It's been a phenomenon for a while now, and during the last race in Austria it went wrong again in qualifying: the fierce battle for track position in order to receive a possible tow that could improve your qualifying time considerably. Unfortunately, Fernando Alsono was the loser in Spielberg, as he was forced to slam on the brakes in the penultimate corner when a slow-moving Sebastian Vettel got in his way. Daniel Ricciardo How important track position is in a qualifying session was also heard from Max Verstappen, who had a hard time smiling after his pole. He never wanted to be the first one to set a time again. Yet qualifying in this way often leads to dangerous situations, so the...
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