That marks the end of our live coverage in Austria. Time to analyse and look ahead to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. Catch you next weekend!

On a positive, the car was actually pretty good to me. It was the best it's felt all weekend. Yeah, I just got marbles on through 6th and 7th, so sorry about that. It just totally lost all the grip on the pit entry.

Alex crosses the chequered flag in P14, but a five-second penalty will see him drop to P15. A difficult day in Austria.

Green flag as the Virtual Safety Car period comes to an end.

Virtual Safety Car comes out on Lap 66.

Leclerc gets past at Turn 4, Alex now running in P15.

Albono, in P14, lets through with the race leaders and is 1.8 off Stroll ahead, with Leclerc 1.1 behind.

Alex is currently P14, with Stroll and Tsunoda trailing closely behind... 20 laps to go at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Alex has received a five-second time penalty for crossing the line at pit entry.

Alex comes in for a switch in hards, which slots him at P17 for now still ahead of Alonso...

Tsunoda makes the overtake on our No23, though Alonso comes into the pits to serve his 10-second penalty.

Tsunoda is now 1.7 seconds behind Albono and gaining...

Okay, Alex, let's start to bring the battery back up. So, Alonso, three ahead, has a ten-second penalty. So, we're racing here, but he's effectively seven behind.

The two Alpine's of Ocon and Gasly get by Alex, now P14...

Alex overtakes Zhou to rise to P12 after a few drivers ahead come into the pits.

AA23 makes the textbook move to pass Leclerc at Turn 3...

OK, Alex, it's fine. Stay with Leclerc, that's no problem. Tsunoda's already in our pit window, so he will go behind us.

Alex comes in to switch for a set of hard tyres and drops to P19 as a result...

Albono is starting to find a rhythm, currently 0.7 seconds off Fernando Alonso.

A strong opening two laps from Alex, who rises to P15 after Leclerc pits.

We are go in Spielberg!

Okay, so almost everyone is on the medium. We've got Zhou starting from the pitlane on new hard. All the other cars are on medium.

Are you ready? Not long till we get started for the formation lap...

Albono's FW46 is out on the grid! A small reminder, if needed, our No23 is starting from P16 at the Red Bull Ring...

Welcome to the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix! Get set as we bring you everything Alex Albon throughout this 71-lap race today.

Okay, we did a good job with the car. It's just we don't quite have the pace.

An impressive 1:05.736 for Alex isn't quite enough to advance to Q2, he'll line up P16 tomorrow...

Albono gets back on for another push, currently P11.

Up to P8 for Alex after setting a 1:05.823. Seven minutes left of quali...

Do what you did last time, just a little bit less pushing in turns 6 and 7. So push a little bit less, 6 and 7.

Albono returns to the Red Bull Ring for a second go...

Alex sets a 1:06.303 on softs before heading back to the garage for now...

We are all go in Quali!

Just five minutes until Quali kicks off, let's go...

Welcome, it is time to get down to business. Let's see what Alex can do!

Alex takes the finish line P18, a strong recovery from the pitlane. Time to look ahead to Qualifying later today and the Grand Prix tomorrow!

Alex jumps down the inside of Bottas to gain another position!

That's five laps remaining. Five laps.

Alex gets past Zhou at Turn 3 to move into P19.

Albono is now 0.8 off Zhou. 14 laps remaining...

Alex has already caught up to the back of the pack.

It feels very gusty.

Alex emerges from the pit as it's lights out here for the first time this weekend!

The Sprint Race is just 10 minutes away... Alex will be starting from the pit lane after some changes to his FW46.

Good morning from Austria! Follow along as we bring you all the Alex updates at the Sprint Race...

Alex improves on his final push, setting a 1:06.754, but it is not enough to make it through. He'll start the Sprint in P19, out in the first stage with ZHO, BOT, HUL and RIC.

Go push

Albono sets a 1:06.841 for his first time of SQ1.

Here we go! Alex heads out onto the Red Bull Ring.

The third SQ1 of the season is underway. Reminder that it's medium tyres only at this stage...

Good afternoon from the Styrian mountains! Get ready as we bring you all the coverage for Alex's Sprint Quali in Austria...

FP1 is complete and Alex ends the session in P18. Now, it is time for our No23 and the Williams team to review the data ahead of Sprint Qualifying later today. We'll see you in a few hours time 👋

We've got three minutes remaining in the session, so we're going to come in, pit stop on that soft, and then do the start on the grid.

Albono records his best time of the session with a 1:06.995.

Alex trades his softs for the medium compound.

The final few laps of FP1 are underway for Albono with just 10 minutes left to collect data ahead of this afternoon...

Alex practices some pit launches from the box before returning to the garage.

Verstappen is wheeled back to the pits and the session resumes. There's a queue at the pit exit but Alex is up next to return to the track.

There is a red flag as Max Verstappen stops on the side of the track... Alex returns to the garage for now with 25 minutes remaining.

In terms of ride, we are very comfortable.

Albono rolls back on to the Red Bull Ring...

Box, Alex, box.

Alex is on his second cool lap after setting a time of 1:07.497.

A 1:07.855 is Albono's first push lap of the day, which is enough for P9.

Alex rolls out of the garage with soft tyres fitted...

FP1 is a go here at the Red Bull Ring. One hour to get as much data as possible...

Racing in Austria is just five minutes away! And it's a Sprint weekend! This is the only Practice session for drivers to prepare their cars before Sprint Qualifying this afternoon...

Welcome to Spielberg for the Austrian GP. We'll update you through everything Alex around the Red Bull Ring. First up, FP1...