Sergio Pérez had the highest qualifying speed at the Red Bull Ring, with Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen, in order, also in the top-3. Max Verstappen, pole-position, was sixth
Sergio Pérez had the highest speed recorded on this Friday (8) in Formula 1. In qualifying for the sprint race of the Austrian GP, the Red Bull driver led the Speed Trap chart, hitting a speed of 320.4 km/h.
Teammate of the 'Czech' and pole-position in the Red Bull Ring, Max Verstappen was sixth on the list, with a top speed of 319.2 km/h. In between the two Taurus drivers were Alex Albon, Kevin Magnussen, Nicholas Latifi, and Lewis Hamilton, in order.
After the top six, the table of top speeds recorded in qualifying in Austria had four more Ferrari-engined drivers in the top-10. Fernando Alonso was the only 'outsider' in a list completed by Mick Schumacher (7th), Carlos Sainz (9th) and Charles Leclerc (10th).
At the bottom of the Speed Trap table were the McLaren, AlphaTauri, Aston Martin and Alfa Romeo duos. George Russell (14th, 316.7 km/h) and Esteban Ocon (15th, 316.6 km/h) were the only 'loners' among the 10 drivers with the lowest speeds recorded on Friday.
GRANDE PRÊMIO follows LIVE and INREAL TIME all the activities of the weekend's Austrian F1 GP. On Saturday, the second free practice session opens the day at 7:30 am (GMT-3). The sprint race starts at 11:30 am.