George Russell took pole position from Max Verstappen for the Canadian Grand Prix despite the pair setting identical times in a thrilling qualifying.
Russell set his 1:12.000 before Verstappen to take his second career pole in F1 and Mercedes' first since last year's Hungarian Grand Prix. Lando Norris was just 0.021s away from pole as he took third from McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, while Lewis Hamilton had to settle for seventh, having shown great speed in final practice.
Verstappen was close to elimination in Q2 when light rain made it difficult to generate tyre temperature. However, the rain wasn't enough to wet the track and Verstappen hooked up the car to secure a front-row spot. Hamilton was second before the final Q3 runs but was pushed down by Verstappen, then both McLarens of Norris and Piastri, plus Ricciardo. The RB driver's future has come under scrutiny this week but he has responded in the perfect manner with fifth place.
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