Canadian GP final practice and qualifying

21:37 Here's the full report from that session and the provisional starting grid.

See you back here at around 7pm UK time for the race tomorrow night, and keep an eye on Autosport all evening for post-qualifying news.

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21:15

21:10 Hamilton crouches down on the ground with the helmet, which he takes out of its case and gives a kiss. He's heading back off to the paddock with it under his arm.

21:09 That is spectacular. Hamilton says "I'm shaking", and his voice is quivering. He is really taken aback by that surprise.

21:09 Wow! Hamilton has just been presented with a race-worn Ayrton Senna helmet, on behalf of the Senna family! Incredible gesture.

21:08 Vettel: "I think we have the pace [to win]. I'm not so happy with my last run, I probably pushed a little bit too hard. I lost a bit in Turn 2 and tried to catch up the time."

21:07 Hamilton: "I'm so happy. Montreal has been good to me over the years. It was a close battle with the Ferraris, they have been quick. It was a sexy lap! A great lap. I can't believe that it came together so well. We learned from our mistakes at the previous race, and I owe this one all to the team back at the factory."

21:05 Hamilton is utterly jubilant with this pole position, punching the air as he is driven down to the Turn 2 grandstand to perform the new on-track post-qualifying interviews.

21:05 Williams is very happy with Massa's effort to outqualify the Force Indias in seventh.

21:04

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21:04 "Struggled a bit with the rear, changes of direction," says Ricciardo in sixth.

21:03 "Really s*** first corner," says Raikkonen.

21:02

21:01 Q3 result: 1 Hamilton; 2 Vettel; 3 Bottas; 4 Raikkonen; 5 Verstappen; 6 Ricciardo; 7 Massa; 8 Perez; 9 Ocon; 10 Hulkenberg

21:01 Vettel bangs in the best final sector of all but it's not enough, he ends up second - 0.330s slower than Hamilton.

21:00 Vettel improves in the middle sector but Hamilton looks like he has pole secured.

21:00

21:00 Verstappen cements his fifth place.

21:00 Vettel's lap isn't as good as his previous effort so far.

21:00 Raikkonen stays fourth, 0.075s behind Bottas.

21:00 Chequered flag.

21:00 Bottas's lap isn't great and he stays third, 0.718s off.

20:59 Hamilton improves his provisional pole time to 1m11.459s, that's 0.336s clear of Vettel now.

20:59 Slight lock up for Hamilton in the hairpin.

20:59 Hamilton improves in the middle sector too.

20:59 "Everybody will be pushing," Red Bull tells Ricciardo.

20:59 Hamilton sets a new purple sector in the first part of the lap. Bottas is a full two tenths slower there.

20:58 Two minutes left, everyone out of the pits and going for one final effort.

20:58

20:57

20:56

20:56 Vettel does a purple final sector too and gets within 0.004s of taking provisional pole but has to settle for second!

20:55 Vettel loses a touch in the middle sector.

20:55 Vettel is back out and he does a better first sector than Hamilton's earlier mark by 0.074s.

20:54 Verstappen does better first and second sectors but his third sector isn't so great and he doesn't improve on fifth.

20:54

20:54 Order after first runs: 1 Hamilton; 2 Bottas; 3 Raikkonen; 4 Vettel; 5 Verstappen; 6 Ricciardo; 7 Massa; 8 Perez; 9 Ocon; 10 Hulkenberg

20:53 Hamilton runs wide at the hairpin and aborts his next attempt, which was on course to be slightly faster.

20:53 Ricciardo slots into sixth, 0.017s off team-mate Verstappen.

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