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Russell takes pole for Catalan Grand Prix, ahead of Hamilton and Antonelli

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • George Russell of Mercedes secured pole position for the Formula 1 Catalan Grand Prix, his third of the season.
  • He will start ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli, with Antonelli leading the championship standings.
  • The article previews the race, including comments from Russell, Antonelli, and Hamilton about their expectations and performance.

George Russell captured pole position for the Formula 1 Catalan Grand Prix, marking his third pole of the season and tenth of his career. The Mercedes driver set the fastest lap at the Montmeló circuit, edging out compatriot Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari and the promising young Italian Kimi Antonelli.

The weekend is going very well so far. I'm still in the fight. I arrived here with determination and it feels very good to achieve pole position. The race tomorrow will be interesting and we will have to fight to win.

— George RussellRussell's reaction after securing pole position for the Catalan Grand Prix.

Antonelli, who leads the championship standings by a significant margin, will start third. He arrives in Catalonia with a comfortable lead of 66 and 68 points over Hamilton and Russell, respectively. Despite his strong championship position, Antonelli acknowledged a challenging weekend so far, expressing a desire to fight for victory in the race.

"The weekend is going very well so far. I'm still in the fight. I arrived here with determination and it feels very good to achieve pole position. Tomorrow's race will be interesting and we will have to fight to win," Russell stated. Antonelli, however, noted a lack of good sensations with the car, despite strong long-run pace on Friday.

Until now, the weekend has been a bit difficult. I didn't really have good sensations with the car. The pace in the long runs was strong yesterday, but today I lacked a bit. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow.

— Kimi AntonelliAntonelli's assessment of his performance leading up to the race.

Veteran driver Lewis Hamilton expressed uncertainty about his race pace but highlighted the team's hard work in closing the gap. Lando Norris qualified fourth, with Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar of Red Bull behind him. Fernando Alonso will start from the back of the grid in what may be his final race at Montmeló.

I have no idea if I can keep the pace, we will know that tomorrow. All weekend we were four tenths off, we thought we were there, but now we are less than a tenth off, which shows the hard work that has been done in the team.

— Lewis HamiltonHamilton's thoughts on his chances in the race after qualifying.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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