans prior to F1.

[@TheAmazingCowpig]

*So far

[@virn143]

Lando showing again he is really a future Driver’s Championship contender.

[@colehartel7206]

Little wonder that McLaren put the same faith in Lando's development as they once did in a young Lewis Hamilton.

[@dragreduction7329]

Honestly if Mclaren make any extra improvements in performance he could make a charge for this years championship.

[@janyogyog76]

Don't forget about his fellow britain driver, George Russell

[@h4rshturtle456]

@@dragreduction7329 probably to late and with how much cars change nextyear i would not put all stones in this years car

[@nathanfrutiger9264]

That Q3 Lando had gave Merc something to think about for the future...sorry George.

[@bigbugkimo]

Checo somehow always makes it come through.... wasn’t his best week but snuck in the P3. Huge congrats to him and Lando.

[@DannyOvox3]

Yeah thats why when I see practice results and even qualifying I usually dont worry because he comes through on the race. I think he is all over the place before the race because he is always trying crazy setups in the car so he can find even more edge, the man is not happy with a high performance he wants it all!

[@vidanmai166]

It's crazy how he always comes through

[@bigbugkimo]

@@vidanmai166 I really expected a low quali today! Surprised us all.

[@starpower7921]

Yeah even in his worst race he finishes in top 5 except for imola where trout qualified max

[@Caffeinatedtechnerd]

@@bigbugkimo yeah I expected P5 - P7 for him today. Great Q3 salvage job!!

[@martin.mp4]

Rusell pushing the williams car to its limits, its honestly impressive.

[@kiramutoujaeger]

Hopefully he gets the point that Williams are waiting for

[@banrtv]

Russell

[@Gollas4k]

If he doesn´t finally get points tomorrow I´m gonna... I dunno what but it won´t be nice

[@somerandominternetuser9172]

@@Gollas4k hes already impressed us by going into Q3, next stop, points.

[@constipatedparker5879]

He'll be driver of the day, if it's not it'll be settled for 2nd or 3rd.

[@hoder4857]

Lando in a Red Bull sandwich is the best thing I have ever seen since Checo's last win

[@sajeevagahlawat9279]

Yeah man

[@612LimaDias]

"Orange is The New Black" had never made so much sense.

[@gopher6532]

yep, lando was also getting comparisons to lewis so...

[@ekmaf7486]

I'm proud to be Dutch. But I absolutely hate orange.

[@ytwos1]

Hahaha. I am not in too that orange stuff either. Have nothing at home and am a proud Dutchman.

[@vanilkharbanda]

Except when Trump was elected

[@SARTHAXBEATZ]

@@gopher6532 i think he meant McLaren to the Merc lol.

[@waffleswithburberrysauce9019]

With Norris and Russell here, the future is going to be exciting.

[@djhokage1]

Let's not forget how gasly keeps managing to get that alpha tauri up there week in week out.

[@linnshortgrove4112]

@Jayden that’s what I’ve been saying, if Bottas is signed on by merc for lets say another two years then zak brown should definitely try and bring george on for next year to replace danny ric

[@zera9579]

@@djhokage1 Yeah definitely. Russell is clearly destined for Merc but would love to see Norris and Gasly in the Mclaren.

[@joelcollins5586]

stroll >

[@blackjack9190]

@Jayden depends on what car they are given.

[@brucie6426]

Toto: Whose idea was it to sell our engines to McLaren? Lewis: It was yours mate.

[@blazingyodler]

Cringe af

[@dasharound4371]

🤣🤣🤣

[@allenthomass8432]

@@blazingyodler NO! you are cringe af.

[@petesmith4005]

@Brucie 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 FACTS 🤣

[@stijnhs]

* table starts shivering *

[@FrenchyCanuck]

Riciardo: I came to McLaren because it’s faster than Renault. Norris : yes it is.

[@colehartel7206]

Maybe Ricciardo can only drive fast with a Renault engine.

[@ftbleditz5826]

Riciardo did better at renault

[@10003159]

Ricciardo has been garbage this year

[@danamante1160]

@@colehartel7206 he was faster in RB before...

[@mchammer5026]

@@ftbleditz5826 whooosh

[@ClemensAlive]

WOW! What a qualli! My biggest congratulations to Norris and Russel!!! That was something different!

[@senseiskellig4878]

Russell*

[@dibyagurung2142]

And also Tsunoda.

[@evanrichards7503]

@@dibyagurung2142 tsundoa didn’t do anything amazing

[@rlanggara6933]

Agree! What a quali for Lando and Russel.

