Antonelli youngest-ever pole
Kimi Antonelli claimed history as the youngest-ever pole sitter after topping Chinese Grand Prix qualifying at Shanghai on March 14 — he’ll start Sunday on pole and eyes a major statement result The Guardian PlanetF1.
Antonelli’s final Q3 lap was a 1:32.064fia.com, leaving team‑mate George Russell exactly 0.222 seconds behind on the timesheet.fia.com Russell had earlier won the Sprint in Shanghai that same dayusnews.com but suffered a front‑wing failure in Q2 and then briefly stopped on track during Q3, leaving him with a single flying lap to salvage P2.motorsport.com Mercedes completed a front‑row lockout with Russell P2 and Lewis Hamilton third on the official classification, with Antonelli having topped Q2 with a 1:32.322 before improving through the session.fia.com That performance came a week after Antonelli’s heavy FP3 crash in Melbourne — which left him unhurt, according to the FIA — and he was later pictured in Shanghai wearing a precautionary left‑hand brace.fia.com
