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Antonelli on Chinese GP pole after hot favourite Russell has problems
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli became the youngest driver to set pole position in Formula 1 history by leading team-mate George Russell at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Russell ended up 0.222 seconds adrift of the Italian after a race against time to solve a gearbox problem with his car that threatened to leave him 10th on the grid.
Mercedes managed to repair Russell's car just in time to get him out for a final lap and he managed to sneak ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.
McLaren locked out the third row on a two-by-two grid with Oscar Piastri ahead of world champion Lando Norris.
Chinese Grand Prix: Kimi Antonelli breaks F1 record to claim pole position
Kimi Antonelli became the youngest pole-sitter in Formula One history after George Russell was struck down by a gearbox problem in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix.
Russell was still able to take second on the grid as Mercedes secured a second straight front-row lockout, but the world championship leader was restricted to just one flying lap in Shanghai after he stopped on track with mechanical trouble in the early part of Q3.
Russell emerged from his garage with just two minutes remaining, but he could not match team-mate Antonelli's lap with the Italian ending the session 0.222 seconds clear.
Antonelli, aged 19 years, six months and 18 days, breaks Sebastian Vettel's 18-year record as the youngest driver to take top spot in qualifying. Vettel was 21 years, two months and 11 days when he stormed to pole at the Italian Grand Prix in 2008.
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