SPIELBERG, Austria, June 27 (Reuters) - Briton ⁠George Russell put Mercedes on pole position again as Saturday's qualifying for Formula ⁠One's Austrian Grand Prix came to a chaotic close, with Max Verstappen crashing ‌out during his final flying lap.

Russell's late dash for pole paid off as he left Ferrari's Charles Leclerc behind by 0.236 seconds. Leclerc's teammate Lewis Hamilton, who won the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix two weeks ago, ​was the third fastest.