F1 Austrian GP: Russell on pole, Antonelli wins his fifth race of the season

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️ F1 race day updates from 2pm BST️ Russell on pole in Spielberg | Mail PhilipWhat did the main players in yesterday’s late drama have to say about it?“I saw the yellow, I had a big lift into the corner … it ​was a single yellow and should ‌be OK,” said Russell, ‌who continued Mercedes’s streak of securing pole position for the eighth race in a row.Antonelli took fourth place on Sunday’s grid after aborting his final lap following Verstappen’s crash. “I don’t know why but I thought it was a double yellow, so I aborted completely … I shouldn’t have done that. That was my mistake,” the 19-year-old Italian, who has won five of the seven races so far, ‌told Sky Sports.“I think this weekend we’ve not been confident that we could fight for a win. We knew coming into this weekend it would be tough with the long straights we’ve got here, and the deficit looked bigger than other circuits that we’ve been at. Maybe it’s altitude, I’m not sure.” AP Continue reading...