meaning Perez would have needed to set a pole-worthy time to beat him.No separating George Russell and Max VerstappenDry conditions prevailed for the start of qualifying.after speaking to the Drivers’ Championship leader and reviewing the situation.with Logan Sargeant setting purple first and second sectors before going top on a 1:14.“The appointment of Stefano is an important step in the development of the structure of our technical department.And that gives me every reason to be confident that we’re moving forward.Verstappen is hoping his team-mate’s troubles are a “one-off”.Russell will have Verstappen alongside him on the front row and Lando Norris behind.

I think we can be a bit more optimistic: it surely is a track that offers more opportunities for a shake-up than Monaco; the field is once again super close.He commemorated Norris’ victory with a new tattoo.Adrian Newey had previously called the new regulations “strange” but something every technical director would have to adapt to.you need a thick skin and I got under his skin but it got better for his driving.Bottas is eager to hang on long enough to get a chance to drive for Audi when they arrive in 2026.hopefully we can carry momentum into Montréal and show similar speed as we did in Monaco.

if a driver can show their quality when they are on low fuel and the pressure is on over one lap.I wouldn’t achieve this much.But with seats filling up already.“He needs that new environment to get excited again.Russell having a “holy moly” slide through Turn 4 as he did well to keep that Mercedes out of the wall.The first rule of Formula 1 is simple: Always beat your team-mate.