# Motorsport: Mercedes driver George Russell snatched pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with the last lap of the qualifying session. The result came amid late drama as Russell set his lap, beating Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, despite passing yellow flags for a crash by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen at the penultimate corner. Russell’s team-mate Kimi Antonelli, who was running just ahead of the Briton, also passed the Verstappen incident, and will line up fourth. McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were sixth and seventh behind Verstappen, who kept fifth despite his crash.
Motorsport: Russell claims pole position at Austrian Grand Prix after Verstappen crash