F1 Canadian GP live commentary and updates - qualifying
Follow along for lap-by-lap updates from Formula 1 qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix.
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Gasly bails on his lap - it's been a tough weekend for him so far.
Verstappen goes quickest on a 1m14.067s, but Russell's going a bit quicker this time around. It's a 1m13.953s for him.
Antonelli then posts a 1m13.380s to slap his car into first place, as Hadjar goes second - 0.274s off the Italian. Plenty of track evolution here.
Hamilton moves up to sixth fastest on his first effort, while Leclerc is 2s off the pace on his first lap so will need to go again.
Piastri moves up to second on his second effort, 0.008s off Norris' benchmark.
"I'm not sure why the ride feels worse than it did yesterday," Russell reports.
Verstappen posts a 1m14.609s, which is swiftly beaten by Norris' 1m14.213s. Colapinto is currently third, just over a tenth shy of Verstappen's effort.
Russell then goes up to second, 0.225s off Norris, while Antonelli just falls short of the reigning champion's lap - 0.015s adrift.
Albon kicks off a lap, while Piastri seems to have cracked on with opening qualifying with just one flyer - he's got used tyres on at the moment.
Indeed, it's a 1m15.105s to start the session. Lindblad is just two tenths off, with Bearman and Sainz half a second off Piastri.
Stroll's been noted for leaving the pits in an unsafe condition.
It's not particularly warm, with a track temp of 30C, so don't be surprised to see drivers doing more than one prep lap to build tyre temperature.
Plenty of cars on-track, so plenty of traffic to avoid.
Alonso has indeed been noted for an unsafe release.
Q1 opens for business
And here we go! Albon leads Lawson out of the pitlane, followed by Bearman, Ocon, Sainz, and Lindblad.
Colapinto gets chopped off by Alonso in the pitlane, as the Aston Martin went out of the garage right in front of him.
Q1 is close to beginning, and we've already got a queue forming - it appears that Albon is first in the queue having missed yesterday's qualifying session.
The drivers are getting strapped in now, ready for the start of qualifying. Make yourself a cuppa, settle in, and find out if anyone can spring a surprise in Montreal.
Will be a Mercedes sweep, or can McLaren or Ferrari - or even Red Bull - challenge?
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, Isack Hadjar, Red Bull Racing
Photo by: Alastair Staley / LAT Images via Getty Images
There's 30 minutes until we get underway in qualifying.
Conditions are largely clement, pretty much what we had earlier on in the sprint with 20C temperatures and mild cloud.
Rain hazard declared
As tomorrow's chance of rain is over 40%, the FIA has declared a rain hazard - like Miami, this means teams can choose to gamble on wet setups for the race.
So far, there is a prediction of rain on Sunday afternoon - with temperatures forecast of only 11-12C.
Sprint race results
| Cla | Driver | # | Laps | Time | Interval | km/h | Pits | Points | Retirement | Chassis | Engine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  G. Russell Mercedes |
63 |  |
23 |
28'50.951 |
208.608 | 8 | Mercedes | Mercedes | ||||||
| 2 | L. Norris McLaren |
1 |  |
23 |
+1.272 28'52.223 |
1.272 | 208.455 | 7 | McLaren | Mercedes | |||||
| 3 |  A. Antonelli Mercedes |
12 | |
23 |
+1.843 28'52.794 |
0.571 | 208.386 | 6 | Mercedes | Mercedes | |||||
| 4 |  O. Piastri McLaren |
81 | |
23 |
+9.797 29'00.748 |
7.954 | 207.434 | 5 | McLaren | Mercedes | |||||
| 5 |  C. Leclerc Ferrari |
16 |  |
23 |
+9.929 29'00.880 |
0.132 | 207.418 | 4 | Ferrari | Ferrari | |||||
| 6 | L. Hamilton Ferrari |
44 |  |
23 |
+10.545 29'01.496 |
0.616 | 207.345 | 3 | Ferrari | Ferrari | |||||
| 7 |  M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing |
3 |  |
23 |
+15.935 29'06.886 |
5.390 | 206.705 | 2 | Red Bull | Red Bull | |||||
| 8 | A. Lindblad Racing Bulls |
41 |  |
23 |
+29.710 29'20.661 |
13.775 | 205.088 | 1 | RB | Red Bull | |||||
| 9 |  F. Colapinto Alpine |
43 |  |
23 |
+31.621 29'22.572 |
1.911 | 204.865 | Alpine | Mercedes | ||||||
| 10 |  C. Sainz Williams |
55 |  |
23 |
+36.793 29'27.744 |
5.172 | 204.266 | Williams | Mercedes | ||||||
| 11 |  L. Lawson Racing Bulls |
30 |  |
23 |
+1'01.344 29'52.295 |
24.551 | 201.468 | RB | Red Bull | ||||||
| 12 |  G. Bortoleto Audi |
5 |  |
23 |
+1'01.814 29'52.765 |
0.470 | 201.415 | Audi | Audi | ||||||
| 13 |  E. Ocon Haas F1 Team |
31 |  |
23 |
+1'04.209 29'55.160 |
2.395 | 201.146 | Haas | Ferrari | ||||||
| 14 |  S. Perez Cadillac F1 Team |
11 |  |
23 |
+1'10.402 30'01.353 |
6.193 | 200.455 | Cadillac | Ferrari | ||||||
| 15 |  N. Hulkenberg Audi |
27 |  |
23 |
+1'12.158 30'03.109 |
1.756 | 200.260 | Audi | Audi | ||||||
| 16 |  L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing |
18 |  |
22 |
+1 Lap 29'04.078 |
1 Lap | 198.036 | Aston Martin | Honda | ||||||
| 17 |  V. Bottas Cadillac F1 Team |
77 |  |
22 |
+1 Lap 29'08.812 |
4.734 | 197.500 | Cadillac | Ferrari | ||||||
| 18 | O. Bearman Haas F1 Team |
87 |  |
22 |
+1 Lap 29'14.797 |
5.985 | 196.826 | 1 | Haas | Ferrari | |||||
| 19 |  A. Albon Williams |
23 |  |
22 |
+1 Lap 29'44.444 |
29.647 | 193.556 | 1 | Williams | Mercedes | |||||
| 20 | P. Gasly Alpine |
10 |  |
22 |
+1 Lap 29'59.428 |
14.984 | 191.944 | 1 | Alpine | Mercedes | |||||
| 21 | I. Hadjar Red Bull Racing |
6 |  |
20 |
+3 Laps 29'09.086 |
2 Laps | 179.517 | 2 | Red Bull | Red Bull | |||||
| dnf | F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing |
14 |  |
15 |
+8 Laps 20'06.314 |
5 Laps | 195.217 | 2 | Retirement | Aston Martin | Honda | ||||
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F1 Canadian GP - qualifying coming soon!
Hello everyone, and welcome back to our live coverage of qualifying - where we'll be bringing you the action from the session.
The sprint sessions were wrapped up a couple of hours ago, as the two Mercedes drivers had a bit of a heated battle in 23-lap affair won by Russell. Now, to the matter of full-fat grand prix action.
Can anyone find a bit more pace versus Mercedes? Let's find out.
Lando Norris, McLaren, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Photo by: Andy Hone/ LAT Images via Getty Images
