Toto, you built a rocket. 🚀⁣ ⁣ Mercedes’ George Russell takes pole position, with Kimi Antonelli just behind him in second on the grid ahead of the 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix. 💪⁣ ⁣ Russell surged to the top with a 1:18.518 lap, with teammate Antonelli 0.293 seconds behind. 🔥⁣ ⁣ “It [the car] really came alive this afternoon, especially when the track temp cooled — we know we tend to favour those conditions,” Russell said after qualifying. 👏⁣ ⁣ Russell and Antonelli will line up ahead of Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar in third and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in fourth. 👀⁣ ⁣ “I’m also really happy to have Kimi here next to me because it’s been such a hard job from the whole team to deliver this car. They did an amazing job in the garage today, so all in all a really good day,” Russell added. 🫶⁣ ⁣ The Australian Grand Prix takes place tonight at 11 PM ET. 🏁⁣ ⁣ (c/o f1)⁣ #menssports #f1 #f1tok #racing ⁣