pole position
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Drivers completed two practice sessions early Saturday to learn the course for the first time and competed for pole position in the afternoon during qualifying laps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Spain's Alex Palou, the season points leader who has won six times this year, captured his seventh pole position of the campaign with a qualifying lap of 56.899 seconds after topping practice laps at 56.614.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The small group of entrepreneurs in pole position to bring sodium-ion batteries to the U.S. at scale includes a pair of former Tesla engineers teaming up to compete with their old boss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
With gas prices pushing higher again, California continues to preserve its pole position as the state with the most expensive pump prices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
World champion Lando Norris took victory from pole position in Hungary on Sunday to secure his and McLaren's first grand prix win of 2026.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