[@zombiealive648]

@@senseiskellig4878 *Rusell

[@tejasshah99]

I am really damm worried for Daniel. He is being destroyed by lando. Even albon wasn't destroyed in this way last year

[@flowersinathens102]

i can only hope he gets better.. i really want him to do well

[@A.i.r_K]

This may be a hard year for Danny. I think we have to wait for the day he clicks, and he should be a very big threat to Lando and perhaps the top 2. But I'll be very interested to see 2022, when everything's reset.

[@o0bananaman0o]

he's cooked I reckon

[@vyepez500]

I hope they get Albon in for Ricciardo

[@adrianosilveira4429]

I'm still wondering why he left Red Bull. Such a terrible mistake...

[@skynesher]

Finaly someone told Perez not to save tires in qualifying.

[@liynne]

not his best track and checo never was stellar with qualis. in austria he never qualied above p6/7. his quali is improving, give him some credit.

[@niweshlekhak9646]

@@liynne Quali is not improving he just has a better car.

[@liynne]

@Akagami no Shirayuki ive been watching f1 for more years than you can count. qualify was never he strongest suit. race day was. and red bull ring even more so.

[@liynne]

@@niweshlekhak9646 still doesnt change the fact that his strong suit has always been race pace day, not qualifying.

[@lunaAvA]

It's his Nature! He is the tyre hero!

[@rizkyanandita8227]

Lewis Hamilton sign an extension for 2 more years George Russell: "I took it personally."

[@rohanrajesh7090]

Underrated Comment

[@remek5758]

who cares about that cry baby tho

[@koufdell]

@@remek5758 7 times world champion cry baby..come on give the man his credit (i dont like him too but i respect the acheivement)

[@fatboyRAY24]

It’s been a tough year for Mercedes.

[@jellybabyman961]

Well he could still replace Bottas next year tho

[@julianr.7186]

- Toto: LaNdO´s eNgInE iS sUsPiCiOus. - FIA: Ok Toto, enough.

[@Nefus1988]

5 second time penalty

[@akshatrakesh8697]

5 second time penalty + 5 place grid penalty + gearbox penalty + chassis penalty + penalty for outqualifying mercades

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

They can't do that because the merc engineers are responsible for his engine. Don't want to put suspicion on themselves

[@TheGrandmaMoses]

'Toto, this is James' was right there.

[@LeoSalg]

@@elcactusdelamuerte506 its a joke

[@danial8479]

A Williams above A Ferrari, never thought i would see that XD, so happy for Russell

[@raimarulightning]

Above both of them! Can't believe it!

[@pritam-lakra]

Lets be prepared......we never know what might be coming from williams next year.

[@frazerguest2864]

It’s like the early 1990’s all over again.

[@gigsawsoljier1408]

i mean you aint been watching long huh

[@danial8479]

@@frazerguest2864 yup

[@CathalMacHale]

The grid: Pierre you can have any position to start the race even pole what would you like? Gasly: 6th

[@41g28]

Wdym he’s earning it

[@apanshumanbehera7161]

Seb will always be a man of character you can even see him genuinely feeling bad for alonso when he apologizes and i think thats key. also yeah i can see george getting a merc seat probably next year or the year after that. lando is the key to bringing mclaren back to its glory days i stg

[@fintonmainz7845]

This the same man who Deliberately crashed into someone behind the safety car. Who deliberately endangered stewards at the weighbridge. The list is long.

[@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044]

@@fintonmainz7845 Facts ^^^^^^^

[@LuizHartkopf]

@@fintonmainz7845 “crashed” more like light tapped the wheels going about 30 miles an hour.

[@mikahu3050]

Vettel got penalty now?

[@tylerhammer4561]

@@fintonmainz7845 that was what 2+ years ago. People grow and can change.

[@ob0273]

Russell: *Doing flying lap in Q3 F1: *Doesn't even show his sector times.. :(

[@Schnapsbrennor]

I actually thought he was saving Q3 tires, cause they didn't show him, and then he even gets 9th

[@fsd123vgb6bnfg3]

Please F1, post Russell's lap

[@chrism0518]

I know but he got noticed by me so he isnt alone

[@andrewtan881]

His Q3 lap was actually slower than his Q2 lap, but yeah it was a fantastic job from him nonetheless

[@wecf1411]

@@fsd123vgb6bnfg3 no point, he is a slow driver and didn’t do that well in Q3 even if they had a chance.

[@quigley61]

the top ten is crazy. The Red Bulls are on fire, Lando is flying, Pierre & Yuki are doing a great job, and Russell somehow managed to drag the Williams into the top 10. Hopefully the race is as interesting.

[@royliber3824]

One of the craziest Q3 grid ive seen in a while, probably the past couple of years. Cheering up both Lando and George, Lando showing the real championship winner material he has in him and George showing off what he can do in one of the worst cars on the grid!

[@fireinthenight9028]

@@royliber3824 how the car is worst? I think it's better than haas and quali than alfa.

