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Minute-by-minute updates for the 2023 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.
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Max Verstappen took his 25th career pole position by fending off Fernando Alonso and the two Mercedes drivers.
Nico Hulkenberg ended Q3 on Saturday in a surprise second place but will start from fifth after being docked three positions for speeding under red flag conditions.
Carlos Sainz was another to suffer the wrath of the stewards on Saturday, dropping to 11th but promoting team-mate Charles Leclerc to 10th. Sergio Perez missed out on a Q3 berth for the third race in succession and starts 12th.
The race starts at 19:00 BST.
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Haas to Magnussen: "We need to drop behind Ocon. Safety car infringement."
The Dane obliges and slots back to P8.
The Dane obliges and slots back to P8.
Piastri drops behind Albon to P12 after running across the runoff at the final chicane. He locked his right front and was never going to make that corner in a month of Sundays.
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Alonso sets a new fastest lap of 1m16.575s to close within half a second of Hamilton.
The incident involving Norris is now officially under investigation.
Verstappen is stretching the legs of his Red Bull as he blasts 1.5s ahead of Hamilton. The medium-shod Ferraris haven't made much of an impression on the front three on fresh hards.
Piastri hints at a dive back on his team-mate but thinks better of it and slots in behind.
The stewards have also noted a potential unsafe release for Norris, as the McLaren driver passes his team-mate for P10.
The pitlane incident between Hamilton and Alonso is under investigation.
Green flag
Verstappen nails the restart to keep the lead from Hamilton, with Alonso unable to create an opening so keeps station.
An incident of overtaking under the safety car involving Ocon, Bottas and Magnussen has been noted by the stewards.
Verstappen vs Hamilton vs Alonso at the safety car restart. Hold on to your hats.
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The safety car - celebrating its 50th anniversary of use in F1 - is coming in at the end of this lap.
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The losers in this interruption as so far McLaren. Piastri is now P10 and Norris P11. Behind the leaders, Magnussen, Bottas, Ocon and Piastri complete the points positions.
After all that, both Ferraris on mediums didn't pit so move up to fourth and fifth and neither did the trio who started on the hards - so Perez is sixth, Magnussen is seventh and Bottas is eighth.
Russell reports his steering is "a bit bent" but he's able to continue.
The safety car has fallen perfectly for Magnussen - the Haas driver stopping one lap before the intervention and climbing to P7. With Hulkenberg in P15, at least the team retains its top 10 representation.
The Hamilton vs Alonso pitlane exit incident has been noted.
Russell returns to the track in P19 with a new front wing and fresh tyres. It would be something of a miracle if he is able to continue!
Crash
TV replays catch Russell's smack with the wall. He drifts over the kerb through Turn 8 which sends him sliding into the barrier on the exit of Turn 9. He makes it to the pits for fresh tyres, a new front wing and repairs.
The safety car causes most drivers that had yet to stop to complete a trip through the pits. The exception? The Ferrari drivers, who climb to P4/5!
Pit stop
That's triggered everyone into the pits, Verstappen has a clean stop, but on the exit Alonso and Hamilton almost collide.
Safety car
Russell has hit the wall! The safety car has been deployed!
Norris progresses past Hulkenberg to move up to P7 as the Haas driver pulls into the pits. The German drops to P15.
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"I think I hit a bird!" Verstappen radios to Red Bull. If it isn't the groundhogs, it is the seagulls in Canada. Wildlife protection will be on the blower.
Pit stop
Gasly pits at the end of lap 10. He was the only driver to start on softs but returns to the track on hard Pirellis. He drops to P19.
It is a three-way fight for second currently, as Russell has closed up behind Hamilton and Alonso. This could get tasty.
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Verstappen has stretched his lead to 3.2s straight after the virtual safety car period, while Hamilton is still keeping a close eye on a prowling Alonso.
Green flag
We go green again after that minor delay!
The Williams was stranded on the exit of Turn 6. That is his first retirement of the season.
Piastri cleared Hulkenberg just before the virtual safety car, and the Haas now has Norris, Leclerc and Albon for close company.
Safety car
The virtual safety car has been deployed to allow for the recovery of Sargeant's Williams.
A "critical message" for Sargeant who pulls off the circuit.
Alonso, with DRS, is sizing up Hamilton for a move on the long straights.
At the rear of the field, Yuki Tsunoda is sitting pretty should there be a safety car. He stopped at the end of lap one to ditch his medium rubber and fit hards.
In P17, De Vries has seen his most recent time deleted after the Dutchman took a trip through the runoff.
At the end of lap five Verstappen leads by 1.8s from Hamilton, who has Alonso bearing down on him.
Alonso takes a hit with his rear-right wheel at the exit of Turn 4. His Aston Martin is running OK but that won’t help his cause chasing Hamilton.
It had been expected that Leclerc, Sainz and Perez would speed through the pack. So far, Leclerc is the only one of the trio to have made any progress.
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