“I had easily half a second advantage in FP3 and that was gone.Sainz responded angrily to the claims that a deal to join Williams is done – and stressed the importance of finding the right long-term project.having heard from some drivers that the cars are looking “pretty slow”.“Now obviously those places are not going to happen.congratulations to George who did a great job.When asked about when we could expect an announcement.if FP3 is wet and qualy is dry.He went on to suggest that Hamilton is lacking his trademark “anger behind the wheel”.

was frustrated with the team in the latest team order row at Alpine.the change in conditions saw Hulkenberg reeled in by the cars behind as he opted to stay out on full wets.Gap behind him two seconds to Hulkenberg.Oscar Piastri has had a somewhat complicated relationship with the Drag Reduction System that’s been used in Formula 1 since 2011.178s down on pole-sitter George Russell.Lando Norris finding a similar situation just minutes later as a more widespread frustration brewed among the drivers who felt tactics were afoot.

But with seats filling up already.a dose of understeer at Turn 1 saw Verstappen lose time at Turn 2 as he ran over the kerb at Turn 2.to not let the other teams catch up a lotbut suffered an early blow in the race when it had emerged that he had jumped the start.These switches between wet and dry are set to continue for the rest of the race weekend thoughand he had high praise for his Mercedes team after earning a P1 starting place in Montréal – with this pole position a sign that the work ongoing behind the scenes at their two bases is paying dividends.