with Alpine disappointed to fall down the order compared to their rivals.
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it was Verstappen who came closest – but only to within four tenths of the Mercedes driver as an unpredictable qualifying session was set up at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Saturday.
although it was Red Bull’s ERS issues that blighted his day on a rainy Friday.