Russell takes Melbourne pole after Verstappen crash

George Russell takes pole position as Mercedes dominate a qualifying session for the Australian Grand Prix in which Max Verstappen crashed.

George Russell pips Antonelli for pole as Mercedes lock out F1 Australian GP front row

Kimi Antonelli finishes second and Lando Norris sixth after running over a Mercedes cooling fan during qualifying in Melbourne

By Giles Richards at Albert Park

Russell tager pole position i ren Mercedes-opvisning

Det bliver med to Mercedes-biler i front, når Formel 1-feltet søndag tager hul på sæsonen i Melbourne.

Demonstration von Mercedes: Russell holt Pole Position in Melbourne

Kollege Kimi Antonelli auf Platz zwei. Isack Hadjar im Red Bull vor Charles Leclerc im Ferrari und den beiden McLaren. Crash von Verstappen

Russell leads Mercedes 1-2 for Australian GP as Verstappen crashes

George Russell powered to pole position Saturday for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli, but there was disaster for Max Verstappen who crashed out.Russell eclipsed his rivals with a flying lap of one minute 18.518 seconds on soft tyres, 0.293 ahead of Antonelli.

Russell takes pole for Mercedes at Australian Grand Prix

Russell holt sich erste Pole – Verstappen crasht

Das erste Qualifying der neuen Formel-1-Saison ist Geschichte. Mercedes dominiert, Verstappen floppt.