Oliver Bearman: I'm looking forward to tomorrow's race with optimism.

      In qualifying at Spielberg, Esteban Ocon was eliminated in the first session, and Oliver Bearman posted the slowest time in the second, but Haas F1 remains optimistic ahead of the race…

      Oliver Bearman (15th): "In the first part of qualifying the car felt much better, and although I didn’t get the maximum out of it, I made it through. In the second session I was ready to fight, but either the wind picked up or something else changed, and it became more difficult for us.

      Tomorrow I have two new sets of Hard tires, so I’m actually happy with my starting position. Yes, I could have started a couple of places higher, but I’m optimistic about the race tomorrow.”

      Esteban Ocon (17th): “Actually, our car is faster than our results suggest. I lost a couple of tenths in the first two corners and couldn’t recover them, plus the grip left much to be desired. There will be a lot of pit stops tomorrow—there’s a chance to make up ground.”