[@Ticki]

@@fireinthenight9028 that's why he said one of the worst

[@joriuschuwa]

@@fireinthenight9028 nope I’m pretty sure it’s the slowest car on the grid, it’s definitely a slower car than Alfa and arguably even Haas on some tracks. It’s crazy how George could get that slow car into top 10.

[@lakerstekkenn]

Aren't these cars fractions of a second from each other because of the drivers ? Norris has the same car but drives better now, not because his car is bad but because he's getting better at driving while Hamilton is 36 and getting older his body seems to be not responding when needed, this would eventually happen. How is a car supposedly so slow but all of the sudden Norris can almost beat Red Bull ?

[@JupiterTarts]

Mercedes to Mclaren: we'll take those engines back thank you very much

[@soodiep]

Nope, they are making red bull win. Happy Red Fia.

[@guidoguido2245]

So they’ll just take the Honda engines again, which are on par this year? 😂

[@triplemoyagames4195]

Can we appreciate the fact Russel got to Q3 on MEDIUMS in a WILLIAMS. That is sensational

[@ayram_exe8437]

I think that car can challenge the Alpines and Aston Martins Latifi makes that car looks terrible tho

[@SilverFoxww]

And he is 9th!!!

[@CrLe100]

And 3 cars in fron of him are on softs so he can stay on track longer before pit

[@fw--kx6sk]

@@SilverFoxww Vettel recieved a grid penalty. It's P8

[@philtucker1224]

Clare and Frank made the right decision. Q3 performance costs a fortune to achieve. I’m old enough to remember when Williams and McLaren won just about everything 😊

[@kingbradley3402]

We need some Missing posters for Danny Ric. He's been struggling all season and this was a serious lowlight. Perez fitting in like a dream with RB. Possible Constructors for them. Lando full time twitch streamer just fights into P2

[@danilicious2308]

Wait. Ricciardo was in there?

[@SeshvirSeodutt]

So that’s where he got he money to buy an f1 seat

[@kingbradley3402]

@@danilicious2308 was wondering the same. I only saw one McLaren racing today

[@ikmal63h17]

@@SeshvirSeodutt you didn't know?F1 is his part time job

[@offtilt]

early in the year i was like "yeah ok that makes sense for him to be struggling getting used to a new car" lando himself said he couldn't drive it the way he really wanted to, but man lando was sooo close to pole and daniel could only do p13. i love danny ric, he's one of my favorite drivers, but there's something more going on inside him right now. lando is proving that there is a LOT to get out of the car. daniel just can't seem to find it as well.

[@Oxidize]

P9 FOR GEORGE

[@flapdrol75]

And probably will start from p8

[@DaanRacer]

@@flapdrol75 will still start from p9, but as 8th

[@nil.747]

@@DaanRacer What, why? Did someone get a penalty?

[@ΓιώργοςΟικονομίδης-ρ1δ]

@@nil.747 vettel probably

[@dontgiveup...]

@@nil.747 Vettel could get a penalty for "blocking" Alonso but it's not confirmed yet so it's too early to speak for sure...

[@darkangel8922]

George Russell is the best example of what "outperforming his car" means.

[@yaralaterveer]

I agree

[@A19-c7o]

And Alonso?

[@hotice88uk]

That, but also Latifi underperforming to an almost equal extent, no..?

[@rickcollins5728]

@@hotice88uk I think latifi is where the car should be, he wasn't that rusty, just average.

[@steve4880]

Same can be said for Gasly. He constantly over performs in the AT.

[@jw147]

This is a George Russell appreciation post

[@ForeverF1]

🥳

[@gnoscyde]

Russel submitting his resume

[@earlhenerz]

Only because Vettel held up Alonso

[@jw147]

@@earlhenerz yes but still a fantastic effort. Coming from a seb fan

[@abdullahzackariah3642]

Russel demanding that seat now

[@titanide]

The crowd cheering is giving me goosebumps , incredible , just incredible GOOOOO RED BULL !!!!!!!!

[@d-lizardking8071]

No kidding, what until they go to Mexico, they cheered Perez just to because he overtook someone for 8th position. Got to love the fans(plus mexico never disappoints)

[@pectoralis1565]

I can already hear it next year: "Get in there George."

[@joshuagabrielcatindig7607]

If Sir Lewis allows it.

[@michawozniak5492]

Not going to happen, we shall see if mr saturday will kick in tomorrow

[@harshgandhi2030]

I'd like Lewis it's James... Let George through 😂😂😂😂... And then Lewis saying let love conquer all

[@QasimAli-to5lk]

Imagine if George gets destroyed next year

[@pranavps851]

Hamilton : "..over my deadbody".

