Antonelli storms to US Grand Prix pole
Kimi Antonelli’s lap of 1min 34.035sec earned him his seventh pole position of the season, bringing him closer to securing his maiden F1 world title.
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli secured pole position for the US Grand Prix at the qualifying session, edging out Max Verstappen. At the Austin race, the 20-year-old Italian aims to clinch his first Formula One world title if he wins and his Mercedes teammate George Russell finishes outside the top eight, while Lewis Hamilton falls short of the top four.
Verstappen missed out on a third consecutive pole but will share the front row with Antonelli. Red Bull teammate Isaac Hadjar qualified third, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc finishing fourth. Antonelli's lap of one minute and 34.035 seconds marked his seventh pole position of the season and his first since the Belgian Grand Prix in July.
Despite the practice sessions favoring Ferrari and Verstappen's apparent strong form, Antonelli expressed his team's ambition, saying, "We got pole so we will try to win tomorrow but Max has been very quick and Isack did an incredible job so it's not going to be easy."
Written by urgent.news from Free Malaysia Today's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- Antonelli storms to US Grand Prix pole on weekend he can take title sports.yahoo.com
- Leclerc tops times for Ferrari in practice for US Grand Prix nst.com.my
- Antonelli storms to US Grand Prix pole freemalaysiatoday.com
- F1 2026 qualifying head-to-head: United States GP motorsport.com
- Here’s Where to Watch F1 United States Grand Prix 2026 Live Online variety.com
- Veda Ega makes history as first Indonesian Grand Prix polesitter en.antaranews.com
- Marquez shrugs off crash to take pole at wet Australian Grand Prix channelnewsasia.com
