Motor racing-Russell snatches Canada GP pole from Antonelli

Sprint winner Russell crossed the line ‌0.068 of a second faster ‌than Antonelli right at the end of the session after the 19-year-old Italian ⁠had ​gone quickest. McLaren's ⁠Lando Norris, the reigning champion, will start ⁠in third place on Sunday with ​Australian teammate Oscar Piastri alongside for ⁠what could be a wet race.

​George Russell ​snatched pole ‌position from ​Formula One championship-leading Mercedes teammate Kimi ‌Antonelli at the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday. Sprint winner Russell crossed the line ‌0.068 of a second faster ‌than Antonelli right at the end of the session after the 19-year-old Italian ⁠had ​gone quickest.

McLaren's ⁠Lando Norris, the reigning champion, will start ⁠in third place on Sunday with ​Australian teammate Oscar Piastri alongside for ⁠what could be a wet race. The ⁠pole ​was a third in a row for Russell in Canada. ⁠The Briton won at the Circuit Gilles ⁠Villeneuve ⁠from the top slot last year. (Writing by Alan Baldwin ‌in ‌London, editing by ​Ken Ferris)