[@LogieT2K]

Lando has really put his name on the list of potential champions these last two seasons. He has been absolute fire Also george in q3, fingers crossed he is able to turn it into a points finish🤞🏼

[@Gollas4k]

it´s astonishing... norris already performed fantastically and now he topped it by qualifying 4 100th behind max, outqualifying both mercs...

[@mayosia007]

Can we just realize that George Rusell driving a Williams outqualified both Ferraris?

[@schan_ban]

And on MEDIUMS too, absolutely insane

[@eloyam9973]

"Slow button on, slow button on"

[@tjasahelbl4338]

With Vettel having a 3 place grid penalty does that mean George starts p8 tomorrow???

[@nathanweiss5174]

@@tjasahelbl4338 And does it mean that Sainz losing the choice of tire for moving up to 10th?

[@kalyanpm6803]

@@nathanweiss5174 nope. free choice.

[@nm0795]

meanwhile Albon at home “GEORGEEEEEE!!!!!!!!”

[@WorkerBeeSupply]

Ahahaha! I do the Albon “Geo-oorrrggeee!!!” impression all the time! 😂😂

[@batot3617]

He wasn't at home. He's reserve and development driver for red bull

[@randomgamer4994]

@@batot3617 it was a joke m8

[@valenciabrown7856]

@@arnaud14 come here georgeeeee

[@_aragornyesyes_7171]

Fernando is disappointed at seb and Kimi this weekend

[@Lastname6955]

Makes me sad 😢

[@shaikolm]

His old rivals

[@LuminalSpoon]

What year is it again?

[@titancheat]

Given the track, where could seb go?

[@B4skeiro]

Seb couldn't go anywhere at that point in the track, and even he lost his shot at the fast lap

[@EnderMalcolm]

Tsunoda in 7th on pure pace, that's just delightful. Gasly right there with him as well, Alpha Tauri could be in for some excellent points tomorrow.

[@closedcl8]

Tsunoda-kun just needed time in the oven, really. AT are an overall less-pressure team than RB, which will make it more conducive for him.

[@RickeyTerrellVision]

Max is NOT playing about wanting that title this year, Amazing!!!!!

[@Ryandupont0896]

Been a fan of him since 2017 and this year has been so sweet. Tired of seeing Mercedes dominance….

[@alecjones4135]

@Heika Sidoraku you wish ;)

[@Tomoyo86]

@Heika Sidoraku Many teams that are still in f1 were once dominant, what are you on about?

[@RickeyTerrellVision]

@Heika Sidoraku With their lackluster performance today, it won’t happen soon. McClaren is passing them up with Lando’s points alone. Carlos Sainz and BabyFace Leclerc need to step up, period.

[@RickeyTerrellVision]

@@Tomoyo86 Right, every team had their heyday, including Williams lol

[@フェイリス-d7l]

George Russell thank you for bringing Williams back to the top 10

[@azlio1988]

Williams always be in top 10.. 😂

[@samosasamosa6764]

Hope he can do it consistently. But what a massive confidence boost it must be for the team

[@owendollard8816]

Exactly

[@owendollard8816]

@@azlio1988 he means the the grid😂tool

[@lukewood2662]

Thank Seb for holding Nando back. He was the one with Q3 pace.

[@syedabsar6377]

Not sure when Gasly’s Alpha Tauri contract ends, but I would love to see him paired up with Lando at McLaren.

[@ankitshah4332]

Gasly at Mercedes!

[@ninapham9579]

Nah, Gasly’s rightful place is with Alpha Tauri. Him and the team have accomplished a lot together

[@Adam-de8jm]

@@ninapham9579 They’ve done lots together but it’s hard to stay after being demoted from a championship car at rb.

[@zainhaq]

Yeee

[@syedabsar6377]

@@ankitshah4332 Think they will go with a full British line up in Lewis and George.

[@thrasherdave1428]

This just keeps getting better for Red Bull and their fans like myself!

[@axelode45]

You can't help but feel sorry for Alonso, could've made it to Q3.

[@LLG47]

Yeah he was a lock for Q3, he was definitely on pace to get in there.

[@peetersm6783]

At least he gave Russel a place in Q3 :)

[@In.Another.Universe]

This was the same case as last week, george was P10 and alonso was the one to push him down to Q2. This time it didnt happen thanks to Seb.

[@speedlinerc62]

@@In.Another.Universe but it will happen on the 1st lap. Alo will go forward...Rus will go backwards.

[@jogemv1]

@@speedlinerc62 nah. Alonso isnt any better than him..

[@EmmanuelEdgar195Z]

I am mentaly prepared for an interesting event that will ruin Russell's race.

[@starby1243]

So am I. The boy gets bad luck just when he's about to win or get points. At least his qualifying wasn't ruined like Alonso.

