F1: Lewis Hamilton takes pole for Austrian GP over Nico Rosberg

 

SPIELBERG (Austria): Lewis Hamilton clinched the pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix in a qualifying session marked by a heavy crash and a rain delay. Mercedes teammate and championship leader Nico Rosberg was second, but he will be dropped five places on the starting grid in Sunday's race because of an unscheduled gearbox change after crashing in the final practice hours earlier. Nico Hulkenberg of Force India was third, followed by Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari, Jenson Button of McLaren, Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari, Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull, and Valtteri Bottas of Williams. Vettel will also drop slots because of a gearbox change. Daniil Kvayt crashed heavily, causing a 16-minute red flag, and then the second Toro Rosso driven by Carlos Sainz blew its engine.