The incident took place just in front of a grandstand crowded with supporters of Max Verstappen, who was involved in a competitive title battle with Hamilton the previous year.
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Toto Wolff has denounced the boos that rung around the Red Bull Ring in Austria  on Friday after Lewis Hamilton’s accident. During a scorching lap in Q3, Hamilton lost control of his vehicle and slid over the gravel before slamming into the wall at a high rate of speed. The incident took place just in front of a grandstand crowded with supporters of Max Verstappen, who was involved in a competitive title fight with Hamilton the previous year. Hamilton finished the session in 10th place despite not being hurt in the crash. The British Grand Prix saw Verstappen endure jeers, as Hamilton publicly criticised the behaviour of a section of the Silverstone crowd.
“I think we need to speak more to the fans that cheering when a car is in the wall, or booing for a driver that gives an interview, it’s not that we would do with our competitors and enemies, even if you think we would have some animosity out there,” Wolff said as per Sky F1. “No one should do it. We need to, collectively with F1, educate people.”
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In a thrilling qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring on Friday evening that saw both Mercedes drivers crash out, Max Verstappen won pole position ahead of the Sprint. After morning rain and a soggy build-up to the Austrian Grand Prix, the drivers were greeted by sunny skies. Qualifying set the grid for Saturday’s Sprint, which in turn set the grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix.
Given that Lewis Hamilton finished third in the previous session, Mercedes may have entered Q3 looking for pole, but the seven-time champion crashed into the barriers at Turn 7 and brought out a red flag in the middle of the top-10 shootout, dropping him to a provisional 10th place.
Minutes later, George Russell (P5), a teammate, followed suit with a spin and crash at the last turn, closing off an awful afternoon for the Silver Arrows. Verstappen raised the literal roof off the Red Bull Ring with his final flying effort, leaving Leclerc second by barely 0.029s and Carlos Sainz third by 0.082s during the second stoppage of Q3.