[@shorey66]

As long as he gets a chance to show off and secure Bottas' seat for next year.

[@MyKoira]

First lap incident that forces him to pit

[@irchrisb]

Sad, but true. That guy needs a reliable car.

[@luccass6793]

I am not, i know it's the most likely outcome, but it will hit like a truck anyway

[@agf1896]

Russel: Q3 appearance *everyone liked that*

[@Zezya]

I didn't

[@earlhenerz]

Only because of Vettel blocking Alonso

[@GIocken]

kimi not q3 me sad

[@zuzuzuzu9624]

@@Zezya U MUST BE FUN AT PARTY`S

[@curlyhair2209]

@@Zezya williams haven't been in q3 since italy 2018 how do you hate that?

[@crunchtimeeats347]

Something about Norris pushing the limit here, reminds me of Senna. Haven’t seen that kind of driving in a while, and it being done in a Mclaren just adds to it.

[@BalrajSidhuasr]

Lando has been on of the most consistent throughout this season and before the weekend started he said in an interview that he is ready to take the pole position. But well it is the next best thing. What a performance!!

[@veekay1045]

The only driver to score points in all races this season.

[@valenciabrown7856]

And he is the only driver who has scored in all the races

[@valenciabrown7856]

@@veekay1045 he is a young talent

[@SpeedZoneFTW]

Mazepin has been far more consistent. Last on track every race

[@valenciabrown7856]

@@veekay1045 do u think max could get 7 wdc

[@ΠαναγιωτηςΟλυμπιακος-κ8η]

Fun fact:this qualifying was better than last week race

[@Gunta87]

Absolutely right

[@howdareyou41]

I mean I think Max enjoyed it

[@itsmealyssaaa]

Honestly

[@WorkerBeeSupply]

Hahahahaha

[@fintonmainz7845]

I prefer qualifying to the race, usually

[@unnown4108]

Lando activated Landobot for that final run

[@izzdin6228]

Scenario 7 Lando was in full effect

[@adrenalineracerf1]

Unfortunately, he didn't activate Scenario 7 as well

[@DzmxgeEU]

RUSSEL P8 IN THAT.. imagine if they gave him an actual car

[@aizuddinfahmi9255]

You have to give credit to George. Even though he wants that Mercedes seat, he delivers exceptionally well for Williams. Can't say the same for Alpine's recently confirmed three-year deal driver.

[@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044]

Alpine really blew it by re-signing Ocon. They could have swept in, handed Russell a contract, established how much they believed in him (in contrast to Mercedes) and messed up the Mercedes driver scheme for the next 5 years.

[@joeycohen1980]

Ya ocon has been so poor recently they should never of given him that new contract

[@cynicalobserver8176]

Seeing Mercedes get destroyed by a McLaren was a thing of beauty

[@Funeeman]

Mercedes engine.

[@hottamalekid3502]

A customer Mercedes engine nonetheless

[@gopher6532]

maybe mercedes shouldn't supply engines for mclaren anymore

[@rhr2408]

@@gopher6532 don't jinx it lol

[@gopher6532]

@@rhr2408 lol

[@SebA-st2tu]

The big winners of qualifying today have to be Lando for a flying lap, Russell for a Q3 appearance and my boy Checo for a clutch lap to sneak in P3!

[@danilicious2308]

And probably Verstappen, given that he's the one on pole and Hamilton starts 4th

[@MrDcheang]

George Russell slipped into P9 quietly at the end of Q3. Future champion 🏆

[@afonsodinis6346]

I'm speechless. Lando is unbelievable. I am now a not a fanboy, just passionate of Lando Norris :).

[@jeromemojica2375]

@ExodusS probably because of the "I'm speechless" part

[@HafizFish]

Moment of silence for Toto's table

[@ARGDevilDog]

I heard the slam this morning, now I know why

[@dreamlifter7569]

😐

[@izzdin6228]

@@ARGDevilDog slamcity

[@FrenchyCanuck]

Toto is happy Russel is fast.

[@cretanbool4232]

Fia banned tables at merc for saftey reasons

[@Sele81]

This is how we want F1 to be! Not 20/20 Mercedes poles/wins with 1+ seconds gap in qualifying.

[@keivngibbs2897]

As long as people acknowledge that they had to break Mercedes car to beat them 😅

[@n8pls543]

@@keivngibbs2897 Then shouldn't we also acknowledge that Mercedes wasn't anything special until regulations changes ended Red Bull's run? Regulations changes happen. Red Bull adapted better this time.

[@keivngibbs2897]

@@n8pls543 the reg changes weren't ment to directly effect Redbull tho. 😉

[@pinga858]

This season has just been amazing. I think all of us fans owe a big thank you to every one of the teams for what they go through to make this so exciting for us.

