![What the Red Bull Ring sprint race and qualifying tells us about the 2024 F1 Austrian GP](https://cdn-3.motorsport.com/images/amp/0ZRL3gL0/s6/max-verstappen-red-bull-racing-2.jpg)
Those hoping that Max Verstappen's challengers would use the three-hour tinkering time between the Austria sprint race and grand prix qualifying to close the gap might feel, to put it lightly, a little downbeat.A frisson of excitement permeated the Red Bull Ring on Saturday as the field was compressed within 0.798 seconds after Q1, intimating that the battle for pole might be a closely run affair ...
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