Overview

• Liam Lawson received a 50-place penalty when Racing Bulls performed a full power unit overhaul, including a new engine, turbocharger, energy store, control electronics and exhaust system.
• Pierre Gasly’s Alpine A525 was fitted with a new energy store and control electronics, triggering a pit lane start under the same post-qualifying rules.
• The sanctions deepen Lawson’s difficult return to Formula 1, where he has been outscored 21–4 by teammate Isack Hadjar.
• George Russell secured his first pole position of the season for Mercedes and will line up alongside Max Verstappen at the front of the grid.
• The Canadian Grand Prix is set to begin at 12:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.