George Russell will start the F1 Canadian Grand Prix on pole position, ahead of Max Verstappen who exactly matched his qualifying time
The drought at Mercedes has been a long, arduous affair, little wonder then they revelled in the chance to slake their thirst in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix where George Russell claimed pole by the tiniest of margins, indeed, by no margin at all with a time exactly matched by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Russell and Mercedes were not concerned by how close it had been, simply returning to the top spot was an achievement for the team which has struggled so hard since the new regulations of 2022. It is then the team’s first pole since Hungary in 2023 and they have now not taken a victory since Brazil 2022 when Russell took the flag. Sunday’s race in Montreal is their best shot at another since then, with the pace of the car genuinely impressive.
A beaming Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal who has presented a stern visage for so long, also conceded with a grin that they were at last “going in the right direction”.In a qualifying session where timing was crucial after the rain over the weekend as the track was rubbering-in, gaining grip on every lap. The times improved as the clock counted down, with the final laps proving absolutely crucial as Mercedes, for the first time in over a year, looked like the favourites.
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