Well those few seconds of excitement were amazing 
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
That was expected from Max but McLaren have turned up with some serious upgrades.
Well that's unexpected P2 and P3
So so close Lando!
That Red Bull with the competent driver is is just too good. Great lap from Lando though
Max pulling it off in the last sector again. Clutch.
WOW. McLaren jumped the Ferrari's, Mercedes and Astons 
Serious upgrades
Serious upgradesWhat a sesh for McLaren
Thought for a second there Norris had pole
McLaren! Nice!
Also, Perez
Also, Perez
McLaren, wow!
Great stuff from mclaren.
Serious upgrades from McLarens and seems like poor upgrades from AM.
That was a better qualifying than most recent races. McLaren looking good, very tight after Max.
Would love to see Lando get a podium!
Least the mercedes/Ferrari/McLaren/Aston Martin battle will be exciting, especially if Albon gets in the mix too
What's happened to AM?!
Least the mercedes/Ferrari/McLaren/Aston Martin battle will be exciting, especially if Albon gets in the mix too
What's happened to AM?!
And Mercedes.
Looks like McLaren have leapforgged Mercedes now. They look very very good
Max talking to the new participants for his podcast
For a sec there seeing Oscar made me think of Mika.
But how is it possible, I thought you can't do it with cost cap restrictions
Mika Hakkinen was right McLaren are gonna challenge Red Bull for the 2nd part of the season
McLaren are gonna challenge Red Bull for the 2nd part of the seasonI doubt it but it would be golden if it actually happens. Zakk brown pogo bouncing his whole pit crew after they snatch a win would be really memorableMika Hakkinen was right
Mistake at the exit of turn 7, lost a couple of tenths but realistically today P8 was the maximum. Seems like still optimizing the upgrades.
Just needed a bit of chrome back on the McLaren.
Yeah its lazy for me. What AM and now McLaren are showing now, its clear its possible to catch the teams aheadBut how is it possible, I thought you can't do it with cost cap restrictions
Be really interesting to see what McLaren race pace is like. But it seemed very competitive (albeit not with Red Bull) in Austria. I think RB will still generally be several tenths ahead of all others for the rest of the season, but the 4 way battle behind them between Mercedes, Ferrari, Aston Martin and McLaren will be very entertaining I think.
Shout out to Piastri though. Obviously Norris has done a great job too, but Piastri, as a rookie and first weekend with the upgrades, has done a brilliant job to get that car behind Norris and ahead of everyone else.
Shout out to Piastri though. Obviously Norris has done a great job too, but Piastri, as a rookie and first weekend with the upgrades, has done a brilliant job to get that car behind Norris and ahead of everyone else.
Verstappen in that Red Bull is unbeatable.
2nd - 7th separated by a mere 0.25 seconds. Incredible. Should be very exciting tomorrow and indeed the rest of the year.
Lovely stuff from McLaren. Am a bit of a Norris fan so while I'd prefer to see him at Red Bull with Max this is great to see
Love seeing Norris up there! Big fan of Lando.
Verstappen is just an animal. Give everyone a bit of a chance, then snatch it away!
Verstappen is just an animal. Give everyone a bit of a chance, then snatch it away!
* Any top driver in that Red Bull is unbeatable
Even as a Max fan would have loved to see Lando get the pole.
Fair play to McLaren. Serious upgrades
Fair play to McLaren. Serious upgrades
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Kinda. I do think Hamilton, Alonso, Leclerc, Russel, Norris and Sainz would still probably win the title in it but Verstappen is on a level above everyone else in the sport currently which is hard to say as a Hammy fan.
It does look that way, maybe Mercedes have set the car up for the race and sacrificed qualifying.
McLaren’s race pace is what I want to see, if its there in the race, seriously contenders for a podium
I really hope so. Big fan of Lando, and it's nice to see a rookie in Piastri doing well. McLaren's two drivers are also way more likable than the Merc lot.
Maybe we should do a poll on whether Perez is still at Red Bull after this season. Personally I hope not. Not getting to Q3 five times in a row in a car this good is just criminal.
Norris looked fast in Austrian sprint too, Norris was all over Leclerc for 20 or so laps, so I am not surprised. But Piastri's position is impressive, well done to him.
Aston Martin has fallen a lot in just few races.
Aston Martin has fallen a lot in just few races.
Charles wants out, would be simply lovely if he somehow ends up in the other RB
Piastri had old car specs in Austria, only Norris had the upgraded version. So it's the first race for Piasrti to use the new and better car.
Think the question will be is whether Ferrari thinks Charles should be retained at all costs or whether they ll cave to the on going pressures of the Sainz camp. Plenty of stories about his folks having burned the RB bridges before and playing politics, and it appears the rumor they've been doing the same at Ferrari aren't going away. Charles being sarcastic about Carlos today and Carlos doing the same in the other direction before seemingly only add fuel to that fire.