George Russell has taken pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix after beating Max Verstappen despite the Dutchman incredibly setting the exact same lap time.

Russell had provisionally secured P1 following the initial runs in Q3 with a lap of 1m 12.000s as Verstappen could only equal George’s time, putting him in P2.

Lando Norris was just 0.021s adrift in third place for McLaren, with team mate Oscar Piastri sharing the second row.

Canadian Grand Prix. Qualification. Top 10

1. George Russell (Mercedes) - 1.12,000
2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) + 0.000
3. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.021
4. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.103
5. Daniel Ricardo (RB) +0.178
6. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.228
7. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +0.280
8. Yuki Tsunoda (RB) +0.414
9. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +0.701
10. Alex Albon (Williams) +0.796