F1 Canadian GP Live Commentary and Updates – FP3 & Qualifying
Saturday's action from the ninth round of the 2024 Formula 1 season.
Following Friday’s mixed conditions, all eyes will be on the weather to see how it will impact Saturday’s action.
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso topped FP2 in ever-changing conditions, while Max Verstappen completed just four laps due to an electrical recovery system issue with his Red Bull power unit.
Final practice starts at 5:30pm BST (12:30pm local time) followed by qualifying at 9pm BST (4pm local time) in Montreal.
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With that, it's time to bring live coverage to a close for today. We will be back for the race, of course, but until then, find the full qualifying report here!
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Norris: "Congrats to Mr Russell. I am happy with third. It is a good job by us, so I am happy and excited for tomorrow."
Verstappen: "We had a good qualifying. To be P2, I will take it. Going into qualifying, I would have taken that."
Russell: "It feels so good. So much hard work back at the factory has gone into this. I've missed this feeling."
Five different teams in the top six... who said F1 was boring?
Russell, Verstappen and Norris could be box office into the first corner tomorrow.
Russell takes his second career pole position having set the same laptime as Verstappen, only before the Red Bull driver.
The conditions definitely changed at the end with the wind picking up - there was very little in the way of improvement.
The chequered flag flies.
Piastri couldn't improve and pitted. Hamilton is the last driver to cross the line but can't improve from seventh. Russell to Hamilton are covered by 0.280s
Norris crosses the line and can't improve.
Verstappen has set the SAME TIME as Russell and goes second. Russell is on pole because he set the time first.
Ricciardo goes fourth for now and ahead of Alonso, who improves to fifth.
A huge first sector from Verstappen...
Stroll will cross the line next as Ricciardo goes fastest in the first sector.
The Aston Martin is up to sixth for now.
Two minutes to go and now Verstappen and the Mercedes drivers come out.
Norris is next in the other McLaren and he goes faster than Piastri, but still not faster than Russell.
Here comes the Australian across the line - Piastri goes second, 0.103s behind Russell.
A cooldown lap to come and then he will go again.
Piastri will kick off the new-tyre runs with the track to himself as only now do others emerge.
Five minutes to go and a lull whilst new tyres get fitted to all 10 cars.
Mercedes is the favourite - it's been a while since we said that!
It's a stormer from Russell who goes on provisional pole with a 1m12.000s.
Hamilton lost out in the final sector and slots in second but has 0.280s to find.
All 10 drivers elected for used tyres for their first runs and it's only the RBs and Mercedes yet to post a time.
Stroll is next across the line and goes fourth, albeit four-tenths down on team-mate Alonso.
Albon is now fifth, with the RBs opting for a second warm-up lap.
Verstappen goes faster straight away by three-tenths, with Alonso third and Norris in fourth.
Piastri with a slide through the final chicane and opens up with a 1m12.713.
Mercedes has both drivers still in the garage... rain isn't on their minds.
It looks like it will remain dry for the entire session.
Who will be on pole? 12 minutes separate us from the answer.
It's Piastri at the head of the queue for Q3, with Verstappen second in line.
A session full of shocks so far, will there be any more in Q3?
The ponchos seem to have fooled everyone at the start of Q2, the rain did not fall.
Pesky fans, eh!
Verstappen will be investigated after the session for failing to follow the race director's notes.
That relates to his barging into the fast lane at the start of Q2.
Both Ferraris were on used tyres at the end of the session. Wow.
Sargeant pits so is also out of qualifying, as are Magnussen and Gasly.
"I won't comment here." Leclerc is NOT happy.
Sainz is OUT!
Leclerc pits and is also out as Albon goes sixth. That's the flag!
Hamilton goes top with a 1m11.979s but eyes swiftly turn to the Ferraris.
Leclerc manages only ninth on his latest lap with a minute to go only.
Verstappen crosses the line - fifth fastest for the Red Bull.
Last chance saloon for Verstappen now, who is 14th. Sainz is also in the bottom five as it stands...
Norris goes top as Stroll slots into fifth.
Ricciardo crosses the line and jumps to fourth, now fifth as Tsunoda goes second!
Sargeant with a good lap to give fifth in the Williams but will he stay there?
Albon is next and goes only eighth.
Brace yourselves for the upcoming laptime tombola! The fliers have started.
"Holy moly" says Russell. No wonder, he was fully sideways through Turn 4 and somehow kept his car out of the wall.
Sainz is next across the line and goes eighth, that bumps Verstappen down again.
Most are back in the pits with just under six minutes to go before the end of Q2.
The rain hasn't materialsed yet and Verstappen is still ploughing on with a used set of tyres.
He jumps from 11th to ninth and is still in danger.
Problems for Albon in the pits though and Williams have had to wheel him back into the garage after a pitstop issue.
Team-mate Sargeant goes 13th.
A huge moment for Hamilton, who slides his way through the final chicane on his way to the third fastest time of the session so far.
Norris is up to fourth now - the bottom five is Verstappen, Stroll, Albon, Gasly and Sargeant.
By: Autosport Staff
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