Russell tops final qualifying in Barcelona with teammate Antonelli reprimanded

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/russell-george/xxF56RaN/"]Russell[/a], 68 points ‌behind the 19-year-old Italian after six rounds and ‌with no points from his last two races, ‌went around the sunny Circuit de Catalunya with a best time of one minute 15.679 seconds.[/p][p]The ‌Briton will now go into ⁠qualifying after topping ‌two of the three practice sessions.[/p][p]McLaren's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/piastri-oscar/MqKAIeUf/"]Oscar Piastri[/a], last ​year's winner from pole, was 0.214 seconds slower with Ferrari's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leclerc-charles/KlCOSRub/"]Charles Leclerc[/a] third.[/p][embed guid="1a4988f9-b6f5-479e-86a4-9f8d63541e1e" url="https://x.com/F1/status/2065760102649409987" social-type="twitter" /][p]Reigning ​champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/norris-lando/WSVABbVF/"]Lando Norris[/a], fastest overall on Friday, was fourth quickest for McLaren, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hamilton-lewis/tI5Vpe1h/"]Lewis Hamilton[/a] ⁠fifth for Ferrari ​and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/verstappen-max/UV3mgeXB/"]Max Verstappen[/a] sixth for Red Bull.[/p][p]Antonelli, who will be chasing his sixth win in a row on Sunday, was slowed by traffic ‌on a qualifying simulation.[/p][p][b]"Why do I always get traffic?! I don't understand, everyone always in the lap,"[/b] he said as he decided to return to the pits after a lap that was compromised early on by the positioning of Aston Martin's Lance Stroll.[/p][embed guid="403cd9dc-92ca-46c0-9384-1d6f4a7475cf" url="https://x.com/F1/status/2065760946354639288" social-type="twitter" /][p]He was later summoned to stewards, who gave ‌him a first reprimand of the season.[/p][p]Stewards reported ​he had been impeded by Stroll ‌at the first corner, after which he applied the brakes and prevented the Canadian from passing.[/p][p][b]"The driver admitted during the hearing that he acted out of frustration and ⁠apologised for his ⁠action,"[/b] they added.[/p]