F1 is in Austria as Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc continue their battle for the world championship.
Meanwhile Lewis Hamilton will look to have his say after an encouraging third place finish at last week's British Grand Prix.
Carlos Sainz is also looking to string a run of wins together after reinvigorating his season at the British Grand Prix.
However it is not yet known what state of mind he will be in after his dad suffered a brutal rally driving crash just days after watching him emerge victorious at Silverstone.
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- Ben Hunt
FP1 Times
Perez in fourth, Hamilton fifth, Magnussen in sixth…
- Ben Hunt
Max tops the timesheets
The Red Bull man is quickest ahead of qualifying. He sets the pace with a time of 1:06.302 – a total of 0.255 quicker than Charles Leclerc. George Russel is in P3, 0.400 behind the Dutchman.
- Ben Hunt
Green flag – we are going again
What looked like a long black piece of rubber has been removed from the kerbs and we are now back up to speed.
Slight odd one though. I am sure the stewards will be checking that kerb properly once the session is over.
- Ben Hunt
Red Flag – debris on track
Some piece of body work is on the edge of turn six and the practice session has been stopped to remove it.
- Ben Hunt
We are going again
Pit lane is open, Norris's McLaren is heading back to the garage to be checked.
Meanwhile, his teammate, Daniel Ricciardo is very, very, slow.
- Ben Hunt
Red Flag – Norris stops on track
The McLaren man has come to a halt at turn six. He radios his team to say he's on fire, with smoke coming from below his seat.
No signs of any flames of smoke but he has pulled over and is out of his car.
Not a great start to the weekend for the Brit.
- Ben Hunt
Sprint to the finish
In the sprint races so far, we saw Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen collide in Silverstone and Monza while in Sao Paulo Hamilton went from the back to the front of the short race.
So, history says these have a fundamental part in upping the excitement. But let's see here.
Many are predicting a routine win for Verstappen. He is already the quickest man on track. He is in P1 ahead of Charles Leclerc and Fernando Alonso in third.
We still have over 40 minutes to go, so those times will drop.
- Ben Hunt
FP1 is go in Austria
Green light, green hill; this place is pretty special. The Red Bull Ring is looking fantastic today for practice.
This weekend has been shaken up a bit as we have another sprint race.
So, practice today followed by qualifying.
Second practice on Saturday followed by the 30-minute sprint race.
Normal race on Sunday.
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