Shanghai, March 14 -- Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli became the youngest polesitter in Formula 1 history after setting the fastest time in qualifying for the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix, while teammate George Russell was hindered by a battery issue.
Having won the Sprint earlier on Saturday, Russell entered qualifying as the favorite, but his afternoon nearly unraveled when he stopped on track shortly after the start of Q3 with anapparent battery problem.
Although the Briton made it back to the garage and had enough time to complete one flying lap, his best effort was only good enough for second, 0.222 seconds slower than Antonelli, according to Xinhua.
"It was a pretty clean session, so really happy. George had an issue in Q3 and it would have be...