So this was a mistake on us as a team and just something we didn’t do a good enough job with.
”The seven-time World Champion denied a suggestion the track conditions played a role with a few drops of rain falling midway through qualifying.
he was out in Q1 again off the back of signing his new multi-year Red Bull contract.
Key details with George Russell on pole position in Montreal👉Winners and losers from the Canadian Grand Prix qualifying👉F1 starting grid: What is the grid order for the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix?“Why not?” Russell replied when asked if he could secure his and Mercedes’ first win since 2022.
revealing he is confident of a good result in Montreal after a positive practice day.
Put to him by Sky F1 that he seemed “very flat” after qualifying and asked how he now feels following the race.
His team-mate has yet to be decided with rumours suggesting both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu could be out with Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon reportedly in the running.
000 in Q3 – identical to Russell’s quickest effort in the final part of qualifying – but as Russell set his time earlier.