British GP: Kimi Antonelli Wins Sprint, Claims Maiden Pole In Silverstone
Kimi Antonelli followed his stead from the Sprint, edging Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to clinch his first pole in Silverstone at the British Grand Prix. Earlier. Antonelli, 19, claimed the Sprint race to become the youngest winner of the F1 Sprint and his first at Silverstone. Hamilton was beaten to the Sprint victory by Antonelli at the final earlier on Saturday. However, in the early stages of the qualifying session, the Mercedes driver did not have a great start. He clinched the pole in 1:28.111 seconds. Instead, Red Bull's Isack Hadjar delivered impressive pace to lead Q1 in provisional pole, and trailing him in second was Liam Lawson, who competed favourably. Though that performance was short-lived, they squeezed through, avoiding elimination to reach Q3. Neither Red Bull nor McLaren had the pace strong enough to threaten Mercedes. Ferrari, however, did as Hamilton and Charles led the pace in the first run before Antonelli improved on his time to edg...
