Russell set an identical time to Red Bull’s three-time world champion Max Verstappen amid changeable weather on Montreal’s Ile Notre-Dame.
George Russell immediately set his sights on victory after taking only his second career pole position during a scintillating Canadian Grand Prix qualifying.
Only two thousandths of a second separated the top three, with McLaren’s Lando Norris lining up third ahead of his team-mate Oscar Piastri.“So much hard work at the factory has gone into this and we said it in Monaco, we hope this is the start of something for our season, and I think it is,” Russell said on the track.The 26-year-old added in the press conference: “Such a buzz. Been a while since we experienced this feeling.
The seven-time world champion fell away to finish seventh but Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is delighted with his team’s progress.Mercedes boss Toto Wolff He was on the pace to match Russell’s time but team-mate Sergio Perez, who signed a new contract with the team this week, suffered a second successive Q1 elimination.
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