[@jarnohoogland]

Spot on mate

[@bas7655]

I remember George saying ‘consistency is key’…

[@damtan6286]

I just hope that the William's car can keep up for tomorrow's race, LETS GO GEORGE!!!

[@borismuller86]

I’m more worried about it breaking down.

[@johnluujl]

@@borismuller86 Formation lap I bet

[@sharukhjamal2627]

Reliability is their biggest issue right now😬

[@pectoralis1565]

I doubt it because everyone is suffering this weekend. He has Ferrari, Alpine, Aston Martin and McLaren behind him. Those cars are much faster than the Williams as we saw last week and they did not change anything.

[@randomperson6125]

Russel pushing that blue tractor to its limits.Unbelievable talent!!

[@KomboAndy]

He transcendes the blue tractor

[@ditagharini5474]

I love how excited williams crew preparing tyres for q3

[@mriduldubey1883]

What a quali that was! Lando P2,George P9 and Checo P3...It's gonna be awesome tomorrow.

[@petezahutt4859]

Russell: Gets to Q3 Everyone, I say, Everyone: Don’t do that… don’t give me hope…

[@yaralaterveer]

Let's just not jinx it for tomorrow

[@josemmireles04]

But also he Beats Stroll

[@devandrasimanjuntak1646]

What makes this even more unbelievable is that at Q3 he got P9. As in, not last 0_0

[@mikegleasonjr]

those he said they said comments just have to stop...

[@PrawilnaMordka]

Already gutted for Russell 😂

[@RIFTDemon-qo7vp]

The crowd being present is amazing, and it’s great to hear the cheers and see the passion!

[@anatoliylotarev5977]

I got chills when I heard them screaming when Hamilton didnt make it past p4 it was just amazing

[@HyderyuszEnT]

Norris, Verstappen, Leclerc, Russell are the reason why i watching F1 again.

[@jonjonajonathan6294]

Russell putting that Williams somewhere it shouldn't be Somebody get this guy a better drive asap

[@chicagobears-ov1fb]

Do you know what's crazy about that every week he puts that car were it shouldn't be and you can tell he is improving every week. I think if he had a better car he would be at least in the top 3 or 4 in championship.

[@SWatchik]

Put him in Rics seat, he'd do a better job than Danny is, and I'm a Danny fan

[@Blafard666]

The drive is on her way, don't worry ...Bottas won't be there next year...

[@chicagobears-ov1fb]

@@SWatchik I would a agree with u if he had Ric seat I think he would be competing for championships and also they would have the youngest driver lineup in F1.

[@Slimmeyy]

@@chicagobears-ov1fb well, Norris has been basically faultless in the third fastest car and he's 5th.

[@fecwlas6150]

I'm impressed with Alonso. He is back.

[@vyarzy]

I think vettel needs to get a penalty for that

[@0nly7]

He not qualified on Q3 for vettel

[@sebabelender7745]

@@vyarzy yes, maybe he receives a 3 places penalty

[@exed_gioVa]

Vettel was not warned by his enginer

[@lukasg.2939]

@@sebabelender7745 nah i dont think so

[@jamesluke4926]

Land carrying the whole McLaren on his back.

[@a.p.2303]

Yes indeed my friend

[@Savant_Ananya]

Agree he is literally overachieving at this point, beating the Merc

[@W--ko9ms]

He's in the same sort of position max was last year, absolute legend.

[@richboy900]

One man team. Reminds me of magnussen at Haas when Romain kept crashing

[@generalmcarthur8401]

He has been hospitalised due to carrying the weight of the entire mclaren f1 team on his back.

[@nkgamer4432]

Give Russell his points in the Williams,he deserves it

[@guillermobecerra2106]

Please!!!

[@theronking12]

Facts

[@George_McLovin]

Give Russell an actual competitive formula 1 car, that’s what he really deserves

[@Manunavesp]

@@George_McLovin Next year probably

[@George_McLovin]

@@Manunavesp I still hope so

[@PHOBIAx57x]

McLaren needs to sign Gasly. What a combo that would be with Lando.

[@redward4383]

I'll give you a better combo, Lando-George

[@rafalgelzok]

@@redward4383 for now George is Mr Saturday. We'll see tomorrow.

[@yyde435]

With Russel

[@user-bm9cv9vn2k]

@@redward4383 Just hope it won't turn into Ham-Ros

[@frodo5882]

Ricciardo is not a bad driver. The car does not suit him. It could be even worse for Gasly or Russell.

[@am1000100]

"did Russel get to Q3??" "yes" "What did it cost?" "Alonso out in Q2"

[@juanin200]

I'd say it was worth the sacrifice

[@nettlecider]

Let's have this sacrifice on repeat lol

[@batrolemo1205]

@@nettlecider when hamilton had traffic they give them a penalty to all those who were in front of him, not with alonso, what a great FIA

[@SantosOverlord]

@@batrolemo1205 Vettel got a 3 grid penalty....

