George Russell stunned Canadian fans to take pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri. George and Mercedes have gone well in Canada and this year is no different with George living up to his moniker as “Mr. Saturday”.
Some head-scratching from my end as it was difficult to know how good the Soft vs the Medium tires were and who might have pace and he wouldn’t over the weekend’s practice sessions. Friday and Saturday’s sessions suggested that McLaren might not be completely comfortable at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and the same could be said of Red Bull initially.
Those assumptions may have been somewhat correct but Max Verstappen threw down a huge marker with provisional pole. Lando Norris, who looked the most solid leading up to qualifying, unraveled a bit on his first attempt and couldn’t find the pace leaving him down in P7.
Canadian GP Qualifying Results:
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:12.075 | 1:11.570 | 1:10.899 | 21 |
2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:12.054 | 1:11.638 | 1:11.059 | 20 |
3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:11.939 | 1:11.715 | 1:11.120 | 23 |
4 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:12.279 | 1:11.974 | 1:11.391 | 21 |
5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:11.952 | 1:11.885 | 1:11.526 | 27 |
6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:12.073 | 1:11.805 | 1:11.586 | 27 |
7 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:11.826 | 1:11.599 | 1:11.625 | 22 |
8 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:12.038 | 1:11.626 | 1:11.682 | 27 |
9 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:12.211 | 1:12.003 | 1:11.867 | 21 |
10 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:12.090 | 1:11.892 | 1:11.907 | 30 |
11 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:12.334 | 1:12.102 | 15 | |
12 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine Renault | 1:12.234 | 1:12.142 | 20 | |
13 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:12.323 | 1:12.183 | 18 | |
14 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 1:12.306 | 1:12.340 | 19 | |
15 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 1:12.378 | 1:12.634 | 21 | |
16 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:12.385 | 11 | ||
17 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 1:12.398 | 13 | ||
18 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:12.517 | 12 | ||
19 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:12.525 | 10 | ||
20 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:12.667 | 12 |
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