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George Russell steals F1 Canadian GP pole from Kimi Antonelli on feisty day

  • Mercedes lock out front row; Russell fastest by 0.068

  • McLaren’s Norris third and Piastri fourth; Hamilton fifth

George Russell took pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix to set up a fascinating battle with his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli who was in second in Montreal, after the pair endured a feisty flashpoint having clashed with one another on track in the sprint race that preceded qualifying.

Russell put in an inch-perfect lap of the circuit Gilles Villeneuve, as the very last of the cars on track to steal it at the last in what was a gripping session and ultimately beat his teammate by just six-hundredths of a second and ensure Mercedes maintain their unbeaten record of five poles from five races this season.

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