[@luccass6793]

i take that trade every race

[@juancarlossilvagutierrez9569]

Toto will probably think about placing a claim on McLaren's engine until he realizes it's their own engine

[@Umuliuz]

Yeah after all the RB bashing lately, I am very curious as to what Merc's angle will be this time.

[@samjesus8]

first he begs to slow down pit stops, now watch him beg for engines with only one brand lol

[@yoloboy2594]

🤣

[@MarcKloos]

Ninth place for Russell is also suspicious. What engine does he have?!

[@bocahdongo7769]

@@MarcKloos Warp Drive with CVT transmission ofc Because, well, Williams

[@SuperSenis]

We are witnessing the fruits of a LEVELED playing field.

[@rafaeluhu]

I agree, in parts. It is way better. But there is still only one team getting the win, no one can beat RB now on the races. It would be nice to be less predicable. Maybe in the next season?

[@lakerstekkenn]

Everyone doesn't act like these drivers weren't just fractions of a second from beating each other all the time and Hamilton can't stay on top forever he's 36 years old and can't keep driving at a high level, so the young drivers will get better eventually.

[@DOPEdwarf]

Not really, that has never existed in F1. You really think pretty much all of the drivers in each team finishing right next to eachother is some coincidence? Verstappen would be at the back if he was in a Haas

[@lakerstekkenn]

@@DOPEdwarf According to the commentary and evidence the drivers are only fractions of a second or 1 second apart in time that's being who's faster on the sectors the turns, who's got better control when they hit the turns, because Ferrari was battling Mercedes and now it's Red Bull, plus now Norris is hitting the corners, sectors faster, it's obvious these cars are only fractions of seconds apart in time and whoever gets the lead wins either because of tires or quick pit stops Bottas was just complaining because Mercedes did horrible on pit stops Hamilton just got caught because Mercedes didn't pit him, they thought Red Bull wouldn't pit in time and wouldn't catch Hamilton, so these races are won on strategy, tire usage & pit stops and who can hit the corners sectors faster to get the best time and starting first. How is this not fractions of a second apart ? with the same cars not modified but drivers just getting better as expected ? Ver time 103-720 Red Bull car Honda hitting the sectors the fastest. Nor time 103-768 McLaren F1 car hitting the corners sectors faster then before Norris was expected to become better eventually taking over, according to the commentators. That's 4/100th of a second apart from Vec and Norris fractions of a second both using the same cars as before but drivers eventually get better faster at the sectors. Tsu time 7th place is only a second and fractions of a second off from the rest of the top 6 drivers his time is 104-273 Sebastian Vettel is in 8th place and his car is a Ferrari, he's already won 4 championships but he's struggling due to age, his body just can't handle the car anymore, so it's not the car but the drivers, the exact same thing is happening to Hamilton, he's just getting older and his body can't respond like before. These cars are the same but it's what driver can handle the sectors the fastest without making mistakes, otherwise a fraction of a second that's lost with mistakes will take you from 1st to 8th just like it's doing to Sebastian Vettel and he's driving a Ferrari Mercedes old nemesis. Do you agree ?

[@crishealingvtuber8626]

Not yet. Not at all.

[@adityagrover1548]

Lando P2 and George P9 that was an amazing qualifying 🔥😍. George was just amazing bringing the Williams in Q3 ahead of the Ferraris and McLaren on the mediums , hands down 🔥🔥

[@adityagrover1548]

@Jotarototo only daniel was on softs and both the Ferraris were on mediums . And for your information softs are faster than mediums .

[@jamesbuckingham77]

At this rate, Norris is going to end Ricciardo's F1 career.

[@Hazzastar]

Is Riccardos career over?!?! 👀👀👀👀

[@oliverburgess1036]

Albons was when he was so far off the pace of his team mate.

[@hendak4206]

Ik it's sad to see him like this

[@aries1910]

ricciardo;s career ended when he left red bull

[@sebastianfruhwirth7231]

gasly in riccardo out my prediction for next year or 2023

[@YRalvarez]

Those fans made the session even better than what it was.

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

Imagine what it'll be like when they actually get to holland

[@skylineboy001]

So happy for Russell and Norris. Hope they’re able to do just as well in the race

[@sizwemgaga1875]

**Fun fact** This is the 3rd time in the hybrid era that Mercedes has been out qualified by a customer car.

[@sizwemgaga1875]

@@redbullsauberpetronas Turkey 20

[@nicholasharshbarger4454]

Lando has been Mr Consistent this season! What a drive in qualifying!

