Lando Norris storms to Austrian F1 GP pole as angry Verstappen slumps to seventh

Max Verstappen said the Red Bull car was "completely undriveable".

McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain reacts after taking pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix. Pic: Photo/Darko Bandic

Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix by half a second at the Red Bull Ring, beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc into second and his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to third.

It was the perfect comeback for the British driver after his disappointment at having to retire when he crashed into Piastri at the last round in Canada. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was struggling for grip and finished in seventh. Lewis Hamilton was fourth for Ferrari and George Russell fifth for Mercedes.