Austrian GP: Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two on Sprint grid
The HinduFormula One leader Max Verstappen was almost half a second quicker than team mate Sergio Perez as he led a Red Bull one-two in the pole shootout for Saturday’s standalone sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix. The double world champion lapped his team’s home Red Bull Ring with a fastest time of one minute 04.440 seconds on a drying track to complete a qualifying double after securing pole on Friday for Sunday’s main grand prix. READ | Formula One leader Verstappen frustrated despite pole position for Austrian GP Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll qualified seventh and eighth. “The sprint race doesn’t really matter anyway,” said Hamilton, who had his fastest effort deleted for exceeding track limits and was then overtaken by Verstappen while trying to set a valid lap.