No answer for Austria F1 qualifying crash that cost chance at top three

Mercedes F1 driver Hamilton looked competitive through Q1 and Q2 on Friday evening, challenging Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc towards the top of the timesheets.

But after setting a quick time through the first sector at the Red Bull Ring during Q3, Hamilton lost control of his Mercedes W13 through the left-hander at Turn 7, causing him to crash into the barrier on the right-hand side of the track.

Hamilton was unharmed in the incident, but will…