{
  "id": 16378728,
  "title": "F1 United States GP: Kimi Antonelli takes pole with George Russell sixth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/f1-united-states-gp-kimi-antonelli-takes-pole-with-george-russell",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T22:13:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-united-states-gp-kimi-antonell-takes-pole/10867975/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kimi Antonelli secured pole position for the 2026 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, narrowly edging out Max Verstappen in a close qualifying session. Antonelli's fastest time of 1 minute and 34.035 seconds in his second run of the Q3 segment gave him a two-tenths margin over the Red Bull driver. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell rounded out the top three, finishing fifth and sixth respectively. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez also secured spots ahead of Cadillac's Valtteri Bottas. Meanwhile, NASCAR's O'Reilly Talladega race saw Sammy Smith win the event with a last-lap pass, taking the checkered flag ahead of the field.",
  "summary": "Championship leader Kimi Antonelli has claimed his seventh pole of 2026 at Formula 1's United States Grand Prix, defeating Max Verstappen in a thrillingly close qualifying session in Austin. Antonelli surged to pole with his first of two Q3 runs, which yielded a 1m34.035s as he headed Red Bull tandem Verstappen and Isack Hadjar by around two tenths, as few frontrunners improved on their final ...…",
  "key_points": [
    "Kimi Antonelli wins pole at 2026 US GP",
    "George Russell finishes sixth",
    "Sammy Smith wins NASCAR Talladega"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SB Nation",
        "title": "Kimi Antonelli inches closer to F1 history at the United States GP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/kimi-antonelli-inches-closer-to-f1-history-at-the-united-states-gp-16392203",
        "published": "2026-10-24T23:31:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Kimi Antonelli inches closer to F1 history at the United States GP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/kimi-antonelli-inches-closer-to-f1-history-at-the-united-states-gp",
        "published": "2026-10-24T23:31:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Antonelli stands on brink of history in Austin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/antonelli-stands-on-brink-of-history-in-austin",
        "published": "2026-10-25T00:40:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}