
Leclerc on front row at Austrian GP as Ferrari upgrades bear fruit
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Spielberg, Austria: Charles Leclerc claimed a front row start and Lewis Hamilton smiled two clear signals on Saturday that Ferrari had made a step...
Spielberg, Austria: Charles Leclerc claimed a front row start and Lewis Hamilton smiled -- two clear signals on Saturday that Ferrari had made a step forward with the upgrades that lifted their performance in qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.
The 27-year-old Monegasque driver qualified second, 0.5sec behind a dominant Lando Norris of McLaren, while seven-time champion Hamilton was fourth -- just 0.090 seconds slower than his team-mate in a tight session.
Championship leader Oscar Piastri was third in the second McLaren.
"I am so very pleased," said Leclerc.
"It's been a long time since we started on the front row. I think it was in Monaco. And it has been a difficult season overall, but the team has kept pushing.













