F1 2025 Austria GP live: Qualifying updates, stream and race start time – UK Times

We’re finally away with Q1 – 18 minutes where we will lose the slowest five drivers from the rest of qualifying.

Williams’ Alex Albon the first driver out on track…

A hot 48C track temperature out on the Red Bull Ring.

Quick FIA update: Qualifying will start at 3:05pm (BST).

We’re just under 10 minutes away from qualifying at the Red Bull Ring!

It’s a big one! Lando Norris is the favourite, having been quickest all weekend in practice, but can he put it all together at the end of Q3?

Meanwhile, Max Verstappen has recorded five pole positions in a row – can he cause a shock to the delight of his supporters in the grandstands?

1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 198 points

2. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 176 points

3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 155 points

4. George Russell (Mercedes) – 136 points

5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 104 points

6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 79 points

7. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 63 points

8. Alex Albon (Williams) – 42 points

9. Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 22 points

10. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 21 points

11. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) – 20 points

12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 14 points

13. Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 13 points

14. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 11 points

15. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) – 10 points

16. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 8 points

17. Ollie Bearman (Haas) – 6 points

18. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – 4 points

19. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) – 0 points

20. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – 0 points

21. Jack Doohan (Alpine) – 0 points

McLaren – new front and rear suspension aerodynamics and rear geometry;

Ferrari – entire new floor;

Mercedes – circuit specific brake and engine cover cooling;

Racing Bulls – front and rear wings;

Sauber – floor and rear wing.

Norris said on Friday: “We have shown a bit more pace than some of the others but I certainly think they are going to catch up. Max is not far behind and [Red Bull] normally improve a lot into Saturday.

“I expect a good day tomorrow, and I’m sure we’ll improve on some things, but it’s not as easy as maybe it looked today.

“It’s still going to be tight tomorrow. It always is.”

“I give it very little probability that it will happen.”

7. Racing Bulls – 28 points

8. Aston Martin – 22 points

As the Formula One enterprise returns to real racing this weekend in Austria – away from the sprinkle and stardust of movie premieres in New York and London – one of the season’s standout drivers so far is in an unusual predicament. A scenario, you might say, worthy of a drama. No doubt Box to Box, the producers of Netflix’s Formula 1: Drive to Survive, are rubbing their hands together.

George Russell, at this present stage, can do little more. The 27-year-old, in his fourth season at Mercedes and first without Lewis Hamilton by his side, has taken to the role of “team leader” with poise and serenity. As the Brit acknowledged to The Independent last month, he’s been “getting better and better”.