F1 Canadian GP: Max Verstappen takes the pole position: The Qualifying session saw a wet track as the drivers found it difficult to find traction but it was Red Bull’s Max Verstappen who secured his second pole position of the season. He was followed by Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz in the second and third spots. Meanwhile, Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc were eliminated from the Q2 and Q3 sessions. Follow F1 Canadian GP LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Red Bulls Max Verstappen had a great day in the office as he secured his second pole position of the season after a great flying lap. He was followed by Fernando Alonso in the second spot and Carlos Sainz, who is desperate for a good result under his belt finished third overall.
VERSTAPPEN TAKES POLE IN MONTREAL!
It’s P2 for Alonso, with Sainz third 🤯#CanadianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/NpPz7wiP3Y
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 18, 2022
For the first time in almost 10 years…@alo_oficial starts from the front row of the grid 😍#CanadianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/TVm5PApvFR
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 18, 2022
F1 Canadian GP: Max Verstappen takes the second pole position of the season as Fernando Alonso starts on the front grid
Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton took home the fourth spot as he had a great day today after struggling in the FP1 and FP2 sessions. He was followed by both the Haas drivers as Kevin Magnussen took home the fifth spot and Mick Schumacher settled for the sixth position.
Our joint best qualifying result ever, SAY WHAT?!
An amazing effort by the whole team to make this possible in extreme weather conditions. #HaasF1 #CanadianGP #Quali pic.twitter.com/UbGDDtBiF1
— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) June 18, 2022
Alpine’s Esteban Ocon also had a great day in the office as he took home the seventh spot. Mercedes’ George Russell couldn’t do much in the qualifying session as he settled for the eighth spot and was followed by McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo in the ninth position. Meanwhile, Guanyu Zhou took home the tenth spot.
What a Quali! 🤯 P4 for Lewis and P8 for George on the grid tomorrow 💪 pic.twitter.com/UBnLtSMff8
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) June 18, 2022
F1 Canadian GP: Max Verstappen takes the second pole position of the season as Fernando Alonso starts on the front grid
Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas who struggled yesterday didn’t have a great outing today as he took home the eleventh spot. He was followed by William’s Alex Albon in the twelfth position as Sergio Perez had to settle for a thirteenth place finish. Perez struggled big time for the race pace today as he was not able to show his class on a wet track.
Our best quali result of the year so far as @alex_albon starts P12 tomorrow. Good work, team 👊#WeAreWilliams #CanadianGP
— Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) June 18, 2022
McLaren’s Lando Norris was reeling behind in the fourteenth spot and he was followed by Charles Leclerc in the fifteenth position. Meanwhile, Leclerc will start tomorrow’s race after enduring a grid penalty.
He’s taken pole or P2 in every qualifying session so far this year, but it’s a slightly different role for Charles Leclerc today#CanadianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/zr4zAKxBS2
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 18, 2022
AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly after having a great weekend last time around in Baku had to settle for the sixteenth spot. The big disappointment came in the form of Sebastian Vettel as he got eliminated in the Q1 session and will start tomorrow’s race down in the seventeenth spot.
A tough qualifying session.
We’ve got work to do tonight, to ensure we’re ready to fight tomorrow. 👊#F1 #CanadianGP pic.twitter.com/EBEHFUoyK1
— Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) June 18, 2022
He was followed by the home hero Lance Stroll who settled for the eighteenth position. Nicholas Latifi couldn’t do much either as he finished nineteenth overall and lastly, it was Yuki Tsunoda who finished last in the twentieth spot. He will too take a grid penalty in tomorrow’s race.
F1 Canadian GP: Max Verstappen takes the second pole position of the season as Fernando Alonso starts on the front grid
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