Lando Norris put in a sensational efficiency to take pole place for the Austrian Grand Prix by greater than 0.5 seconds on one of many shortest laps of the yr.

Norris beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0.521 seconds, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, the championship chief, an extra 0.062secs behind.

Lewis Hamilton put the second Ferrari fourth, 0.090secs slower than his team-mate, and Mercedes’ George Russell fifth.

Pink Bull’s Max Verstappen might handle solely seventh place – he was caught out by yellow flags on his remaining run, however had been solely sixth on his first lap anyway.

Norris stated: “It was a very good lap, that is for certain. My Q3 run one was good however I knew there have been a number of locations the place if I simply bought it proper I might make up fairly a bit extra time and I did that.”

This excellent lap was precisely what Norris wanted as he arrived in Austria 22 factors behind Piastri within the championship after crashing out of the earlier race in Canada because of operating into the again of his team-mate.

Norris stated: “Qualifying has been a few of my robust moments so to place in a lap like that is pleasing for myself.

“It is a lengthy race tomorrow and a protracted season. I need to show it myself time and again and that is just the start of it.”