Scuderia Ferrari had arrived in Spielberg with high hopes of turning its fortunes around after a tough Spanish Grand Prix. However, the Italian team lacked pace and was hindered by reliability issues. Ferrari had enjoyed a reasonably positive start to Friday, with Leclerc and Sainz claiming P3 and P4 in Free Practice 1. However, the team appeared to slightly lack pace, showing a similar pattern to Barcelona where the Italian outfit was the fourth fastest squad behind Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes. The sprint qualifying saw Sainz claim fifth place, having been four tenths of a second slower than Max Verstappen. The Spaniard was not entirely delighted with his day, but he later voiced his...
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