Laurent Mekies says Max Verstappen had “no chance” to avoid his Q3 crash after Red Bull found rear aero damage on his car

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Hello and welcome to GPblog’s live coverage of qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. Stay tuned as we bring you every update from Spielberg as the drivers battle it out for pole position.

The Austrian Grand Prix weekend has already been full of drama before the main race has even begun. Max Verstappen crashed out in the final qualifying round while George Russell took a controversial pole position.

George Russell topped the timesheets on Saturday in the Styrian mountains, claiming pole position for this year's Austrian Grand Prix, but a devastating end to qualifying for Max Verstappen caused major confusion for Mercedes and Ferrari.

Charles Leclerc started the Austrian Grand Prix from second place but finished eighth after another tough Formula 1 Sunday

Lewis Hamilton reveals a severe neck injury from a 2025 Ferrari preseason crash that sidelined him for nine weeks before his Spanish Grand Prix win.

The 28-year-old Dutchman crashed out of qualifying on Saturday at the Red Bull Ring and his team later apologised for the incident.

Charles Leclerc's reputation as one of Formula One's most accident-prone drivers has resurfaced in 2026 after a number of costly incidents during recent races. The Ferrari driver’s difficult run began in Miami,