George Russell has taken pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix sprint race with Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli down in fifth.
The Mercedes driver pipped reigning world champion Lando Norris by only 0.041s to take his third sprint pole of the 2026 season.
Russell’s pole came particularly out of the blue after topping neither SQ1 or SQ2 – respectively done by Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri – but a 1m11.567s in the final session was enough.
It was a very tight final session too, as third-placed Leclerc was just 0.055s off the pace for Ferrari with Norris’ McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in fourth
