Mercedes is once again pointing the tip of the hood towards the front of the grid with George Russell’s third time in Q3, enough to give the British driver confidence to aim for the podium tomorrow.
Behind the ogre Verstappen, the gaps are tighter than ever but the hierarchy is confirmed with Mercedes once again ahead of Ferrari.
After Lewis Hamilton in Barcelona, it was Russell who made it into the top 3 in qualifying in Spielberg, happy to be ahead of his teammate this time.
Referee of the duel
“The car is in the running and we confirm that we have passed Ferrari, George congratulated himself on the microphone of Jolyon Palmer. This means that our developments are working and that the team has worked well to fill our delay. We must continue in this beautiful dynamic.”
“We tilted the fins a little more, favoring racing rather than qualification, he developed. This is the third time in a row that Lewis or I have been in the top three and we will be pushing in the race. Max and Lando are very hot at the moment, so I will be watching their duel closely!”
