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Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain steers his car during the third free practice ahead of the Austrian F1 Grand Prix, in Spielberg, Austria, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo\/Darko Bandic)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

SPIELBERG, Austria \u2014 George Russell has a chance to put himself firmly back in the Formula 1<\/a> championship hunt as he starts on pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix.<\/p>

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Russell took pole in a controversial qualifying session<\/a> , setting the fastest time as a yellow flag was displayed for a crash by Max Verstappen. Russell argued he\u2019d lifted off enough to be safe.<\/p>\n

Russell hasn\u2019t won since the season-opening Australian Grand Prix<\/a> . This is his third pole since then but he lost one potential win in Canada<\/a> when his car broke down, and was beaten by the resurgent Lewis Hamilton<\/a> last time out at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

With Kimi Antonelli starting fourth, this is Russell\u2019s chance to cut into his Mercedes teammate\u2019s standings lead. Antonelli leads by 41 points from Hamilton and 50 from Russell.<\/p>

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Charles Leclerc and Hamilton start second and third for Ferrari, which has struggled on tracks like Austria where power is more important than cornering ability. A small engine upgrade for this week wasn\u2019t enough to bridge the gap.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this weekend we\u2019ve not been confident that we could fight for a win,\u201d Hamilton said after qualifying.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew coming into this weekend it would be tough with the long straights we\u2019ve got here, and the deficit looked bigger than other circuits that we\u2019ve been at. Maybe it\u2019s altitude, I\u2019m not sure.\u201d<\/p>

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AP auto racing: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/auto-racing<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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