George Russell takes pole position at Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix

‘I feel like my old self again. It’s a bit of a relief’ Lewis Hamilton second ahead of Kimi Antonelli George Russell scorched to pole position for Sunday’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton narrowly failed to pip him with a thrilling last-ditch effort for Ferrari. Another dramatic qualifying session was stopped early in Q3 when Charles Leclerc, Hamilton’s Ferrari teammate, suffered a heavy high-speed crash that knocked him out of contention. Russell had said on arrival in Spain that the pressure is off him, having fallen 68 points behind championship leader and Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli due to a run of bad luck. The latest episode had come with an incorrect penalty for pit lane speeding last weekend in Monaco. But his fastest lap of 1min 15.717sec was enough to see him top the standings with Hamilton 0.064sec slower. Continue reading...

George Russell bounces back from the disappointments of the past few races to take pole position for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

Russell took a dominant pole in Barcelona, where Leclerc crashed for Ferrari

George Russell finally struck back in the 2026 Formula 1 world title fight as he ended Kimi Antonelli’s dominant streak to take pole for the Barcelona Grand Prix. Russell set a 1m14.679s for his first pole since the Melbourne opener, 0.064s quicker than second-placed Lewis Hamilton with Antonelli in third and three tenths behind his Mercedes team-mate. The Briton’s pole this weekend is ...Keep reading

Mercedes' George Russell bounced back in style by claiming pole ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and championship leader Kimi Antonelli.

Russell ended team-mate Kimi Antonelli's pole streak in Barcelona, where Leclerc crashed for Ferrari

Mercedes driver George Russell bounced back to form by taking pole position for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on Saturday as team-mate championship leader Kimi Antonelli had to settle for third on the grid. Seven-times champion Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari was second fastest, with McLaren's world champion Lando Norris fourth and Red Bull's Max Verstappen fifth.

George Russell edged Lewis Hamilton to pole position in a closely contested qualifying session for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

George Russell bounces back from the disappointments of the past few races to take pole position for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

George Russell just pipped Lewis Hamilton to claim a much-needed pole position in his bid to kick start a championship fightback at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.