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Leclerc takes Austria pole, Vettel suffers mechanical issue

Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc has claimed pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix as Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel failed to set a time in Qualifying 3 due to a mechanical problem. Leclerc appeared the driver to beat throughout qualifying and so it was that his 1:03.003s was enough to better Lewis Hamilton by two tenths of a second for a second career pole. Hamilton, however, faces an investigation for possibly impeding Kimi Raikkonen during Q1, making Max Verstappen a potential front row starter. Neither Renault made it out of Q2, with Daniel Ricciardo only qualifying 14th fastest. The Ferraris showed handy pace on medium compound tyres in Q1 while both Hamilton and Valtteri...
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