Lewis Hamilton said he was concerned he had lost pole position following his spin in the final seconds of Austrian Grand Prix qualifying.
The world champion ended up holding on to pole after his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg also spun on his last lap.
Afterwards, I thought 'I probably lost it there'," said the Briton.
Hamilton, who took his seventh pole in eight races this year, said he believed Mercedes would face a close fight with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the race.
Vettel qualified third and the Ferrari was actually quicker than the Mercedes when the two teams did race-simulation runs on heavy fuel loads in Friday practice.
"Ferrari are close," added Hamilton. "They have good race pace and naturally Nico is going to be a threat, as always."
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