Russell Claims Pole Amid Verstappen Crash

George Russell stunned the field with pole position at the Austrian GP, narrowly avoiding penalties after slowing for yellow flags—thanks to single-wave warnings. His blistering lap of 1:06.113 sec marks his fourth pole this season, locking him in front row alongside Charles Leclerc, who edged out teammate Lewis Hamilton in a tense final shootout. Max Verstappen’s late crash cost him provisional pole and dropped him to fifth after a dramatic second session where he barely held onto his spot. Antonelli, who had led early, was forced to abort his final lap and starts fourth. Norris and Piastri round out the top six. With Russell leading and Verstappen lurking behind, expect fireworks from the start. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/00ce4ce453abf575