• Qualifying: Sain third on an epic Saturday in the rain
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The heavy rains, which had caused the cancellation of the last free, seriously threatened the dispute for the classification of the Styrian GP. "I am delighted that they let us go out on the track, although we were truly on the limit," admitted Lewis Hamilton , after his fabulous Saturday pole position where McLaren shone above the rest.

The team led by Andreas Seidl was not carried away by the wave of nerves and pessimism that seemed to drag the rest of the 'paddock' and defined a meticulous plan for Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris . "In Q1 and Q2 the important thing was not to make mistakes and make sure of the pass," said the Spaniard about the strategy of his team, which last triumph also triumphed on this circuit with the podium of its young British driver.

The praise garnered by Norris should now be shifted to Sainz, whose third place marks his best qualifying performance in F1. Until now, he could only boast of three fifth places on the grid: Spanish GP 2015, at the wheel of a Toro Rosso; Hungarian GP 2018, with Renault, and Russian GP 2019, already at McLaren.

"How comfortable I feel"

"I am very happy to share a press conference with Hamilton and Verstappen, whom I consider the best on wet," said the Ferrari driver for the 2021 World Cup. "You know how I like these conditions and how comfortable I feel", stressed on the Movistar F1 microphones.

The continuing threat of 'aquaplaning' prevented Sainz from pressing the accelerator down, although that did not prevent him from taking all kinds of risks in Spielberg. "When I finished my lap I thought I was going to be the only one who was going to improve, but Max and Lewis also did it. In those moments you realize that we are all a bit wrong in the head, because there was no track to improve" ironic the sixth place in the 2019 World Cup.

Seidl, "impressed"

His success, logically, extremely pleased Seidl, the main technical responsible for the growth of McLaren. "I could not be happier with what our drivers did. I am impressed with both," said the German, even with his glasses clouded by rain on the Austrian track. "We have executed the qualification perfectly. We have done well on the tires, the drivers have not left and they have been improving in each session," added the head of the Woking team.

Ahead of Sunday's race, when the arrival of the summer sun is expected, Sainz is excited, but also realistic. First of all, you will have to solve your "dilemma" in the choice of tires, since you have not yet fully decided. "In a normal race, Valtteri Bottas and Alex Albon should pass us, so we must be the best of the rest to try to fight for the podium," he said.

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