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George Russell snatches pole, Kimi Antonelli fourth for Austria Grand Prix grid

SPIELBERG: George Russell produced a dramatic late and contentious fastest lap in his Mercedes on Saturday to claim pole position ahead of the two Ferraris for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.The 28-year-old Briton, who had struggled to outpace his team-mate championship leader Kimi Antonelli in Friday’s practice, swept into the prime grid position with a lap in one minute and 06.113 seconds — including a need to lift through a section of waved yellow flags.His lap took him 0.236 seconds clear of Charles Leclerc and 0.295 ahead of seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton in a sensational conclusion to a closely-fought qualifying session.Italian teenager Antonelli qualified fourth after seeing and obeying the double waved yellow flags on his late flying lap by slowing down after four-time champion Max Verstappen crashed in his Red Bull.“I feel incredible, it was such an amazing lap,” said Russell. “I saw the yellow and did a big lift into the corner.

Toto Wolff wary of Lewis Hamilton ‘smelling blood’ in title race

Toto Wolff is wary of going up against Lewis Hamilton in a title race, knowing what his former driver is like when he “smells blood”.

Hamilton claims his first Ferrari win at Barcelona Grand Prix

MONTMELO, Spain: Lewis Hamilton claimed his first victory for Ferrari on Sunday at the Barcelona-Catalunya Formula One Grand Prix, ending championship leader Kimi Antonelli’s five-race winning streak. The seven-time world champion finished ahead of George Russell and Lando Norris, while Antonelli was forced to abandon in the final stages because of a technical problem. Hamilton, 41, cut down Antonelli’s title lead to 41 points by triumphing on a Sunday nearly two years after he last won a race. “It’s not over, that’s for sure,” said Hamilton, also second in Monaco last weekend, of the championship race. Mercedes polesitter Russell came in 19 seconds behind Hamilton, with Norris completing an all-British podium, the first since the 1968 United States Grand Prix. “You have helped me so much to achieve this dream, I cannot thank you enough,” said Hamilton over team radio, after becoming the first driver for a team other than Mercedes to win a race this season. “To the fans, thank you for reminding me who I am. I couldn’t have done this without you.” Russell, pre-season favorite for the championship, arrived in Barcelona bemoaning bad luck for his recent struggles but after team-mate Antonelli edged in front of him late on he had some good fortune to cut the gap on the teenager to 50 points after the Italian abandoned.

Hamilton celebrates 1st victory with Ferrari after winning Barcelona GP as Antonelli breaks down

Lewis Hamilton won his first race since joining Ferrari two years ago while Formula 1 leader Kimi Antonelli broke down at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on Sunday, in Montmelo, Spain.

Hamilton takes first win for Ferrari to end Antonelli's run

BARCELONA, June 14 : Lewis Hamilton celebrated an emotional and historic first grand prix victory with Ferrari on Sunday to end Kimi Antonelli's five-race sequence of success and become, at 41, Formula One's oldest winner since Australian Jack Brabham in 1970.

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George Russell snatches pole, Kimi Antonelli fourth for Austria Grand Prix grid

Toto Wolff wary of Lewis Hamilton ‘smelling blood’ in title race

Hamilton claims his first Ferrari win at Barcelona Grand Prix

Hamilton celebrates 1st victory with Ferrari after winning Barcelona GP as Antonelli breaks down

Hamilton takes first win for Ferrari to end Antonelli's run

George Russell sets pace in final practice before Barcelona qualifying

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