Reigning Formula One world champion Lando Norris snatched pole position away from current title-race leader Kimi Antonelli in qualifying for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid.It looked like Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton was set for his first pole since July 2023, only for Italian sensation Antonelli to jump into the lead.But McLaren driver Norris, who has won two out of the last three races, managed to grab the front of the grid at the death, finishing 0.011 seconds ahead of Antonelli with a brilliant final lap at the new Madring circuit.Hamilton had to settle for fourth after Red Bull's Max Verstappen leapfrogged his old rival by taking third place. Hamilton's teammate Charles Leclerc was in fifth place while Mercedes' George Russell could only manage sixth.It was an impressive turnaround for Norris after the Briton struggled with a gearbox issue during practice on Friday."That might be my best one" 🙌Lando Norris clinches his third pole in four races 😮💨#F1 #SpanishGP pic.twitter.com/69vVPYzm6l— Formula 1 (@F1) September 12, 2026“I am shocked and a little bit surprised to be here now but my God, it was probably one of the best laps I have done, ever in my career so very, very happy, very proud, very happy for the team,” said Norris, who secured back-to-back wins in Hungary and the Netherlands.“It was just one of those laps where everything came together. I had a good Idea of...
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