Lewis Hamilton hailed a world class performance by Ferrari in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday after Charles Leclerc took second place on the starting grid and he followed up in fourth.
The session equalled Ferraris best of the season in Monaco, even if Leclerc was still more than half a second slower than McLarens pole-sitter Lando Norris. McLarens championship leader Oscar Piastri will start third.
Its a fantastic result. The team have worked really hard back at the factory to bring us a new floor this weekend, seven-times world champion Hamilton , who joined Ferrari this season from Mercedes, told Sky Sports television.
My last lap wasnt perfect. I think if Id finished it, I would have been second, so there are lots of positives to take out from that session.
Also, I think its been the best day operationally, particularly through qualifying. How the team operated. Just timings, the information were getting in terms of traffic and positioning on track, I think was really the best. It was proper world class.
