Max Verstappen maintained his starting position to finish seventh in the Canada Sprint.
The final point on offer in the Canada Sprint went to Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad, who crossed the line in P8.
Live coverage of Saturday's Qualifying session for the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix.
Mercedes lock out front row; Russell fastest by 0.068
McLaren’s Norris third and Piastri fourth; Hamilton fifth
George Russell took pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix to set up a fascinating battle with his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli who was in second in Montreal, after the pair endured a feisty flashpoint having clashed with one another on track in the sprint race that preceded qualifying.
Russell put in an inch-perfect lap of the circuit Gilles Villeneuve, as the very last of the cars on track to steal it at the last in what was a gripping session and ultimately beat his teammate by just six-hundredths of a second and ensure Mercedes maintain their unbeaten record of five poles from five races this season.
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