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Russell surprises with pole position – Verstappen under pressure in Canada!
George Russell surprisingly secures pole position at the Canadian GP. Lando Norris shines in training.
Russell surprises with pole position – Verstappen under pressure in Canada!
Something exciting is brewing in Montreal, Canada, as Mercedes' George Russell has secured pole position in today's qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. With an incredible lap time of 1:10.899 minutes, he was able to prevail against the competition. Red Bull's Max Verstappen follows him in second place, while McLaren's Oscar Piastri secured third place. Russell was 0.160 seconds ahead of Verstappen, which makes the race even more exciting as the two fight for valuable points in the world championship. np-coburg reports that Regarding Nico Hülkenberg's situation, it can be said that he qualified in 13th place, but started the race from 12th place due to a penalty for Yuki Tsunoda.
There were exciting training sessions in the run-up to the qualification, with Lando Norris taking the lead in the third free practice session with a time of 1:11.799 minutes. Motorsport magazine added here that Charles Leclerc was only 0.078 seconds behind Norris and Russell set the third fastest time. There are signs that we can see an exciting three-way battle in the next races, as both Ferrari and Mercedes are showing strong performances.
Special circumstances for Verstappen
Despite his successful qualification, Max Verstappen is under special observation. He received three penalty points after his incident at the last race in Spain. If he commits another violation, he could be banned from the next World Championship race in Austria. However, Verstappen has stressed that he does not want to change his driving style, which only makes the situation more explosive.
Regarding further technical details: Norris runs with a revised front suspension, while his teammate Piastri relies on the old design and ended up in 8th place in FP3. The weather conditions are also ideal for the weekend with an ambient temperature of 20 °C and a track temperature of 44 °C, and the chance of rain is zero percent.
Additional attention and incidents
There were a few minor incidents in training, including Piastri making contact with the “Wall of Champions” while Hülkenberg spun in the chicane but remained uninjured. Other drivers such as Alex Albon and Isack Hadjar also struggled with slips, but without major consequences. The competition is ready and the excitement is rising as the weekend in Quebec unfolds.