Albon with mixed feelings after P5 in Austria qualifying

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17:28, 04 Jul 2020

Alex Albon qualified for the Austrian Grand Prix in fifth place, but for a long time, it looked as if he might have to put up with more cars in front of him. The Red Bull driver, therefore, ended Saturday with mixed feelings.

"It wasn't easy with the yellow flags," said Albon to Sky Sports.

"Besides, I wasn't really behind anyone, so I didn't have any sleep. We could have been faster if we had been at the right time. I thought it would be worse [than fifth place]."

"It would have been exciting with Norris otherwise, without the yellow flag for Bottas I would have been closer anyway. But I don't think we could have done any better now than fifth place. With a drag it would have been better, but I am happy with P5 because I thought it could have been worse."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Albon with mixed feelings after P5 in Austria qualifying

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