The Mercedes driver took pole position because he showed his result first
In qualifying Canadian Grand Prix An almost incredible event happened: two pilots, in the fight for pole position, showed absolutely the same time – 1:12,000.
As a result, the advantage over Max Verstappen from Red Bullthe current champion and leader of the season, received the pilot Mercedes George Russell — he showed his results earlier. Similar in stages Formula 1 hasn’t happened since 1997.
The third time was shown by Lanjo Norris – the McLaren driver was only 0.021 seconds behind the two leaders. The fourth result goes to his teammate Oscar Piastri. The top six also included Alfa Tauri’s Danijl Ricciardo and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.
In the top 10 qualifying were: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) and Alexander Albon (Williams). Both Ferrari representatives, as well as Red Bull driver Sergio Perez (16th position), were outside the top ten.
The main race, the Canadian Grand Prix, will take place today, June 9. Starts at 21:00 Kyiv time.
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— Formula 1 (@F1) June 8, 2024
Source: Sportarena
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