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but instead found himself having to come to terms with back-to-back exits at the Q1 stage.
Toto Wolff has told Carlos Sainz that the Italian is Mercedes’ “future”.
“His form has completely left him at a time where he signed a new contract.
Rain showers made for quite a mixed up Friday at the Canadian Grand Prix.
We had a lot of good meetings at the factory and discussions where I feel like there’s a bit more focus on that now.
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George Russell could line up in a wet pole position box at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with a 60 per cent chance of thunderstorms at the start of Sunday’s 70-lap race.