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Lando Norris shocks himself by pipping Kimi Antonelli to F1 Spanish GP pole

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Briton beats teammates by one-hundredth of a secondVerstappen qualifies third on tough Madring trackLando Norris took the first pole position at Formula One’s newest circuit, the Madring, for the Spanish Grand Prix. The McLaren driver saw off a spirited assault by Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, who was second, with a superb and somewhat unexpected lap at a circuit that has proved challenging to master and punishing on the slightest of errors. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was in third.

  • Briton beats teammates by one-hundredth of a second

  • Verstappen qualifies third on tough Madring track

Lando Norris took the first pole position at Formula One’s newest circuit, the Madring, for the Spanish Grand Prix. The McLaren driver saw off a spirited assault by Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, who was second, with a superb and somewhat unexpected lap at a circuit that has proved challenging to master and punishing on the slightest of errors.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was in third. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc in fourth and fifth for Ferrari and George Russell sixth for Mercedes.

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