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Russell mocks Verstappen's penalty as he takes pole for Canadian GP
- George Russell took pole position with a lap of 1:10.899 seconds at the Canadian Grand Prix qualifying at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Saturday.
- Russell’s pole position came shortly after Verstappen’s recent collision with him at the Spanish Grand Prix, which resulted in Verstappen receiving three penalty points and bringing him close to a potential race suspension.
- Russell mocked Verstappen’s penalty situation during qualifying, drawing laughter from the crowd while Verstappen qualified second, 0.160 seconds behind.
- Oscar Piastri qualified third and said he was satisfied with his position, while Lando Norris struggled to improve and qualified seventh amid McLaren’s strong season.
- The qualifying results set up a competitive Canadian GP highlighting Mercedes’ potential and the ongoing tension between Russell and Verstappen.
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After taking the pole position in the Canadian Grand Prix, George Russell threw the glove at Max Verstappen.
It was a Saturday night full of emotions and super times (unexpected) that of Formula 1, returned to Canada after the European parenthesis with the last GP of Spain. First surprise: in pole position will start George Russell on Mercedes. The first place in the qualifying seemed a two-piece question between Plates and Verstappen, but in the last lap the rider Mercedes pulled out an extraordinary time (1:10.889) with yellow rubber, snatching the f…
What a qualifying! For the first time this season, a Mercedes driver will start from pole position at the Grand Prix of Canada. Not only for this reason are many eyes on the world champion Max Verstappen now.
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