Antonelli’s new document – he’s 19 years and 212 days previous – beat the earlier held by Sebastian Vettel, who was 21 years and 72 days previous when he took pole on the 2008 Italian Grand Prix.
Antonelli stated he was “very completely satisfied” however accepted that he may properly not have taken pole had Russell had a problem-free qualifying.
He stated: “George had a difficulty, so in all probability may have been a special story however completely satisfied to be on pole for the primary time.”
Russell described his second place as “harm limitation” after a litany of issues via qualifying.
The championship chief stated: “It was a loopy session. Entrance wing broke on the finish of Q2. The crew weren’t positive it had damaged however I used to be positive it had. Then acquired stranded on observe and simply made it again out in time. It was extra a case of simply getting a lap finished.
“P2 is healthier than I used to be anticipating once I began the lap with no battery and tyre temperature. Actually completely satisfied to be right here as a result of I may have been down in tenth.”
Within the first session, Leclerc grew to become the primary driver to beat Russell in a aggressive session this 12 months with a time just below 0.1secs faster than the Briton.
Then within the second session, Russell ended up third quickest behind Antonelli and Leclerc after he suffered a damaged entrance wing flap.
Heading out for the ultimate session with a brand new wing, Russell’s automotive stopped on observe on his out lap because the gearbox refused to vary gear.
Antonelli drove previous his team-mate as he set the quickest time on his first flying lap, 0.3secs faster than Leclerc.
After frantic work within the storage, Mercedes managed to repair Russell’s automotive by making use of a sequence of default procedures similar to switching the automotive on and off once more and swapping out the steering wheel.
He acquired simply out in time to set a lap however his rushed preparation meant the automotive was not in its optimum situation as he went for a time.
Nonetheless, Antonelli had his personal issues on his ultimate run – he suffered the identical entrance wing downside has Russell had finished in Q2.
Hamilton, who tussled with Russell for the lead within the opening laps of the dash race earlier on Saturday, was 0.351secs off pole and stated he had hopes of difficult the Mercedes once more within the grand prix.
“It was a very robust qualifying,” Hamilton stated. “A bit more durable with the wind. It’s so gusty as we speak. So difficult.
“Actually completely satisfied and grateful to be up right here with these guys. Engineers did some nice work over the break and managed to get somewhat nearer to those guys.
“It is nonetheless going to be a problem however I’m positive we’ll have some enjoyable. Discovered so much within the dash race and our objective is to interrupt the hole to those guys someway.”
The McLarens had been simply over 0.1secs behind the Ferraris and Norris stated: “We’re completely satisfied we’re near them, offers us a very good shot at tomorrow.”
However Verstappen was downcast to be practically a second off the tempo within the Pink Bull.
“We modify so much on the automotive, and it makes zero distinction,” the four-time world champion stated.
“The entire weekend we have been off. The automotive is totally undriveable. I can’t even put a little bit of a reference in. Each lap is like survival.”
