11:08: Norris jumps to P1 with a 1:04.268. Leclerc then pumps in a solid lap that is good for P2, splitting the McLaren duo. Verstappen’s lap is good for P6, behind both McLarens, both Ferraris, and Russell who is in fifth.

After a turbulent and controversial weekend in Canada, the Formula 1 caravan is moving back to European soil, more precisely to the picturesque Austrian region of Styria, home to the Red Bull Ring, one of the fastest and most compact circuits on the calendar.