George Russell takes pole position in Baku

George Russell will start first on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after setting the fastest time in qualifying at the Baku City Circuit.

Russell continues Mercedes' strong weekend

The British driver had already been the fastest in both Thursday practice sessions and kept his impressive form in qualifying. Russell found the necessary pace to take first place on the grid for Saturday's race.

He will start ahead of Charles Leclerc, who qualified second for Ferrari and Max Verstappen will start from the second row.

Antonelli crashes in qualifying

Russell's teammate Kimi Antonelli had a difficult session after crashing during qualifying. The incident means that the Italian will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from 15th on the grid.

Russell will now look to convert his pole position into victory in Saturday's race.