George Russell continued Mercedes's dominant qualifying form by securing pole position for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, while Lewis Hamilton ensured an all British front row with second place for Ferrari.
Russell's latest pole means Mercedes have now topped qualifying at every race so far this season, underlining the team's strong one lap pace as the Formula One campaign reaches its latest stop in Spain.
The Mercedes driver edged out seven-time world champion Hamilton in a closely fought session, setting up an intriguing battle between the two British drivers when the lights go out on Sunday.
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli qualified third for Mercedes, maintaining his strong form as he pursues a sixth consecutive victory. The Italian teenager has emerged as the standout performer of the season and remains the man to beat in the title race.
McLaren's reigning world champion Lando Norris will start fourth after failing to match the pace of the Mercedes and Ferrari drivers in the decisive final shootout.
Russell's pole was his third of the season, while teammate Antonelli has claimed four, extending Mercedes' remarkable record at the front of the grid. The team's dominance in qualifying has helped establish it as the benchmark outfit in Formula One this year.
The final phase of qualifying was briefly interrupted after Ferrari's Charles Leclerc crashed, bringing out red flags and halting the session. The Monegasque driver lost control and hit the barriers, ending his hopes of challenging for a place near the front of the grid.
Following the delay, drivers returned to the circuit for a tense conclusion to qualifying, with Russell ultimately emerging on top.
With Hamilton alongside him and Antonelli directly behind, Sunday's race promises a closely contested battle between Mercedes and Ferrari, while Norris will be hoping to challenge from the second row as he looks to keep pace with the championship contenders.
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As the Ukraine war is highlighted by some leaders during the United Nations' 81st General Assembly meeting in New York, Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Thursday with ballistic missiles, killing two people and injuring six, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York on Wednesday, as Washington pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine and Kyiv and Moscow continue to strike energy infrastructure.
U.S. President Donald Trump said his team held a three-hour meeting with an Iranian delegation in New York that he described as “very good” and “productive”, with another round of talks scheduled soon.
The 81st UN General Assembly continues in New York on Wednesday, with another day of high-level speeches and diplomatic meetings. The wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, global security and international cooperation remain at the centre of discussions.
As the Ukraine war is highlighted by some leaders during the United Nations' 81st General Assembly meeting in New York, Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Thursday with ballistic missiles, killing two people and injuring six, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
The 81st UN General Assembly returns for its third day in New York on Thursday, with world leaders delivering high-level speeches and holding diplomatic meetings. Restoring trust, managing global transformation, peace and security, and international cooperation remain at the centre of discussions.
Australia says an OpenAI AI agent gained unauthorised access to a government Medicare statistics portal in June, in what officials say could be an unprecedented case of an AI system breaching a government network.
Pakistan says it carried out air strikes on 10 locations in Afghanistan on Thursday, targeting sites it said were used to store and launch drones, as tensions between the two neighbouring countries continued to escalate.
Here’s your AnewZ Daily Brief for 24 September 2026, with five key developments from the second day of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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