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Analysis: How Russell snatched F1 Canadian GP pole from Verstappen

The margins in qualifying for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix were impressively small, with a spread of just 0.841 seconds - imagine you're standing at the finish line, count to one, and the entire field has passed you by.

Although the spread opened up slightly more by the time the top 10 runners had put the finishing touches to their final Q3 laps, the 0.16-second margin that split George Russell and Max Verstappen at the chequered flag denouement was still nip and tuck - albeit positively gargantuan versus their identical times at the front of last year's grid.

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