F1 Canadian GP live commentary and updates - sprint qualifying

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Sprint qualifying report

Formula 1

F1 Canadian GP: Russell defeats Antonelli to Canada F1 sprint pole

Russell leads Antonelli as Mercedes defeats McLaren in sprint qualifying at Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix

"Well done George, well done George," Toto Wolff says over the radio. "Thank you Toto, thank you Toto," comes the response.

Bit of a late rescue mission from McLaren there; neither driver got a good first lap in, but Norris and Piastri shoved their way past the two Ferraris. 

Top 10 order in SQ3

1. Russell
2. Antonelli
3. Norris
4. Piastri
5. Hamilton
6. Leclerc
7. Verstappen
8. Hadjar
9. Lindblad
10. Sainz.

Top nine were all within 0.772s - so it was VERY close out there.

Hamilton's having another go - and he's quickest in the first sector. Is there enough tyre life left?

He improves, but it's only enough to stay second.  Verstappen likewise, improves but remains fourth.

Norris is only fourth having lost it at Turn 2, behind the Red Bulls - and Lindblad to boot. 

Russell posts a 1m13.194s, with Antonelli only up to third! It might be Russell's here.

Hamilton's backed out of that lap as he looked like he was trying to drive a shopping trolley through Tesco on a Saturday morning there. 

Russell's double-prepping on his softs, and most will likely follow suit. 

Hamilton, Hadjar, and Sainz are on-track first. Soft tyres for this session, so full pelt here.

Russell joins them on track, looking for another sprint pole.

Verstappen was displeased with his car, hence his lowly placing in that session - he looks really uncomfortable over the bumps here.

Meanwhile, Bearman apologises for a "messy" run in SQ2; neither Haas and neither Audi makes it through to SQ3, with both Alpines out at this point too.

Eliminated in SQ2

11. Hulkenberg
12. Bortoleto
13. Colapinto
14. Ocon
15. Bearman
16. Alonso

Bortoleto puts in another effort, and digs two tenths out of Sainz to go 10th. 

Verstappen's pitted, but he should be okay - Hulkenberg moves up to 10th at Bortoleto's expense! 

Verstappen's gone a bit later, and has double-prepped so he should be clear to go now. He lost that prep lap to track limits, but that's irrelevant really.

Sainz improves to go ninth, with Bortoleto moving to 10th to displace Ocon.

Elimination zone for SQ2 after first laps

11. Bearman
12. Colapinto
13. Bortoleto
14. Hulkenberg
15. Verstappen
16. Alonso

Leclerc goes up to fifth, displacing Lindblad from the top quarter of the field - the Racing Bulls driver is having a good day thus far. 

Piastri then goes up to fourth.

Double prep for Russell, as he's still trying to get some temperature into his tyres. 

Meanwhile, Red Bull is playing the waiting game with Verstappen - brave, in a 10-minute session.

SQ2 will begin in like, two minutes - and Alonso is already guaranteed to be out.

Hamilton might not be the most popular driver after that, as he was slow out of the pits and arguably cost a couple of drivers the time to set a final lap.

Eliminated in SQ1

17. Perez
18. Stroll
19. Gasly
20. Bottas
-. Albon
-. Lawson

So it's all a bit pointless for everyone except Stroll at this point - and he's not improving, so this was a waste of time.

Well played everyone. That's 1:46 of my life that I'm not getting back...

...oh, I'd only waste it anyway.

We will indeed resume in three minutes' time. Sainz is first in the queue, followed by Stroll, Hamilton, and then a Haas. 

We also have the two Alpines and both Audis in the queue, with a Cadillac.

It's going to be touch and go - can all of these drivers get an outlap done within the 1:46 time?

The delay in action is because the barrier is indeed being fixed, so I'm glad they're listening! 

Estimated time of resumption in about five minutes, but that's not confirmed.

The Aston Martin is now gone, but it looks like that barrier needs replacing. But what am I, a steward? 

With mechanics holding their hands up in the pitlane, it appears they think we'll be going again...

Alonso's gone in head-first at Turn 3 after a lock-up. He's 14th as it stands, but won't be taking part in SQ2 if the session isn't restarted. 

With 1:46 left on the clock, it's doubtful...maybe there's enough time.

Elimination zone with three minutes to go

17. Gasly
18. Perez
19. Bottas
20. Colapinto
-. Albon
-. Lawson

Hamilton has another tilt and posts a 1m13.922s, so he's top for now. Russell looked like he was on a swift one, but locks up at the Turn 13-14 chicane.

Norris moves up to third after a tow from Sainz.

Verstappen does a purple first sector, but the second isn't great. It's P3 for him, which is pretty good overall.