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Mercedes' Antonelli claim pole position for F1 US Grand Prix
Antonelli leads the championship by one hundred two points with six races left, and the race is Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas; Ferrari topped practice anyway.
Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock on this story, from Weekend Edition at 6:35 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Mercedes' Antonelli claim pole position for F1 US Grand Prix”, with reporting from Scuderia Fans.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 6:35 PM ET on Weekend Edition, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: F1, US.
- BBN covered this story before: F1 qualifying is 'free' for seven days, then $14.99 (October 24).
The real story
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- Yahoo SportsMercedes' Antonelli claim pole position for F1 US Grand Prix
- Scuderia FansKimi Antonelli takes Austin pole as Ferrari miss top three in United States GP qualifying facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorKimi Antonelli takes pole for the United States Grand Prix with a one minute thirty-four point oh three five, and nobody could touch it.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIs that the one in the silver car? I like silver.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorMercedes, yes. Max Verstappen is second, point one seven nine back, Isack Hadjar third.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAnd Ferrari topped every practice session, then qualified fourth and fifth with Leclerc and Hamilton. Every session. Fourth and fifth.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo Ferrari owned three sessions that don't go in the record book, and then finished fourth and fifth where it actually counts.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, I'm telling you, practice doesn't count. Nobody hands out a trophy for Friday.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the only timed lap anyone remembers is the qualifying one. Oh. That's just sports. I thought it was a lot of driving in circles.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorVera. That is exactly right.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFerrari won every meeting where nothing was decided. I run my whole podcast that way.
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