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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Giles Richards

George Russell steals F1 Canadian GP pole from Kimi Antonelli on feisty day

George Russell with his pole position trophy
George Russell with his pole position trophy after a ‘lap from nowhere’. Photograph: Mathieu Belanger/Reuters

George Russell took pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix to set up a fascinating battle with his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli who was in second in Montreal, after the pair endured a feisty flashpoint having clashed with one another on track in the sprint race that preceded qualifying.

Russell put in an inch-perfect lap of the circuit Gilles Villeneuve, as the very last of the cars on track to steal it in what was a gripping session, ultimately beating his teammate by just six-hundredths of a second to ensure Mercedes maintain their unbeaten record of five poles from five races this season.

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