Sun Jun 29 13:10:00 UTC 2025: **Norris Dominates Qualifying for Austrian Grand Prix**

Spielberg, Austria – Lando Norris delivered a stunning performance in qualifying for the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix, securing pole position by a massive margin of over half a second. The McLaren driver topped the timesheets in Q1 and Q2 before unleashing a blistering lap of 1m 03.971s in Q3, leaving his rivals trailing.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc managed to secure second place, but was a distant 0.521s behind Norris. Norris’ teammate, Oscar Piastri, qualified third, but was hampered by a late yellow flag caused by Pierre Gasly’s spin.

Lewis Hamilton put in a solid performance to take fourth for the Scuderia, followed by George Russell in fifth. Liam Lawson impressed in sixth, ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who also suffered from the late yellow flag.

Rookie Gabriel Bortoleto shone, securing eighth place in his Kick Sauber. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) and Pierre Gasly (Alpine) rounded out the top ten.

Qualifying was marked by several surprises, including Carlos Sainz’s shock elimination in Q1 and Fernando Alonso’s failure to reach Q3.

The race is scheduled to start at 15:00 local time on Sunday.

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