MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Mercedes driver George Russell claimed pole position ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on Saturday.
Formula 1 leader Kimi Antonelli will start from third in his Mercedes.
Antonelli is on an incredible five-race winning streak. That has let the 19-year-old Italian already tally up 156 points after just six races. A resurgent Hamilton is second in the standings with 90 points.
Russell is third with 88. He won the season-opening Australian GP only then to see Antonelli roar past him since then.
The Mercedes pair have taken all seven poles this season as the German team has emerged as the biggest benefactor of a rulebook overhaul.
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Russell takes pole at Barcelona GP with F1 leader Antonelli 3rd behind Hamilton
