US EditionAntonelli on Pole for F1's Chinese Grand Prix After Teammate Russell Wins Sprint
- At the Shanghai International Circuit, Kimi Antonelli took pole during qualifying, with Russell second after a limited last-minute effort.
- Russell reported problems in Q2 and stopped on track early in Q3, later saying 'I can’t shift through the gears', restricting his running.
- Antonelli's quickest lap was 0.222 seconds clear as Russell emerged with just over two minutes remaining but could not match his pace.
- On the Sunday grid, Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton will start third after beating Charles Leclerc in qualifying by 0.351 seconds, with McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in fifth and sixth.
- Antonelli's age makes him the youngest pole-sitter at 19 years, six months and 18 days, breaking Sebastian Vettel’s 18-year-old record as Toto Wolff shook his head over reliability after Russell’s sprint win extended his championship lead to 11 points.
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Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli makes F1 history in China: FULL grid
The 19-year-old Italian Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday, becoming the youngest driver to achieve the feat in Formula One history. Antonelli led a Mercedes front-row lockout along with George Russell and erased the record of Sebastian Vettel, who was 21 when he took pole for the Italian Grand Prix in 2008. Dominant in Shanghai “I’m happy with the lap I did,” Antonelli told reporters. “And really happy to b…
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Santa Maria TimesSHANGHAI (AP) — Kimi Antonelli stepped up Saturday to become the youngest driver ever to take pole position for a Formula One Grand Prix after his Mercedes teammate…
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) gets into the history of Formula 1. At 19 years, six months and 17 days, he became the youngest driver to get a pole position.The Italian shone in the China Grand Prix.In Shanghai, the young driver surpassed the record that Sebastian Vettel had imposed with Toro Rosso in the Italian GP, in 2008.The German achieved that feat with 21 years, two months and 11 days.Now, the Antonelli brand seems practically impossibl…
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