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Verstappen: "Everything fell apart" in F1 Austrian GP qualifying's hot conditions

Max Verstappen's Formula 1 qualifying session for the Austrian Grand Prix was hampered significantly when Pierre Gasly spun ahead of him on his last lap - but believes Red Bull's performance had already waned amid the changing conditions.

After FP3, Verstappen was only 0.2s behind Lando Norris' top-line pace and looked to be an outside bet for pole, but the gulf to the McLaren had grown to over 0.4s during Q1 and Q2 - which he put down to the hotter temperatures and changing wind direction later in the day.

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