Who will take pole position at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix?

It was somewhat controversial, but George Russell is in a position to capture the Austrian Grand Prix for a second straight year. The Mercedes driver grabbed the pole in qualifying Saturday, but that decision was up in the air post-qualifying.

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Max Verstappen's heavy crash in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying sparked controversy as George Russell claimed pole despite improving under yellow flags.

George Russell claimed pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix after a dramatic qualifying session that ended with Max Verstappen crashing and triggering a yellow flag review. Russell was cleared by the stewards and kept pole ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.

The Austrian Grand Prix weekend has already been full of drama before the main race has even begun. Max Verstappen crashed out in the final qualifying round while George Russell took a controversial pole position.

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