#qualifying

Q1

Not much to say about Q1. It went as expected with no surprises or incidents. The timings tell most of the story. There was a little drama in the pit lane as the cars went out, with Aston Martin having some issues with unsafe release, something fell off Bearman's car, and Leclerc may have had a light brush with a wall. But that's about all.

Q2

I missed the screengrab for the Q2 timings because I was watching this while working and had to deal with a thing. Hadjar looked particularly impressive in Q2, and Colapinto making it into Q3 is also quite exciting!

Q3

Mercedes seemed to struggle in the first set of runs of Q3. Lando went P1 in the first half with the first lap to break into the 1:12s. Verstappen was frustrated with the setup of his car all through qualifying and struggled with setting a good time. It worked out in the end for Mercedes, finding something to once again lock out the front row. This marks the third straight pole for Russell in Canada.

The first two rows look the same as they were for the sprint. We'll see if Mercedes can remain consistent with their starts and repeat the performance from the sprint or if the McLarens get off the line better tomorrow.

Official Recaps

As always, to get more details on what happened across the whole of the grid and/or take a deeper dive on McLaren's running, you can hit the links above. If you have any questions or comments specifically about sprint qualifying, drop them in the comments instead of sending an ask so we can keep all the information about this session in one place. If you've got more general questions about upgrades, regulations, or anything else, you can send an ask!

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