[@SundbyCPH]

FIA needs to have a closing time for exiting the pit to avoid all this queuing. If all had to leave 30 sec earlier Seb would have had time to let Alonso through and get a lap himself. Too bad for both drivers.

[@luccass6793]

It was really sad to see how it happened, if he went faster would be too close to the cars ahead that slowed down before, if he went slower he wouldn't have time to start, he didn't anyway, but i think it was mostly because of trying to steer the car out of Alonso's way. Really unfortunate for both drivers

[@liynne]

tbh usually its not this bad. red bull ring is a short track.

[@luccass6793]

@@liynne it happens on a lot of low drag circuits, there was that Monza shitshow a few years ago as well, it wouldn't be a bad rule to avoid this kind of unfair and sometimes dangerous trains on the last seconds of a session

[@liynne]

@@luccass6793 very true, at the same time i feel like it would be dificut? have to make some sort of urgency timer thing to make the trivers push to the limits. for example making the quali a lap or 2 per car individually on the track would no longer make the drivers push to the limits. idk. quite a conondrum.

[@luccass6793]

@@liynne Could be closing the pit exit a couple minutes before, fastest lap + 30 s for example

[@vivychauhan6508]

I want Ricciardo to find his form , there's always a charisma around that guy.

[@Teenom]

Sadly Charisma doesn't win you races.

[@vivychauhan6508]

nevertheless, he has won my heart for many a times now. Wish he will be back. C'mon on Daniel.

[@evodude919]

We seem to be entering a new golden age of F1 with all the strong young talent.

[@davifernandeslima01]

norris and russel man... what a talented bunch of young guys we have!! amazing!!

[@kay_sou]

Can't wait for the title fight between Norris and Russell in a few years.

[@hobbievissen3462]

u say max is retired by then????

[@TheXhadeZ]

Think people forget how young Max is.

[@tomorrowcomestoday1621]

@@TheXhadeZ he is 25 I think

[@mitchell4745]

@@tomorrowcomestoday1621 23…

[@No1_sp3cia1]

Dream scenario is that Max, Lando, Gorge and Charles are all in somewhat equal machines in a few years, fighting for the championship.. With any luck Pierre in that second Merc seat as well.

[@AnimalzyNL]

Amazing qualifying for Russel and Lando. Amazing to see them perform like this, really made me happy to see their reactions.

[@crestfallen821]

FIA should honestly rework the way qualifyings are being executed, there are so many wasted runs because of traffic

[@JamesBray-qm8gr-q3w]

I do not understand why qualifying is not the average of your sessions up to each gate.

[@Schnapsbrennor]

Cause that would destroy every one shot possibility and keep drivers from actually finding the limit. We want more excitement, not less.

[@ferdblu3688]

I wish they would go back to singlequalifying

[@ShaneAngRacing]

Managing traffic is part of the game.

[@callmeshaggy5166]

They are. It'll be the sprint race

[@Neike9]

2:51 "George Russell, on the medium tyres, has put his Williams in the top 10!" Alonso: "What the fu! I cannot believe it" Engineer: "We neither mate"

[@SCRAE8]

Lol the timing

[@shockerone3437]

It’s a shame for alonso, he looked like he was flying in that last sector.

[@stfnist6184]

Ferrari: *Alonso team radio*

[@franknoneli3750]

Russell not only made it into Q3, he qualified ahead of an Aston in that Williams. Also, absolute brilliance from Lando P2 !!

[@rithvic3181]

Don’t forget about the 2 Ferraris and a mclaren as well

[@TeamBobRat]

Hear me out, Russell said 'I'll definitely be powered by mercedes whatever happens'. If he doesn't take Bottas' seat, is he going to take Ricciardo's?

[@bobdingleberg6346]

as much as I love Ricciardo, I really hope he gets the hang of the car soon, if not Ferrari is gonna get that 3rd constructors spot ugh

[@Z1g0l]

What if they take him to Merc and Bottas will switch to McLaren? I think Bottas could use some fresh air in the team where they would treat him not only as a support driver.

[@cookie_monster3200]

@@Z1g0l Why should McLaren want Bottas? They have their rising star Lando and Danny. If Bottas goes, he might go to Williams or nowhere

[@southerntw]

That's pretty logical. Although, Russell also said "I'm loyal to Mercedes," meant that he probably trusted his future towards Mercedes F1 at the moment. Who knows what they are thinking. The better question is Daniel. I believe Daniel's contract is until 2023. He has seen what the car is capable from Lando, so the repeat of his Renault quit is quite unlikely. There is also next year's car, which is completely different from this year so I think it'd be weird for Daniel to leave before next year - unless a fatal relationship breakdown happen. If next year doesn't work either, he obviously has to find another way.

[@Z1g0l]

@@cookie_monster3200 Because of Danny