14:33
Great battle between the two McLarens
Norris runs wide at Turn 1 which allows Piastri to make a move into Turn 3. Norris does the switchback but keeps DRS.
It means Norris stays ahead. A great battle.
McLaren
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14:31
A move for sixth
Albon gets ahead of Gasly into Turn 3. Gasly is running on the softs and looks to be struggling slightly.
14:29
The order on lap 8/70
Norris, Piastri, Leclerc, Hamilton, Russell, Gasly, Albon, Bortoleto, Lawson and Alonso.
14:27
McLarens are free to race
"Your call on the racing situation," Piastri is told.
14:26
Lap 6/70
Piastri has a look at Norris into Turn 4 but the British driver remains ahead. Juicy stuff in the early stages of this race.
14:26
Lap 5/70
Piastri has stuck with Norris and is in DRS range. Things are right at the front.
14:24
SC restart
Norris maintains his lead following the Safety Car ahead of Piastri and Leclerc.
Hamilton is under pressure from Russell into Turn 4, but keeps the position.
14:22
Race will resume on Lap 4
A reminder of the top 10: Norris, Piastri, Leclerc, Hamilton, Russell, Gasly, Albon, Bortoleto, Lawson and Alonso.
14:22
Verstappen radio
"I'm out. I got hit like crazy. Idiots," Verstappen's reaction to being hit by Antonelli.
14:20
The order under the SC
Norris, Piastri, Leclerc, Hamilton, Russell, Gasly, Albon, Bortoleto, Lawson, Alonso, Bearman, Stroll, Ocon, Tsunoda, Hadjar and Hulkenberg.
OUT: Verstappen, Antonelli and Sainz.
14:19
Verstappen is out
The four-time world champion is out of the race in Austria. He's been taken out of the race by Antonelli.
14:19
Start
Norris leads into Turn 1 ahead of Piastri and Leclerc. Hamilton settles into fourth.
14:18
The Austrian GP is underway
Can Norris take the win from pole?
14:16
Formation lap is underway
Norris leads the pack away again for the formation lap. Everyone has got away OK this time.
14:08
Sainz is out of the race
"Game over," he's told over team radio.
Here's his smoking Williams in the pit lane, taken by Lewis Larkam, who's on the ground for us in Austria.
Carlos Sainz
14:05
News from race control
The next formation lap will take place in 10 minutes - 2:15pm BST.
14:03
Aborted start
The start has been aborted due to Sainz's stricken car. He's managed to get going but the start has now been delayed.
14:01
A problem for Sainz
He's stuck on the grid and not able to complete the formation lap.
14:00
Formation lap is underway
Norris leads the pack away for the formation lap at the Red Bull Ring.
13:58
Tyres
Mediums for everyone except Gasly, Hadjar, Colapinto, Bearman and Hulkenberg, who are on the softs.
13:54
Reminder of the grid today
Norris, Leclerc, Piastri, Hamilton, Russell, Lawson, Verstappen, Bortoleto, Antonelli, Gasly, Alonso, Hadjar, Colapinto, Bearman, Stroll, Ocon, Tsunoda, Sainz and Hulkenberg.
13:44
Tyre chat
Pirelli are predicting a two-stop strategy this afternoon.
Pirelli
13:35
The battle for the win
It's hard to look past Lando Norris today. He stormed to pole by over 0.5s and McLaren usually have superior tyre degradation.
Oscar Piastri will have to dispatch Charles Leclerc quickly if he's going to have a chance of the win.
13:29
The grid
| 2025 F1 Austrian Grand Prix - Starting grid | |||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team |
| 1 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari HP |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP |
| 5 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
| 6 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing |
| 8 | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber |
| 9 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team |
| 12 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams Racing |
| 13 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team |
| 14 | Franco Colapinto | ARG | BWT Alpine F1 Team |
| 15 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team |
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Oracle Red Bull Racing |
| 19 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing |
| 20 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber |
13:25
Welcome
Hello everyone and welcome to the Crash.net live blog for race day at the Austrian Grand Prix.
We will be building to the race, which kicks off at 2pm BST.
