Verstappen placed his car on the front row for the Canadian Grand Prix.
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Carlos Sainz began to push harder as he felt points were on the cards in what had been a tricky weekend for Ferrari.
a pivotal point for Norris in the victory battle arrived when Logan Sargeant spun out at the exit of Turn 6.
but while Sergio Perez – who has just put pen to paper on a new two-year Red Bull deal – is hopeful that the Canadian Grand Prix will not prove to be as much of a struggle.