Overview

• George Russell clocked a 1m10.899s lap at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to claim pole position, edging Max Verstappen by 0.160 seconds.
• Max Verstappen will join Russell on the front row but remains one penalty point from a compulsory race suspension after their collision in Spain.
• Oscar Piastri overcame a challenging practice to secure third for McLaren, marking a strong rebound ahead of Sunday’s race.
• Lando Norris made multiple mistakes in qualifying, dropping to seventh on the grid and leaving him ten points adrift of his teammate Piastri in the championship.
• Yuki Tsunoda was hit with a 10-place grid penalty and Isack Hadjar received a three-place drop for red-flag and impeding infractions, further altering the starting order.