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03/15 01:36 CDT Record-breaking Kimi Antonelli starts on pole for F1's Chinese
Grand Prix
Record-breaking Kimi Antonelli starts on pole for F1's Chinese Grand Prix
SHANGHAI (AP) --- Kimi Antonelli is seeking to convert his record-breaking pole
position into a first career Formula 1 win but will have to stay ahead of his
Mercedes teammate George Russell at Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.
Antonelli became the youngest driver to qualify on pole position for an F1
Grand Prix race Saturday. The 19-year-old Italian starts on the front row
alongside Russell, who recovered from technical problems to post the
second-fastest time.
They're looking to continue Mercedes dominance in F1's new era of regulations
after Russell won last week's Australian Grand Prix and the sprint race in
China on Saturday.
Lewis Hamilton in third and Charles Leclerc in fourth have a fast-starting
Ferrari which has shown it can challenge Mercedes off the line. Oscar Piastri
is fifth for McLaren.
Piastri's teammate, F1 champion Lando Norris, was due to start sixth in the
other McLaren but was left stuck in his pit with apparent technical problems as
others lined up on the grid.
F1 is racing hours after it announced next month's races in Bahrain and Saudi
Arabia will not go ahead because of the war in the Middle East.
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