Lewis Hamilton and George Russell crash out in Austrian sprint qualifying

Lewis Hamilton walks back to the pits after crashing out (Christian Bruna/Pool/AP)

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell both crashed out of qualifying for Saturday’s sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix on a desperate evening for Mercedes.

As Max Verstappen took pole with Charles Leclerc second and Carlos Sainz third, Russell and Hamilton are due to line up fifth and 10th on the grid respectively, subject to penalties for changes to their wrecked machines.